Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
The father
General references
Bible References
The father
John 15:13
No one has [any] greater love than to give up his life for his friends.
John 17:23
I in them, and you in me, so that they may be completely one. [This is] so the world will know that you sent me and that you love them just as you love me.
Ephesians 3:18
so that you, along with all the saints [i.e., God's holy people], will be [spiritually] strong enough to grasp how wide and long and high and deep [Christ's love is];
Revelation 1:5
[It is also] from Jesus Christ, who is the Faithful Witness [to the truth], the Firstborn from the dead [i.e., the first One raised never to die again], the Ruler of the kings of the world. May there be honor and power forever and ever to Christ, who loved us and released us from our sins by His blood [Note: Some manuscripts say "washed us" since the two words are spelled almost alike].
General references
John 10:17
The Father loves me because I [am about to] give up my life, so that I can take it back again.