The Disciple Jesus Loved

“ “He who loves me will be He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself will love him and show myself to him…My Father will love to him…My Father will love him, and we will come to him him, and we will come to him and make our home with and make our home with him.”him.”

-John 14: 21, 23 (NIV)-John 14: 21, 23 (NIV)

One of them,One of them, the disciple the disciple whom Jesuswhom Jesus loved, loved, was reclining next to was reclining next to him….him….

-John -John 13:2313:23

One of them,One of them, the disciple the disciple whom Jesuswhom Jesus loved, loved, was reclining next to was reclining next to him….him….

-John -John 13:2313:23

When Jesus saw his mother When Jesus saw his mother there, and there, and the disciple whom he lovedthe disciple whom he loved standingstanding nearby, he said to his nearby, he said to his mother, “Dear mother, “Dear woman, here is your son.” woman, here is your son.” -John 19:26-John 19:26

So (Mary) came running to So (Mary) came running to Simon PeterSimon Peter and the other disciple, and the other disciple, the the one Jesusone Jesus loved, loved, and said, “They have and said, “They have taken the taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we Lord out of the tomb, and we don'tdon't know where they have put know where they have put him!" him!" Then Then the disciple whom Jesus the disciple whom Jesus loved loved saidsaid to Peter, “It is the Lord!” to Peter, “It is the Lord!” (later)(later)Peter turned and saw that Peter turned and saw that the the disciple disciple whom Jesus loved whom Jesus loved was was followingfollowing them… them… …This is the …This is the disciple who testifies to these disciple who testifies to these things and who wrote them things and who wrote them down. We know down. We know that his testimony is true. that his testimony is true. (13:23, 19:26, 20:2, 21:7, 20, (13:23, 19:26, 20:2, 21:7, 20, 24)24) -John 14: 21, 23 (NIV-John 14: 21, 23 (NIV))

So (Mary) came running to So (Mary) came running to Simon PeterSimon Peter and the other disciple, and the other disciple, the the one Jesusone Jesus loved, loved, and said, “They have and said, “They have taken the taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we Lord out of the tomb, and we don'tdon't know where they have put know where they have put him!”him!”

-John 20:2-John 20:2

Then Then the disciple whom Jesus the disciple whom Jesus loved loved saidsaid to Peter, “It is the Lord!” to Peter, “It is the Lord!” --John 21:7John 21:7


Peter turned and saw that Peter turned and saw that the the disciple disciple whom Jesus loved whom Jesus loved was was followingfollowing them… them… --John 21:20John 21:20


Peter turned and saw that Peter turned and saw that the the disciple disciple whom Jesus loved whom Jesus loved was was followingfollowing them….This is them….This is the disciple the disciple whowho testifies to these things testifies to these things and and who wrotewho wrote them down. We know that them down. We know that his his testimony is true. testimony is true. -John 20: 20, 24-John 20: 20, 24

““I no longer call you I no longer call you servants, because a servant servants, because a servant does not know his master's does not know his master's business. Instead, I have business. Instead, I have called you friends, for called you friends, for everything that I learned everything that I learned from my Father I have made from my Father I have made known known to you.” to you.” -John 15:15-John 15:15

How great is the love the How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, Father has lavished on us, that we should be called that we should be called children of God! And that is children of God! And that is what we are! what we are! -1 John 3:1-1 John 3:1

““If you love me, you will obey If you love me, you will obey what I command….Whoever what I command….Whoever has my commands and obeys has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself will love him and show myself to him….My Father will love to him….My Father will love him, and we will come to him him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.” and make our home with him.” -John 14:15, 21, 23-John 14:15, 21, 23

“ “As the Father has loved me, As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. in my love. If you obey my If you obey my commands, you will remain in commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain Father's commands and remain in his love. I have told you this in his love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. that your joy may be complete.

My command is this: Love each My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than Greater love has no one than this….”this….”

“… “….that he lay down his life .that he lay down his life for his friends. You are my for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I friends if you do what I command. command. I no longer call you I no longer call you servants, because a servant servants, because a servant does not know his master's does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I I learned from my Father I have made known to you. have made known to you. You You did not choose me, but I chose did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go you and appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will and bear fruit—fruit that will last. last. -John 15:9-16-John 15:9-16

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The Disciple Jesus Loved