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Contemporary English Version

John 14:23

Jesus replied: If anyone loves me, they will obey me. Then my Father will love them, and we will come to them and live in them.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Commandments;   Communion;   Contingencies;   Fellowship;   God;   God Continued...;   Love;   Obedience;   Righteous;   Righteousness;   Thompson Chain Reference - Future, the;   God's;   Heaven;   Heavenly;   Holy Spirit;   Home;   Love;   Love-Hatred;   Obedience;   Obedience-Disobedience;   Promises, Divine;   Spirit;   Words;   Words of Christ;   The Topic Concordance - Abodes;   Antichrist;   Comfort;   Coming;   Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ;   Disobedience;   Government;   Holy Spirit;   Jesus Christ;   Love;   Manifestation;   Obedience;   Peace;   Resurrection;   Sending and Those Sent;   Teaching;   Trouble;   Will of God;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Communion with God;   Love to Christ;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Love;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Comfort;   Counselor;   Faith;   Follow, Follower;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Holy Ghost;   Trinity;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Coming of Christ;   Communion;   Works, Good;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Timothy;   Wilderness of the Wanderings;   Zacchaeus;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Love;   Obedience;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Children (Sons) of God;   God;   Holy Spirit;   John, Theology of;   Love, Lover, Lovely, Beloved;   Mansion;   Obedience;   Parousia;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Abiding;   Assurance (2);   Communion (2);   Death of Christ;   Eternal Life (2);   Fellowship (2);   John, Gospel of (Critical);   John, Gospel of (Ii. Contents);   Keeping;   Love (2);   Mansion ;   Manuscripts;   Pity;   Presence (2);   Quotations (2);   Sanctify, Sanctification;   Shekinah ;   Surname;   Trinity (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - 14 Word Words;   1910 New Catholic Dictionary - ecclesiasticus;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Fruit;   Habitation;   Holy ghost;   Pentecost;   Samuel;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Rest (and forms);   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Jude;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Abide;   Communion;   Eschatology of the New Testament;   Exodus, the Book of;   Johannine Theology, the;   Lord's Supper (Eucharist);   Omnipresence;   Parousia;   Sons of God (New Testament);   Trinity;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Shekinah;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for October 25;  

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
Jesus answered, "All who love me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them. My Father and I will come to them and live with them.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Iesus answered and sayde vnto him: yf a man love me and wyll kepe my sayinges my father also will love him and we will come vnto him and will dwelle with him.
Hebrew Names Version
Yeshua answered him, "If a man loves me, he will keep my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our home with him.
International Standard Version
Jesus answered him, "If anyone loves me, he will keep my word. Then my Father will love him, and we will go to him and make our home within him.John 14:15; 1 John 2:24; Revelation 3:20;">[xr]
New American Standard Bible
Jesus answered and said to him, "If anyone loves Me, he will follow My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our dwelling with him.
New Century Version
Jesus answered, "If people love me, they will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.
Update Bible Version
Jesus answered and said to him, If a man loves me, he will keep my word: and my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our abode with him.
Webster's Bible Translation
Jesus answered and said to him, If a man loveth me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our abode with him.
English Standard Version
Jesus answered him, "If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.
World English Bible
Jesus answered him, "If a man loves me, he will keep my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our home with him.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Jesus answered and said to him, If any man love me, he will keep my words; and my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our abode with him.
Weymouth's New Testament
"If any one loves me," replied Jesus, "he will obey my teaching; and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Jhesus answerde, and seide `to hym, If ony man loueth me, he schal kepe my word; and my fadir schal loue hym, and we schulen come to hym, and we schulen dwelle with hym.
English Revised Version
Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my word: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
Berean Standard Bible
Jesus replied, "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
Amplified Bible
Jesus answered, "If anyone [really] loves Me, he will keep My word (teaching); and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our dwelling place with him.
American Standard Version
Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my word: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
Bible in Basic English
Jesus said to him in answer, If anyone has love for me, he will keep my words: and he will be dear to my Father; and we will come to him and make our living-place with him.
Complete Jewish Bible
Yeshua answered him, "If someone loves me, he will keep my word; and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.
Darby Translation
Jesus answered and said to him, If any one love me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our abode with him.
Etheridge Translation
Jeshu replied, and said to him, He who loveth me, my word keepeth, and my Father will love him, and unto him we come, and a dwelling-place [fn] with him we make.
Murdock Translation
Jesus answered, and said to him: He that loveth me, observeth my instruction; and my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our abode with him.
King James Version (1611)
Iesus answered, and saide vnto him, If a man loue mee, he will keepe my wordes: and my Father will loue him, and wee will come vnto him, and make our abode with him.
New Living Translation
Jesus replied, "All who love me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and we will come and make our home with each of them.
New Life Bible
Jesus said, "The one who loves Me will obey My teaching. My Father will love him. We will come to him and live with him.
New Revised Standard
Jesus answered him, "Those who love me will keep my word, and my Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Iesus answered, and sayd vnto him, If any man loue me, he will keepe my worde, and my Father will loue him, and we wil come vnto him, and wil dwell with him.
George Lamsa Translation
Jesus answered and said to him, He who loves me, keeps my word; and my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make a place of abode with him.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Jesus answered, and said unto him - If any man be loving me, my word, he will keep, and, my Father, will love him, - and, unto him, will we come, and, an abode with him, will we make.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Jesus answered and said to him: If any one love me, he will keep my word. And my Father will love him and we will come to him and will make our abode with him.
Revised Standard Version
Jesus answered him, "If a man loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Iesus aunswered, & sayde vnto hym: If a man loue me, he wyll kepe my sayinges: and my father wyll loue hym, and we wyll come vnto hym, and dwell with hym.
Good News Translation
Jesus answered him, "Those who love me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and my Father and I will come to them and live with them.
Christian Standard Bible®
Jesus answered, “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.
King James Version
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.
Lexham English Bible
Jesus answered and said to him, "If anyone loves me he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and will take up residence with him.
Literal Translation
Jesus answered and said to him, If anyone loves Me, he will keep My Word, and My Father shall love him. And We will come to him and will make a dwelling place with him.
Young's Literal Translation
Jesus answered and said to him, `If any one may love me, my word he will keep, and my Father will love him, and unto him we will come, and abode with him we will make;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Iesus answered, and sayde vnto him: He that loueth me, wyl kepe my worde, and my father wyl loue him: and we wyl come vnto him, and wyll make oure dwellynge with him.
Mace New Testament (1729)
Jesus answered him, he that loves me, will observe my precepts: and my father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
THE MESSAGE
"Because a loveless world," said Jesus, "is a sightless world. If anyone loves me, he will carefully keep my word and my Father will love him—we'll move right into the neighborhood! Not loving me means not keeping my words. The message you are hearing isn't mine. It's the message of the Father who sent me.
New English Translation
Jesus replied, "If anyone loves me, he will obey my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and take up residence with him.
New King James Version
Jesus answered and said to him, "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
Simplified Cowboy Version
Jesus replied, "Because the world does not love me. You've gotta love me to be part of my crew. Anyone who is a part of my crew will do what I've told them to do.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Jesus answered and said to him, "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our abode with him.
Legacy Standard Bible
Jesus answered and said to him, "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our dwelling with him.

Contextual Overview

18 I won't leave you like orphans. I will come back to you. 19 In a little while the people of this world won't be able to see me, but you will see me. And because I live, you will live. 20 Then you will know that I am one with the Father. You will know that you are one with me, and I am one with you. 21 If you love me, you will do what I have said, and my Father will love you. I will also love you and show you what I am like. 22 The other Judas, not Judas Iscariot, then spoke up and asked, "Lord, what do you mean by saying that you will show us what you are like, but you will not show the people of this world?" 23 Jesus replied: If anyone loves me, they will obey me. Then my Father will love them, and we will come to them and live in them. 24 But anyone who doesn't love me, won't obey me. What they have heard me say doesn't really come from me, but from the Father who sent me.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

If: John 14:15, John 14:21

make: John 14:17, John 5:17-19, John 6:56, John 10:30, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 11:7, Psalms 90:1, Psalms 91:1, Isaiah 57:15, Romans 8:9-11, 1 John 2:24, 1 John 4:4, 1 John 4:15, 1 John 4:16, Revelation 3:20, Revelation 3:21, Revelation 7:15-17, Revelation 21:22, Revelation 22:3

Reciprocal: Genesis 47:11 - Rameses Exodus 29:45 - General Judges 13:23 - he have showed 2 Chronicles 19:11 - the Lord Psalms 5:4 - evil Psalms 68:1 - that hate Psalms 68:18 - that Psalms 69:36 - they Psalms 91:14 - set Psalms 119:2 - keep Psalms 145:18 - nigh unto Proverbs 7:1 - keep Proverbs 8:17 - I love Proverbs 14:10 - and Ezekiel 43:7 - where I Daniel 2:11 - whose Zechariah 2:8 - sent Zechariah 2:10 - and I Zechariah 8:3 - dwell Zechariah 13:7 - the man Luke 19:5 - for John 1:39 - Come John 5:18 - God was John 16:27 - the Father John 17:23 - I John 17:26 - that Romans 8:10 - if Christ 1 Corinthians 16:22 - love 2 Corinthians 13:5 - Jesus Christ Ephesians 3:17 - Christ Ephesians 4:6 - and in Philippians 2:11 - to the Colossians 1:27 - Christ Colossians 3:11 - and 1 John 2:5 - whoso 1 John 5:20 - and we Revelation 21:3 - Behold

Cross-References

Genesis 14:12
They also captured Abram's nephew Lot, who lived in Sodom. They took him and his possessions and then left.
Genesis 14:15
That night, Abram divided up his troops, attacked from all sides, and won a great victory. But some of the enemy escaped to the town of Hobah north of Damascus,
Genesis 14:16
and Abram went after them. He brought back his nephew Lot, together with Lot's possessions and the women and everyone else who had been captured.
1 Kings 13:8
"No, I wouldn't go with you, even if you offered me half of your kingdom. I won't eat or drink here either.
2 Kings 5:16
"I am a servant of the living Lord ," Elisha answered, "and I swear that I will not take anything from you." Naaman kept begging, but Elisha kept refusing.
2 Kings 5:20
Gehazi said to himself, "Elisha let that Syrian off too easy. He should have taken Naaman's gift. I swear by the living Lord that I will talk to Naaman myself and get something from him."
2 Corinthians 12:14
I am planning to visit you for the third time. But I still won't make a burden of myself. What I really want is you, and not what you have. Children are not supposed to save up for their parents, but parents are supposed to take care of their children.
Hebrews 13:5
Don't fall in love with money. Be satisfied with what you have. The Lord has promised that he will not leave us or desert us.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Jesus answered and said unto him,.... This answer is returned, and these words are spoken, for the further confirmation and explanation of what was before said:

if a man love me, he will keep my words; by his "words" are meant not his doctrines, but his ordinances; the same with his commandments, John 14:21, which he has said, ordered, and commanded to be observed, and which are observed by such who truly love him, and that from a principle of love to him, and with a view to his glory: and for the encouragement of such persons as before, he says,

and my Father will love him: which is to be understood not of the love of the Father, as in his own heart, which is not taken up in time, but was in him from all eternity; nor of the first discovery of it to his people, but of greater manifestations of it to them, and a quicker sense of it in their hearts, and also of some other effects of it, to be enjoyed by them in an higher manner; such as larger measures of grace, more communion with him here, and eternal honour and glory hereafter:

and we will come unto him: I who am now going away, and my Father to whom I am going, and the Holy Spirit, the Comforter, I have promised to pray for: hence a proof of a plurality of persons in the Godhead, of a trinity of persons, of there being neither more nor fewer than three; since neither more nor less can be collected from the context; and of their distinct personality, or it could not be said with any propriety, "we" each of us "will come unto him"; not locally and visibly, but spiritually, by affording our gracious and comfortable presence, the continuance of which is promised next:

and make our abode with him; which denotes habitation; for the saints are the dwelling places or temples of the living God, Father, Son, and Spirit; and the constancy and perpetuity of their residence in them, not as a wayfaring man, but always, though this may not be always discerned by believers; and is a wonderful instance of the grace and condescension of God to dwell on earth with sinful men; and a far greater one it is, than if the most mighty potentate on earth should take up his abode in a poor despicable cottage with the meanest of his subjects.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Will keep my words - See John 14:15.

We will come to him - We will come to him with the manifestation of pardon, peace of conscience, and joy in the Holy Spirit. It means that God will manifest himself to the soul as a Father and Friend; that Jesus will manifest himself as a Saviour; that is, that there will be shed abroad in the heart just views and proper feelings toward God and Christ. The Christian will rejoice in the perfections of God and of Christ, and will delight to contemplate the glories of a present Saviour. The condition of a sinner is represented as one who has gone astray from God, and from whom God has withdrawn, Psalms 58:3; Proverbs 28:10; Ezekiel 14:11. He is alienated from God, Ephesians 2:12; Isaiah 1:4; Ephesians 4:18; Colossians 1:21. Religion is represented as God returning to the soul, and manifesting himself as reconciled through Jesus Christ, 2 Corinthians 5:18; Colossians 1:21.

Make our abode - This is a figurative expression implying that God and Christ would manifest themselves in no temporary way, but that it would be the privilege of Christians to enjoy their presence continually. They would take up their residence in the heart as their dwelling-place, as a temple fit for their abode. See 1 Corinthians 3:16; “Ye are the temple of God;” 1 Corinthians 6:19; “Your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost;” 2 Corinthians 6:16; “Ye are the temple of the living God.” This does not mean that there is any personal union between Christians and God - that there is any special indwelling of the essence of God in us for God is essentially present in all places in the same way; but it is a figurative mode of speaking, denoting that the Christian is under the influence of God; that he rejoices in his presence, and that he has the views, the feelings, the joys which God produces in a redeemed soul, and with which he is pleased.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 23. If a man — Not only my present disciples, but all those who shall believe on me through their word, or that of their successors:

Love me — Receive me as his Saviour, and get the love of God shed abroad in his heart by the Holy Ghost:

He will keep my words — Observe all my sayings, and have his affections and conduct regulated by my Spirit and doctrine:

My Father will love him — Call him his child; support, defend, and preserve him as such.

And we will come unto him — God the Father, through his Son, will continue to pour out his choicest blessings upon his head and upon his heart:

And make our abode with him. — Will make his heart our temple, where God, the Father, Son, and Spirit, shall rest, receive homage, and dwell to eternity. Thus will I manifest myself to the believing, loving, obedient disciple, and not to the world, who will not receive the Spirit of the truth.


 
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