¹¹ “Blessed are you when people ^(A)insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.

Results of Justification

5 ^(A)Therefore, having been justified by faith, ^[a](B)we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

¹³ until we all attain to ^(A)the unity of the faith, and of the ^[a](B)knowledge of the Son of God, to a ^(C)mature man, to the measure of the stature ^[b]which belongs to the ^(D)fullness of Christ.

¹⁵ “^(A)If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.

The Love Question

¹⁵ Now when they had ^(A)finished breakfast, Jesus *said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you ^[a](B)love Me more than these?” He *said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I ^[b]love You.” He *said to him, “Tend ^(C)My lambs.” ¹⁶ He *said to him again, a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you ^[c]love Me?” He *said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I ^[d]love You.” He *said to him, “^(D)Shepherd My sheep.” ¹⁷ He *said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you ^[e]love Me?” Peter was ^[f]hurt because He said to him ^(E)the third time, “Do you ^[g]love Me?” And he said to Him, “Lord, ^(F)You know all things; You know that I ^[h]love You.” Jesus *said to him, “^(G)Tend My sheep.