KJV King James Version
He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
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John 14:21
He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”
WEB World English Bible
One who has my commandments, and keeps them, that person is one who loves me. One who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will reveal myself to him.”
ASV American Standard Version
He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself unto him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
he who is having my commands, and is keeping them, that one it is who is loving me, and he who is loving me shall be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.’
Surrounding context — John 14
18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
19 Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.
20 At that day ye shall know that I [am] in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.
21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
22 Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?
23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
24 He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father’s which sent me.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὉG3588 · hothe/this/whoἔχωνG2192 · echōto have/beτὰςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐντολάςG1785 · entolēcommandmentμουG3165 · memeκαὶG2532 · kaiandτηρῶνG5083 · tēreōto keep: observeαὐτάς,G846 · autosit/s/heἐκεῖνόςG1565 · ekeinosthatἐστινG1510 · eimito beὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀγαπῶνG25 · agapaōto loveμε·G3165 · memeὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenἀγαπῶνG25 · agapaōto loveμεG3165 · memeἀγαπηθήσεταιG25 · agapaōto loveὑπὸG5259 · hupoby/under: byτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoπατρόςG3962 · patērfatherμου·G3165 · memeκἀγὼG1473 · egōI/weἀγαπήσωG25 · agapaōto loveαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐμφανίσωG1718 · emphanizōto showαὐτῷG846 · autosit/s/heἐμαυτόν.¶G1473 · egōI/we
Cross-references
John 14:15If ye love me, keep my commandments.1 John 5:3For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.1 John 2:5But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.2 John 1:6And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.John 15:9-10As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.John 16:27For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.Deuteronomy 11:13And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love the LORD your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,Luke 11:28But he said, Yea rather, blessed [are] they that hear the word of God, and keep it.Ezekiel 36:25-27Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.1 John 3:18-24My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.John 14:22-24Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?Deuteronomy 10:12-13And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,Deuteronomy 30:6-8And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.Psalm 119:4-6Thou hast commanded [us] to keep thy precepts diligently.John 15:14Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.Revelation 3:20Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.1 John 1:1-3That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;John 17:23I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.
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