And the Word became Man, and dwelt among us, (We saw his glory--the glory of the Only Son sent from the Father), full of love and truth.

Out of his fullness we have all received some gift, gift after gift of love;

For the Law was given through Moses, love and truth came through Jesus Christ.

But I know this of you, that you have not the love of God in your hearts.

I give you a new commandment--Love one another; love one another as I have loved you.

If you love me, you will lay my commands to heart,

It is he who has my commands and lays them to heart that loves me; and he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will reveal myself to him."

"Whoever loves me," Jesus answered, " will lay my Message to heart; and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him.

He who does not love me will not lay my Message to heart; and the Message to which you are listening is not my own, but that of the Father who sent me.

But he is coming that the world may see that I love the Father, and that I do as the Father commanded me. Come, let us be going.

As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you; remain in my love.

If you lay my commands to heart, you will remain in my love; just as I have laid the Father's commands to heart and remain in his love.

This is my command--Love one another, as I have loved you.

No one can give greater proof of love than by laying down his life for his friends.

I am giving you these commands that you may love one another.

If you belonged to the world, the world would love its own. Because you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world--that is why the world hates you.

Father, my desire for all those whom thou has given me is that they may be with me where I am, so that they may see the honor which thou has given me; for thou didst love me before the beginning of the world.

I have made thee known to them, and will do so still; that the love that thou has had for me may be in their hearts, and that I may be in them also."

When breakfast was over, Jesus said to Simon Peter: "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than the others?" "Yes, Master," he answered, "you know that I am your friend." "Feed my lambs," said Jesus.

Then, a second time, Jesus asked: "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" "Yes, Master," he answered, "you know that I am your friend." "Tend my sheep," said Jesus.