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Purpose, Calling & Life Direction

Unity among Jesus' followers is meant to reflect the unity of Father and Son.John 17:20-23.
Jesus came to preach in other towns because that is part of his mission.Mark 1:38; Luke 4:43.
Whoever follows Jesus will not walk in darkness but will have the light of life.John 8:12.
Jesus did not come in his first mission to condemn the world but to save it.John 12:47.
Each disciple should follow Jesus rather than compare assignments.John 21:19-22.
Hearing and obeying Jesus is the stable foundation of discipleship.Matthew 7:24-27.
Continuing in Jesus' word marks genuine discipleship.John 8:31.
Jesus' sheep hear his voice and follow him.John 10:27.
Serving Jesus means following him.John 12:26.
Count the cost before beginning what cannot be finished.Luke 14:28-33.
Deny yourself, take up the cross, and follow Jesus.Matthew 16:24; Mark 8:34; Luke 9:23.
Sell possessions and give to the needy when discipleship requires it.Luke 12:33; 18:22; Matthew 19:21; Mark 10:21.
The rich ruler was called to release the possession that ruled him and follow Jesus.Matthew 19:21; Mark 10:21; Luke 18:22.
Celibacy for the kingdom is a calling for those able to receive it.Matthew 19:11-12.
Follow Jesus and become fishers of people.Matthew 4:19; Mark 1:17.
Leave competing loyalties when Jesus' call requires immediate obedience.Matthew 4:20-22; Mark 1:18-20; Luke 5:11.
Do not let burial obligations become an excuse for indefinitely postponing discipleship.Matthew 8:21-22; Luke 9:59-60.
Those who follow Jesus should expect insecurity rather than guaranteed earthly comfort.Matthew 8:19-20; Luke 9:57-58.
Proclaim the kingdom rather than remaining trapped by backward-looking obligations.Luke 9:60.
Do not begin following Jesus while constantly looking back.Luke 9:61-62.
Deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow Jesus.Matthew 16:24; Mark 8:34; Luke 9:23.
Take up the cross daily.Luke 9:23.
Losing life for Jesus leads to finding it.Matthew 10:39; 16:25; Mark 8:35; Luke 9:24.
Gaining the world cannot compensate for losing one's soul.Matthew 16:26; Mark 8:36-37; Luke 9:25.
Do not be ashamed of Jesus and his words.Mark 8:38; Luke 9:26.
Count the cost of discipleship.Luke 14:25-33.
Be willing to renounce all possessions when they conflict with following Jesus.Luke 14:33.
Allegiance to Jesus outranks family relationships.Matthew 10:37; Luke 14:26.
Whoever does not bear the cross and follow Jesus cannot be his disciple.Luke 14:27.
A disciple is not above the teacher but should become like the teacher.Matthew 10:24-25; Luke 6:40.
Servants are not greater than their master.John 13:16; 15:20.
If the world persecuted Jesus, disciples should expect persecution.John 15:18-20.
Greatness is measured by service rather than rank.Matthew 20:25-28; Mark 10:42-45; Luke 22:25-27.
Whoever wants to be first should become servant of all.Matthew 20:26-27; Mark 9:35; 10:43-44.
The Son of Man models leadership by serving and giving his life.Matthew 20:28; Mark 10:45.
Receive the kingdom with childlike dependence.Mark 10:15; Luke 18:17.
Become humble like a child.Matthew 18:3-4.
Do not compete over status; the least among disciples can be great.Luke 9:46-48.
Whoever humbles himself will be exalted.Matthew 23:12; Luke 14:11; 18:14.
Do not seek the best seats and public honor.Matthew 23:6-12; Luke 14:7-11; 20:46.
When hosting, include those who cannot repay you.Luke 14:12-14.
Obedience does not place God in the servant's debt.Luke 17:7-10.
Remain watchful and faithful while the master is away.Matthew 24:45-51; Mark 13:33-37; Luke 12:35-48.
Greater responsibility brings greater accountability.Luke 12:47-48.
Use entrusted abilities rather than burying them through fear.Matthew 25:14-30; Luke 19:11-27.
Faithful stewardship is rewarded with greater responsibility.Matthew 25:21, 23; Luke 19:17.
Fearful inaction toward entrusted responsibility can be judged severely.Matthew 25:24-30; Luke 19:20-26.
Wash one another's feet in the pattern of Jesus' humble service.John 13:12-17.
Knowing the example is not enough; blessing is connected with doing it.John 13:17.
Love one another as Jesus has loved you.John 13:34; 15:12.
Mutual love is a public mark of Jesus' disciples.John 13:35.
Greater love lays down one's life for friends.John 15:13.
Obedience to Jesus' commands is connected with friendship with him.John 15:14.
Abide in Jesus.John 15:4-7.
A branch cannot bear fruit by itself; disciples must remain in the vine.John 15:4-5.
Fruitlessness leads to judgment imagery, while fruitful branches are pruned.John 15:2, 6.
Abide in Jesus' love by keeping his commands.John 15:9-10.
Jesus intends his disciples to have his joy.John 15:11.
Disciples are chosen to bear lasting fruit.John 15:16.
The world may hate disciples because Jesus chose them out of the world.John 15:18-19.
Do not let your heart be troubled; trust God and trust Jesus.John 14:1.
Jesus prepares a place for his people and will bring them to himself.John 14:2-3.
Love for Jesus is expressed by keeping his commandments.John 14:15, 21, 23-24.
Do not let fear rule the heart; receive Jesus' peace.John 14:27.
Expect tribulation but take courage because Jesus has overcome the world.John 16:33.
Feed and tend Jesus' sheep.John 21:15-17.
Follow Jesus even when following may lead to suffering or death.John 21:18-19.
Do not compare your calling with another disciple's calling.John 21:20-22.
The mission includes making disciples, baptizing, and teaching obedience to all Jesus commanded.Matthew 28:19-20.
In the initial mission, the Twelve focus on the lost sheep of Israel.Matthew 10:5-6.
Wait for power from on high before undertaking the promised mission.Luke 24:49.
The dragnet teaches broad gathering followed by final separation of righteous and wicked.Matthew 13:47-50.
The tower builder teaches counting the cost before claiming discipleship.Luke 14:28-30.
The king considering war teaches sober calculation of the cost of discipleship.Luke 14:31-32.
The grain of wheat teaches that death can be the path to multiplied fruit.John 12:24.
Rejecting the path of the cross can reflect human rather than divine priorities.Matthew 16:22-23; Mark 8:32-33.
Jesus rejects violent defense of his mission with the sword.Matthew 26:52; Luke 22:51; John 18:11.
Jesus declares the completion of his mission: "It is finished."John 19:30.
Permit Jesus' baptism to proceed to fulfill all righteousness.Matthew 3:15.
Follow Jesus.Matthew 4:19; 8:22; 9:9; 16:24; 19:21; Mark 1:17; 2:14; 8:34; 10:21; Luke 5:27; 9:23, 59; 18:22; John 1:43; 21:19, 22.
Cast the net as Jesus directs despite prior failure.Luke 5:4-6; John 21:6.
Do not be afraid; from now on you will catch people.Luke 5:10.
Show yourself to the priest and offer what Moses commanded after cleansing.Matthew 8:4; Mark 1:44; Luke 5:14.
Keep certain healings temporarily quiet when Jesus specifically commands it.Matthew 8:4; 9:30; 12:16; Mark 1:44; 5:43; 7:36; 8:26.
Go home and tell what the Lord has done and how he had mercy.Mark 5:19; Luke 8:39.
Rise, take your bed, and go home.Matthew 9:6; Mark 2:11; Luke 5:24.
Take heart; your sins are forgiven.Matthew 9:2.
Do not be afraid; only believe.Mark 5:36; Luke 8:50.
Give the crowds something to eat.Matthew 14:16; Mark 6:37; Luke 9:13.
Bring the available loaves and fish to Jesus.Matthew 14:18.
Have the people sit down for the feeding.Matthew 14:19; Mark 6:39; Luke 9:14; John 6:10.
Gather the leftover fragments so nothing is wasted.John 6:12.
Come to Jesus on the water when specifically summoned.Matthew 14:29.
Take courage; do not be afraid when Jesus approaches in the storm.Matthew 14:27; Mark 6:50; John 6:20.
Beware the leaven of Pharisaic and Sadducean teaching or hypocrisy.Matthew 16:6, 11-12; Mark 8:15; Luke 12:1.
Tell no one for a time that Jesus is the Christ before the passion is understood.Matthew 16:20; Mark 8:30; Luke 9:21.
Tell no one about the transfiguration until the Son of Man is raised.Matthew 17:9; Mark 9:9.
Bring the afflicted boy to Jesus.Matthew 17:17; Mark 9:19; Luke 9:41.
Pay the temple tax in the unusual way Jesus directs so as not to cause unnecessary offense.Matthew 17:24-27.
Become like children.Matthew 18:3.
Do not despise little ones.Matthew 18:10.
Go and show a sinning brother his fault privately.Matthew 18:15.
Take one or two others if the brother will not listen.Matthew 18:16.
Tell it to the church if he still refuses.Matthew 18:17.
Forgive repeatedly.Matthew 18:21-22; Luke 17:3-4.
Let the children come and do not hinder them.Matthew 19:14; Mark 10:14; Luke 18:16.
Keep the commandments in response to the rich ruler's question about life.Matthew 19:17-19; Mark 10:19; Luke 18:20.
Sell possessions, give to the poor, and follow Jesus when wealth is the ruler's obstacle.Matthew 19:21; Mark 10:21; Luke 18:22.
Do not imitate domineering rulers; serve.Matthew 20:25-28; Mark 10:42-45; Luke 22:25-27.
Obtain the colt or donkey for Jesus' entry as instructed.Matthew 21:2-3; Mark 11:2-3; Luke 19:30-31.
If challenged about the animal, say the Lord needs it.Matthew 21:3; Mark 11:3; Luke 19:31.
Have faith in God.Mark 11:22.
Believe when praying, and forgive.Mark 11:24-25.
Render to Caesar and to God what properly belongs to each.Matthew 22:21; Mark 12:17; Luke 20:25.
Watch out for scribes who love honor and exploit the vulnerable.Mark 12:38-40; Luke 20:45-47.
See that no one leads you astray about the end.Matthew 24:4; Mark 13:5; Luke 21:8.
Do not be alarmed merely by wars and rumors.Matthew 24:6; Mark 13:7; Luke 21:9.
Flee urgently when the designated Jerusalem crisis arrives.Matthew 24:15-20; Mark 13:14-18; Luke 21:20-23.
Do not go back for possessions during urgent flight.Matthew 24:17-18; Mark 13:15-16; Luke 17:31.
Do not believe false reports that Christ is secretly here or there.Matthew 24:23-26; Mark 13:21-23.
Stay awake and be ready.Matthew 24:42-44; 25:13; Mark 13:33-37; Luke 12:35-40; 21:34-36.
Take and eat the bread of the Lord's Supper.Matthew 26:26.
Drink from the covenant cup.Matthew 26:27.
Do the meal in remembrance of Jesus.Luke 22:19.
Sit while Jesus goes to pray, and remain awake with him.Matthew 26:36-38; Mark 14:32-34.
Watch and pray so as not to enter temptation.Matthew 26:41; Mark 14:38.
Rise and go when the betrayer approaches.Matthew 26:46; Mark 14:42.
Put the sword back in its place.Matthew 26:52; John 18:11.
Allow the arrest to proceed rather than escalating violence.Luke 22:51; John 18:8-11.
Go and tell the disciples to go to Galilee after the resurrection.Matthew 28:10.
Do not be afraid after encountering the risen Jesus.Matthew 28:10.
Go and make disciples of all nations.Matthew 28:19.
Baptize in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.Matthew 28:19.
Teach disciples to obey everything Jesus commanded.Matthew 28:20.
Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel.Mark 16:15. Note: Longer ending of Mark; textual status disputed.
Take only the limited supplies Jesus permits on the initial mission.Matthew 10:9-10; Mark 6:8-9; Luke 9:3.
Stay in one receptive house until leaving a place.Mark 6:10; Luke 9:4; 10:7.
Shake the dust off when a place refuses the mission.Mark 6:11; Luke 9:5; 10:10-11.
Rest for a while after demanding ministry.Mark 6:31.
Do not hinder someone casting out demons in Jesus' name merely because he is outside the immediate group.Mark 9:39; Luke 9:50.
Have salt in yourselves and be at peace with one another.Mark 9:50.
In the immediate pre-arrest saying, acquire practical preparedness, while later obeying Jesus' rejection of violent defense.Luke 22:35-38, 49-51.
Follow the man carrying water and arrange the Passover room.Mark 14:13-15; Luke 22:10-12.
Prepare the Passover meal.Matthew 26:18-19; Mark 14:12-16; Luke 22:8-13.
Rejoice that your names are written in heaven rather than primarily in spiritual power.Luke 10:20.
Go and do likewise after the Good Samaritan.Luke 10:37.
Ask, seek, and knock.Luke 11:9; Matthew 7:7.
Fear God rather than human persecutors.Luke 12:4-5.
Do not be anxious about defending yourself under persecution.Luke 12:11-12.
Watch against greed.Luke 12:15.
Do not be anxious about food or clothing.Luke 12:22-29.
Seek God's kingdom.Luke 12:31.
Sell possessions and give alms.Luke 12:33.
Stay dressed for action and keep lamps burning.Luke 12:35.
Strive to enter through the narrow door.Luke 13:24.
Take the lowest seat rather than self-promoting at a banquet.Luke 14:8-10.
Invite the poor and those unable to repay when giving a banquet.Luke 14:12-14.
Hear the cost of discipleship before committing.Luke 14:25-35.
Pay attention to yourselves regarding stumbling and forgiveness.Luke 17:3.
Remember Lot's wife.Luke 17:32.
Always pray and do not lose heart.Luke 18:1.
Allow the little children to come.Luke 18:16.
Put entrusted minas to work until the king returns.Luke 19:13.
Do not follow false messianic claimants.Luke 21:8.
Do not premeditate a defense under persecution.Luke 21:14.
Watch yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down.Luke 21:34.
Stay awake and pray for strength.Luke 21:36.
Pray not to enter temptation.Luke 22:40, 46.
Weep for yourselves and your children rather than for Jesus in view of Jerusalem's coming judgment.Luke 23:28-31.
Stay in the city until clothed with power from on high.Luke 24:49.
Come and see where Jesus is staying.John 1:39.
Fill the jars with water and draw some out at Cana.John 2:7-8.
Stop making the Father's house a marketplace.John 2:16.
Do not marvel that one must be born again.John 3:7.
Go, call your husband, and return in the Samaritan conversation.John 4:16.
Believe Jesus' word concerning the official's son.John 4:50.
Rise, take up your bed, and walk.John 5:8.
Sin no more, lest something worse happen, in the healed man's specific warning.John 5:14.
Work for food that endures to eternal life.John 6:27.
Believe in the One God sent.John 6:29.
Do not judge according to appearance; judge with righteous judgment.John 7:24.
If anyone thirsts, come to Jesus and drink.John 7:37.
Continue in Jesus' word.John 8:31.
In the adulterous-woman passage, leave the life of sin.John 8:11. Note: Pericope adulterae; textual status disputed.
Wash in the pool of Siloam.John 9:7.
Believe in the Son of Man.John 9:35-38.
Come out of the tomb.John 11:43. Note: Command to Lazarus, demonstrating resurrection authority.
Unbind Lazarus and let him go.John 11:44.
Believe in the light while you have the light.John 12:36.
Wash one another's feet.John 13:14.
Do what Jesus modeled in humble service.John 13:15, 17.
Love one another as Jesus loved you.John 13:34; 15:12, 17.
Do not let your hearts be troubled.John 14:1, 27.
Believe in God and in Jesus.John 14:1.
Keep Jesus' commandments if you love him.John 14:15.
Abide in Jesus.John 15:4.
Abide in Jesus' love.John 15:9.
Keep Jesus' commandments.John 15:10.
Remember the servant is not greater than the master.John 15:20.
Take heart because Jesus has overcome the world.John 16:33.
Put the sword into its sheath.John 18:11.
Do not hold Jesus back in the post-resurrection transition; go tell the brothers.John 20:17.
Receive the Holy Spirit.John 20:22.
Do not disbelieve but believe.John 20:27.
Cast the net on the right side of the boat.John 21:6.
Bring some of the fish just caught.John 21:10.
Come and eat breakfast.John 21:12.
Feed Jesus' lambs.John 21:15.
Tend Jesus' sheep.John 21:16.
Feed Jesus' sheep.John 21:17.
Follow Jesus without comparing another disciple's future.John 21:19-22.
Reaper and sower can rejoice together in God's mission.John 4:36-38.
Jesus' sheep hear, are known, follow, and receive eternal life.John 10:27-28.
Jesus' departure and glorification inaugurate a new phase of discipleship.John 13:31-33.
Bearing much fruit glorifies the Father and marks discipleship.John 15:8.
Obedience is the path of abiding in Jesus' love.John 15:10.
The initiative in discipleship begins with Jesus' choosing and appointing.John 15:16.
Jesus' departure makes way for the Helper's mission.John 16:7.
Jesus' followers remain in the world though they are not of the world.John 17:14-16.
Sanctification in truth equips disciples for mission.John 17:17-19.
Visible unity among believers serves the world's recognition of Jesus' mission.John 17:21-23.
Jesus refuses political or popular manipulation of his mission.John 6:15; 7:6-8; 18:36.
Jesus desires his followers' joy.John 15:11; 16:22-24.

Serving & Helping Others

God alone is to be worshiped and served.Matthew 4:10; Luke 4:8.
The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve and give his life as a ransom for many.Matthew 20:28; Mark 10:45.
No one can serve both God and money.Matthew 6:24; Luke 16:13.
People will give account for careless words.Matthew 12:36-37.
Lip-service worship with a distant heart is vain.Matthew 15:7-9; Mark 7:6-7.
Feed the hungry, welcome the stranger, clothe the naked, care for the sick, and visit the imprisoned.Matthew 25:35-40.
You cannot serve both God and money.Matthew 6:24; Luke 16:13.
Greatness is measured by service rather than rank.Matthew 20:25-28; Mark 10:42-45; Luke 22:25-27.
Wash one another's feet in the pattern of Jesus' humble service.John 13:12-17.
Feed and tend Jesus' sheep.John 21:15-17.
Peter is charged to tend and feed Jesus' sheep.John 21:15-17.
Religious leaders are condemned for laying heavy burdens on others without helping carry them.Matthew 23:4; Luke 11:46.
Woe to lawyers who load people with burdens they will not help carry.Luke 11:46.
The Good Samaritan teaches that neighbor love crosses social boundaries and acts mercifully.Luke 10:25-37.
Jesus' compassion for crowds includes teaching and feeding them.Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6:34-44; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-13.
Every careless word will be accounted for in judgment.Matthew 12:36.
The Son of Man came to serve and give his life as a ransom for many.Matthew 20:28; Mark 10:45.
Give the crowds something to eat.Matthew 14:16; Mark 6:37; Luke 9:13.
Have the people sit down for the feeding.Matthew 14:19; Mark 6:39; Luke 9:14; John 6:10.
Do not imitate domineering rulers; serve.Matthew 20:25-28; Mark 10:42-45; Luke 22:25-27.
Go and do likewise after the Good Samaritan.Luke 10:37.
Unbind Lazarus and let him go.John 11:44.
Wash one another's feet.John 13:14.
Do what Jesus modeled in humble service.John 13:15, 17.
Feed Jesus' lambs.John 21:15.
Tend Jesus' sheep.John 21:16.
Feed Jesus' sheep.John 21:17.
The one who feeds on Jesus will live because of him.John 6:57.
A willingness to do God's will helps a person recognize whether Jesus' teaching is from God.John 7:17.
The Father gives another Helper to remain with disciples.John 14:16-17.
The Helper teaches and reminds disciples of Jesus' words.John 14:26.
Some persecutors will think they are offering service to God.John 16:2.
Jesus' departure makes way for the Helper's mission.John 16:7.
Visible unity among believers serves the world's recognition of Jesus' mission.John 17:21-23.
Love for Jesus is tested by care for his flock.John 21:15-17.
Jesus serves disciples in the posture of a household servant.John 13:3-17.
Jesus restores failed disciples to service rather than defining them solely by failure.Luke 22:31-32; John 21:15-19.
Jesus' leadership is self-giving service rather than domination.Matthew 20:25-28; Mark 10:42-45.

Jesus as a Model for Life

Jesus lays down his life voluntarily and has authority to take it up again.John 10:17-18.
Jesus refuses manipulative sign-seeking.Matthew 16:1-4; Mark 8:11-13.
Jesus loves disciples as the Father loves him.John 15:9.
Jesus is obedient to the Father even when obedience leads through suffering.Matthew 26:39, 42; John 4:34; 14:31.
Jesus is humble and gentle in heart.Matthew 11:29.
Jesus is compassionate toward crowds who are harassed, hungry, sick, or shepherdless.Matthew 9:36; 14:14; 15:32; Mark 6:34; 8:2.
Jesus welcomes children and the socially overlooked.Matthew 19:13-15; Mark 10:13-16; Luke 18:15-17.
Jesus receives repentant sinners while confronting self-righteousness.Matthew 9:10-13; Luke 7:36-50; 15:1-32.
Jesus tells truth even when it provokes powerful opponents.Matthew 23; John 8.
Jesus combines mercy toward sinners with a call away from sin.Luke 7:36-50; John 8:11. Note: John 8:11 is in a textually disputed passage.
Jesus values inward integrity above performative religion.Matthew 6:1-18; 23:25-28.
Jesus refuses to exploit miraculous power for self-serving temptation.Matthew 4:1-11; Luke 4:1-13.
Jesus refuses political or popular manipulation of his mission.John 6:15; 7:6-8; 18:36.
Jesus refuses violent self-defense even when he has power to escape.Matthew 26:52-54; John 18:11.
Jesus loves his own to the end.John 13:1.
Jesus serves disciples in the posture of a household servant.John 13:3-17.
Jesus loves friends deeply and weeps at Lazarus's tomb.John 11:33-36.
Jesus grieves over Jerusalem rather than gloating over coming judgment.Matthew 23:37-39; Luke 19:41-44.
Jesus is patient with weak disciples while repeatedly correcting them.Matthew 16:8-11; 17:17-20; Mark 8:17-21.
Jesus restores failed disciples to service rather than defining them solely by failure.Luke 22:31-32; John 21:15-19.
Jesus dignifies women as theological conversation partners and disciples.Luke 10:38-42; John 4:7-26; 11:20-27.
Jesus crosses ethnic boundaries in mercy.Matthew 8:5-13; 15:21-28; Luke 10:25-37; John 4:4-42.
Jesus honors extraordinary faith wherever it appears.Matthew 8:10; 15:28.
Jesus identifies with the least and vulnerable.Matthew 25:31-46.
Jesus is courageous before rulers and accusers.Matthew 26:57-68; John 18:19-38.
Jesus is not driven by human applause.John 5:41; 6:15; 8:50.
Jesus seeks the Father's glory rather than self-glory.John 7:18; 8:50; 17:1-5.
Jesus speaks with authority while remaining submitted to the Father.Matthew 7:28-29; John 5:19, 30.
Jesus is zealous for the holiness of his Father's house.Matthew 21:12-13; John 2:13-17.
Jesus confronts exploitation in religious spaces.Matthew 21:12-13; Mark 11:15-17.
Jesus is willing to touch and restore those considered unclean.Matthew 8:2-3; Mark 1:40-42; Luke 5:12-13.
Jesus' compassion does not eliminate moral seriousness or judgment.Matthew 11:20-24; 23; 25:31-46.
Jesus' warnings of judgment are accompanied by invitations to rest, repentance, and salvation.Matthew 11:20-30; Luke 13:1-9; John 3:16-21.
Jesus prays for enemies amid crucifixion.Luke 23:34. Note: Textual attestation varies.
Jesus continues caring for his mother while dying.John 19:26-27.
Jesus lays down his life voluntarily for others.John 10:11, 17-18; 15:13.
Jesus' leadership is self-giving service rather than domination.Matthew 20:25-28; Mark 10:42-45.
Jesus is truthful about the cost of following him and does not recruit through false promises of comfort.Matthew 8:19-22; Luke 9:57-62; 14:25-33.
Jesus prioritizes the lost.Luke 15; 19:10.
Jesus gives peace unlike the world gives.John 14:27.
Jesus desires his followers' joy.John 15:11; 16:22-24.
Jesus desires unity among his followers rooted in truth and divine love.John 17:11, 17, 20-23.
Jesus entrusts responsibility to disciples and expects fruitful stewardship.Matthew 25:14-30; John 15:16.