In his final prayer with his 11 faithful apostles, Jesus showed the connection between knowing God and growing in love, saying: “I have made your name known to them and will make it known, in order that the love with which you loved me may be in them and I in union with them. ”
(‏ یوحنّا ۱۷ :‏ ۲۶‏ )‏ عیسی به شاگردانش کمک کرد تا همان محبتی را که به پدر داشت آن‌ها هم داشته باشند .‏