CCC 1823

Jesus makes charity the new commandment.⁹⁶ Cf. Jn 13:34. By loving his own "to the end,"⁹⁷ Jn 13:1. he makes manifest the Father's love which he receives. By loving one another, the disciples imitate the love of Jesus which they themselves receive. Whence Jesus says: "As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you; abide in my love." and again: "This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you."⁹⁸ Jn 15:9, 12.