If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, and wife and children, and brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple.

Extend your ear, and come to Me; hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.

Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life.

And Jesus said to them, I am the Bread of Life. He who comes to Me shall not ever hunger, and he who believes into Me shall never ever thirst.

All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out.

No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day.

It is written in the Prophets, And they shall all be taught by God. Therefore everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to Me.

Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious,

Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock;

and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.

While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and behold a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him.

Then the Jews said to Him, Now we know that You have a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets; and You say, If anyone keeps My Word he shall never ever taste death.

He answered them, I told you already, and you did not hear. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you not also want to become His disciples?

Then they reviled him and said, You are His disciple, but we are Moses' disciples.

My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.

But others fell on good ground, sprang up, and produced fruit a hundredfold. When He had said these things He cried out, He who has ears to hear, let him hear!

And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the Word with joy; and these have no root, who believe for a while and in time of trial draw back away.

But He said, No; rather, blessed are those who hear the Word of God and keep it.

Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am meek and lowly in heart, and you will find rest unto your souls.

For whoever does the will of My Father in Heaven, that one is My brother and sister and mother.

If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.

If you love Me, keep My commandments.

He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and make Myself known to him.

Jesus answered and said to him, If anyone loves Me, he will keep My Word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our abode with him.

As the Father loves Me, I also love you; continue in My love.

These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full.

Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends.

eternal life to those who steadfastly doing good, seek for glory, honor, and incorruptibility;

trouble and anguish, on every soul of man who produces evil, of the Jew first and also of the Greek;

And having been found perfect, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him,

But be doers of the Word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets of what sort he was.

Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.

Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make sure of your calling and election, for if you do these things you will not ever stumble;

If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone who produces righteousness is born of Him.

Little children, let no one lead you astray. He who produces righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous.

Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the Tree of Life, and may enter through the gates into the city.