KJV King James Version
If ye love me, keep my commandments.
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John 14:15
If ye love me, keep my commandments.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.
WEB World English Bible
If you love me, keep my commandments.
ASV American Standard Version
If ye love me, ye will keep my commandments.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘If ye love me, my commands keep,
Surrounding context — John 14
12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater [works] than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.
13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do [it].
15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
17 [Even] the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
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1 John 2:3-5And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.1 John 5:2-3By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.John 14:21-24He 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.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 15:10-14If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.1 John 4:19-20We love him, because he first loved us.2 Corinthians 5:14-15For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:1 Peter 1:8Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see [him] not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:Galatians 5:6For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.Matthew 25:34-40Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:Matthew 10:37He 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.John 8:42Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.John 21:15-17So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, [son] of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.1 Corinthians 16:22If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.Ephesians 6:24Grace [be] with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.2 Corinthians 8:8-9I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.Ephesians 3:16-18That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;Philippians 3:7-11But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.
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