Topic
Love to Christ
38 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
These works date from 1897 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Psalms 35:19Torrey The wicked, destitute of
Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.
- Proverbs 8:17Torrey THEY WHO HAVE — Are loved by Christ
I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
- Song of Songs 1:4Torrey A characteristic of saints
Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee.
- Song of Songs 1:7Torrey SHOULD BE — With the soul
Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?
- Song of Songs 2:5Torrey SHOULD BE — Ardent
Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love.
- Song of Songs 3:2Torrey MANIFESTED IN — Seeking him
I will rise now, and go about the city in the streets, and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.
- Song of Songs 5:9–16Torrey His personal excellence is deserving of
¶ What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge us? My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand. His head is as the most fine gold, his…
- Song of Songs 8:6Torrey SHOULD BE — Ardent
¶ Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.
- Song of Songs 8:7Torrey SHOULD BE — Unquenchable
Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.
- Matthew 10:37Torrey MANIFESTED IN — Preferring him to all others
He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
- Matthew 10:38Torrey MANIFESTED IN — Taking up the cross for Him
And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
- Matthew 17:5Torrey Exhibited by God
While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
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- Matthew 25:40 Torrey MANIFESTED IN — Ministering to him
- Matthew 27:55 Torrey MANIFESTED IN — Ministering to him
- Matthew 27:57–60 Torrey Exemplified — Joseph of Arimathaea
- Luke 7:47 Torrey SHOULD BE — In proportion to our mercies
- Luke 23:28 Torrey Exemplified — Certain women
- John 5:20 Torrey Exhibited by God
- John 8:42 Torrey An evidence of adoption
- John 11:16 Torrey Exemplified — Thomas
- John 14:15 Torrey MANIFESTED IN — Obeying him
- John 14:21 Torrey MANIFESTED IN — Obeying him
- John 14:23 Torrey MANIFESTED IN — Obeying him
- John 15:18 Torrey The wicked, destitute of
- John 15:25 Torrey The wicked, destitute of
- John 16:27 Torrey THEY WHO HAVE — Are loved by the Father
- John 20:11 Torrey Exemplified — Mary Magdalene
- John 21:15–17 Torrey Exemplified — Peter
- Acts 21:13 Torrey SHOULD BE — Even to death
- 1 Corinthians 16:22 Torrey Want of, denounced
- 2 Corinthians 5:14 Torrey His love to us a motive to
- Ephesians 6:24 Torrey SHOULD BE — Sincere
- Philippians 1:9 Torrey Increase of, to be prayed for
- 2 Timothy 4:8 Torrey Promises to
- James 1:12 Torrey Promises to
- 1 Peter 1:8 Torrey Exhibited by saints
- Revelation 2:4 Torrey Decrease of, rebuked
- Revelation 12:11 Torrey SHOULD BE — Even to death
In the topical indexes
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897) · 46 references, grouped by sub-topic
- Exhibited by God Mt 17:5; Joh 5:20
- Exhibited by saints 1Pe 1:8
- His personal excellence is deserving of So 5:9-16
- His love to us a motive to 2Co 5:14
- MANIFESTED IN
- A characteristic of saints So 1:4
- An evidence of adoption Joh 8:42
- SHOULD BE
- Promises to 2Ti 4:8; Jas 1:12
- Increase of, to be prayed for Php 1:9
- Pray for grace to those who have Eph 6:24
- THEY WHO HAVE
- Decrease of, rebuked Re 2:4
- Want of, denounced 1Co 16:22
- The wicked, destitute of Ps 35:19; Joh 15:18,25
- Exemplified
- Joseph of Arimathaea Mt 27:57-60
- Penitent woman Lu 7:47
- Certain women Lu 23:28
- Thomas Joh 11:16
- Mary Magdalene Joh 20:11
- Peter Joh 21:15-17
- Paul Ac 21:13
Texts: Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.