Verse 15

And Jesus answering said unto him, ‹Suffer› [it to be so] ‹now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness.› Then he suffered him.

Referenced Verses

  • John 4:34 : 34 Jesus saith unto them, ‹My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.›
  • John 8:29 : 29 ‹And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.›
  • John 13:7-9 : 7 Jesus answered and said unto him, ‹What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.› 8 Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, ‹If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.› 9 Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also [my] hands and [my] head.
  • John 13:15 : 15 ‹For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.›
  • John 15:10 : 10 ‹If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.›
  • Phil 2:7-8 : 7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: 8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
  • Isa 42:21 : 21 The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make [it] honourable.
  • Luke 1:6 : 6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
  • 1 Pet 2:21-24 : 21 For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: 22 Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: 23 Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed [himself] to him that judgeth righteously: 24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
  • 1 John 2:6 : 6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
  • Heb 7:26 : 26 For such an high priest became us, [who is] holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
  • Ps 40:7-8 : 7 Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book [it is] written of me, 8 I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law [is] within my heart.