Matthew 10:37-38
"He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;
Luke 14:26
"If any one comes to me and does not hate father and his mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters, yes, and his own very life also, he cannot be a disciple of mine.
2 Corinthians 5:14-15
For the love of Christ overmasters me; because I thus judge that if One has died for all, then all have died;
2 Corinthians 8:5
And this not as I had expected, but in accordance with the will of God, they first gave themselves to God and to me.
Ephesians 3:17
that Christ may make his home in your hearts through your faith; that you may be so deeply rooted and so firmly grounded in love,
2 Peter 1:19
And so we possess the word of prophecy made yet more sure. Unto this you do well to give heed as to a lamp shining in a dark place, till the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.