John 21:15 Cross References

John 21:15

15: After breakfast Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?Yes, Lord," Peter replied, "you know I love you.Then feed my lambs," Jesus told him.

2 Corinthians 5:14

  1. Whatever we do, it is because Christ's love controls us. Since we believe that Christ died for everyone, we also believe that we have all died to the old life we used to live.
  2. He died for everyone so that those who receive his new life will no longer live to please themselves. Instead, they will live to please Christ, who died and was raised for them.

1 John 4:19

  1. We love each other as a result of his loving us first.

1 Peter 1:8

  1. You love him even though you have never seen him. Though you do not see him, you trust him; and even now you are happy with a glorious, inexpressible joy.

Romans 15:1

  1. We may know that these things make no difference, but we cannot just go ahead and do them to please ourselves. We must be considerate of the doubts and fears of those who think these things are wrong.

Hebrews 4:13

  1. Nothing in all creation can hide from him. Everything is naked and exposed before his eyes. This is the God to whom we must explain all that we have done.

Romans 14:1

  1. Accept Christians who are weak in faith, and don't argue with them about what they think is right or wrong.

John 16:27

  1. for the Father himself loves you dearly because you love me and believe that I came from God.

Ephesians 6:24

  1. May God's grace be upon all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.

1 Peter 5:1

  1. And now, a word to you who are elders in the churches. I, too, am an elder and a witness to the sufferings of Christ. And I, too, will share his glory and his honor when he returns. As a fellow elder, this is my appeal to you:
  2. Care for the flock of God entrusted to you. Watch over it willingly, not grudgingly--not for what you will get out of it, but because you are eager to serve God.
  3. Don't lord it over the people assigned to your care, but lead them by your good example.
  4. And when the head Shepherd comes, your reward will be a never-ending share in his glory and honor.

John 14:15

  1. "If you love me, obey my commandments.
  2. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor, who will never leave you.
  3. He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. The world at large cannot receive him, because it isn't looking for him and doesn't recognize him. But you do, because he lives with you now and later will be in you.
  4. No, I will not abandon you as orphans--I will come to you.
  5. In just a little while the world will not see me again, but you will. For I will live again, and you will, too.

Isaiah 40:11

  1. He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will carry the lambs in his arms, holding them close to his heart. He will gently lead the mother sheep with their young.

John 8:42

  1. Jesus told them, "If God were your Father, you would love me, because I have come to you from God. I am not here on my own, but he sent me.

1 Corinthians 16:21

  1. Here is my greeting, which I write with my own hand--PAUL.
  2. If anyone does not love the Lord, that person is cursed. Our Lord, come!

Galatians 5:6

  1. For when we place our faith in Christ Jesus, it makes no difference to God whether we are circumcised or not circumcised. What is important is faith expressing itself in love.

1 John 5:1

  1. Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God. And everyone who loves the Father loves his children, too.

John 21:7

  1. Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, "It is the Lord!" When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his tunic (for he had stripped for work), jumped into the water, and swam ashore.

1 Peter 2:25

  1. Once you were wandering like lost sheep. But now you have turned to your Shepherd, the Guardian of your souls.

1 Timothy 4:15

  1. Give your complete attention to these matters. Throw yourself into your tasks so that everyone will see your progress.
  2. Keep a close watch on yourself and on your teaching. Stay true to what is right, and God will save you and those who hear you.

Hebrews 13:20

  1. And now, may the God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, equip you with all you need for doing his will. May he produce in you, through the power of Jesus Christ, all that is pleasing to him. Jesus is the great Shepherd of the sheep by an everlasting covenant, signed with his blood. To him be glory forever and ever. Amen.

Acts 20:28

  1. "And now beware! Be sure that you feed and shepherd God's flock--his church, purchased with his blood--over whom the Holy Spirit has appointed you as elders.

1 Corinthians 8:11

  1. So because of your superior knowledge, a weak Christian, for whom Christ died, will be destroyed.

1 Corinthians 3:1

  1. Dear brothers and sisters, when I was with you I couldn't talk to you as I would to mature Christians. I had to talk as though you belonged to this world or as though you were infants in the Christian life.
  2. I had to feed you with milk and not with solid food, because you couldn't handle anything stronger. And you still aren't ready,
  3. for you are still controlled by your own sinful desires. You are jealous of one another and quarrel with each other. Doesn't that prove you are controlled by your own desires? You are acting like people who don't belong to the Lord.

Luke 22:32

  1. But I have pleaded in prayer for you, Simon, that your faith should not fail. So when you have repented and turned to me again, strengthen and build up your brothers."

Luke 12:32

  1. "So don't be afraid, little flock. For it gives your Father great happiness to give you the Kingdom.

1 Peter 2:2

  1. You must crave pure spiritual milk so that you can grow into the fullness of your salvation. Cry out for this nourishment as a baby cries for milk,

Revelation 2:23

  1. I will strike her children dead. And all the churches will know that I am the one who searches out the thoughts and intentions of every person. And I will give to each of you whatever you deserve.

Mark 14:29

  1. Peter said to him, "Even if everyone else deserts you, I never will."

Ephesians 4:14

  1. Then we will no longer be like children, forever changing our minds about what we believe because someone has told us something different or because someone has cleverly lied to us and made the lie sound like the truth.

Hebrews 12:12

  1. So take a new grip with your tired hands and stand firm on your shaky legs.
  2. Mark out a straight path for your feet. Then those who follow you, though they are weak and lame, will not stumble and fall but will become strong.

Matthew 16:17

  1. Jesus replied, "You are blessed, Simon son of John, because my Father in heaven has revealed this to you. You did not learn this from any human being.

2 Kings 20:3

  1. "Remember, O LORD, how I have always tried to be faithful to you and do what is pleasing in your sight." Then he broke down and wept bitterly.

Ezekiel 34:2

  1. "Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds, the leaders of Israel. Give them this message from the Sovereign LORD: Destruction is certain for you shepherds who feed yourselves instead of your flocks. Shouldn't shepherds feed their sheep?
  2. You drink the milk, wear the wool, and butcher the best animals, but you let your flocks starve.
  3. You have not taken care of the weak. You have not tended the sick or bound up the broken bones. You have not gone looking for those who have wandered away and are lost. Instead, you have ruled them with force and cruelty.
  4. So my sheep have been scattered without a shepherd. They are easy prey for any wild animal.
  5. They have wandered through the mountains and hills, across the face of the earth, yet no one has gone to search for them.

2 Samuel 7:20

  1. What more can I say? You know what I am really like, Sovereign LORD.

Matthew 18:10

  1. "Beware that you don't despise a single one of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels are always in the presence of my heavenly Father.

Genesis 33:13

  1. But Jacob replied, "You can see, my lord, that some of the children are very young, and the flocks and herds have their young, too. If they are driven too hard, they may die.

Matthew 25:34

  1. Then the King will say to those on the right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
  2. For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me into your home.
  3. I was naked, and you gave me clothing. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was in prison, and you visited me.'
  4. "Then these righteous ones will reply, 'Lord, when did we ever see you hungry and feed you? Or thirsty and give you something to drink?
  5. Or a stranger and show you hospitality? Or naked and give you clothing?

Psalms 78:70

  1. He chose his servant David, calling him from the sheep pens.
  2. He took David from tending the ewes and lambs and made him the shepherd of Jacob's descendants--God's own people, Israel.
  3. He cared for them with a true heart and led them with skillful hands.

Jeremiah 23:4

  1. Then I will appoint responsible shepherds to care for them, and they will never be afraid again. Not a single one of them will be lost or missing," says the LORD.

Ezekiel 34:23

  1. And I will set one shepherd over them, even my servant David. He will feed them and be a shepherd to them.

Matthew 10:37

  1. If you love your father or mother more than you love me, you are not worthy of being mine; or if you love your son or daughter more than me, you are not worthy of being mine.

Jeremiah 3:15

  1. And I will give you leaders after my own heart, who will guide you with knowledge and understanding.

John 21:12

  1. "Now come and have some breakfast!" Jesus said. And no one dared ask him if he really was the Lord because they were sure of it.

John 1:42

  1. Then Andrew brought Simon to meet Jesus. Looking intently at Simon, Jesus said, "You are Simon, the son of John--but you will be called Cephas" (which means Peter ).

John 13:37

  1. "But why can't I come now, Lord?" he asked. "I am ready to die for you."

Matthew 26:33

  1. Peter declared, "Even if everyone else deserts you, I never will."

John 21:16

  1. Jesus repeated the question: "Simon son of John, do you love me?Yes, Lord," Peter said, "you know I love you.Then take care of my sheep," Jesus said.
  2. Once more he asked him, "Simon son of John, do you love me?" Peter was grieved that Jesus asked the question a third time. He said, "Lord, you know everything. You know I love you." Jesus said, "Then feed my sheep.

Matthew 26:35

  1. "No!" Peter insisted. "Not even if I have to die with you! I will never deny you!" And all the other disciples vowed the same.
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