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San Juan 14:15
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Si me amáis, guardaréis mis mandamientos.
Si me am�is, guardad mis mandamientos;
Si me am�is, guardad mis mandamientos;
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
John 14:21-24, John 8:42, John 15:10-14, John 21:15-17, Matthew 10:37, Matthew 25:34-40, 1 Corinthians 16:22, 2 Corinthians 5:14, 2 Corinthians 5:15, 2 Corinthians 8:8, 2 Corinthians 8:9, Galatians 5:6, Ephesians 3:16-18, Ephesians 6:24, Philippians 1:20-23, Philippians 3:7-11, 1 Peter 1:8, 1 John 2:3-5, 1 John 4:19, 1 John 4:20, 1 John 5:2, 1 John 5:3
Reciprocal: Exodus 20:6 - love me Leviticus 18:26 - keep Deuteronomy 4:40 - keep Deuteronomy 5:10 - love me Deuteronomy 7:11 - General Deuteronomy 26:16 - keep Joshua 22:5 - love Judges 16:15 - when thine 1 Kings 3:3 - walking 2 Kings 18:6 - kept Psalms 119:4 - General Proverbs 19:16 - keepeth the Matthew 7:24 - whosoever Luke 6:47 - doeth Luke 8:15 - keep John 12:26 - serve John 14:23 - If John 14:24 - that John 15:14 - my John 21:17 - Feed 2 Corinthians 13:14 - the communion 1 Thessalonians 1:3 - and labour 2 John 1:6 - this is love Revelation 22:14 - Blessed
Gill's Notes on the Bible
If ye love me,.... Not that Christ doubted of the love of his disciples to him; but he argues from it to their observance of his precepts, seeing ye do love me; as all do who are born again, who have had any spiritual sight of him, of his glory, suitableness, and fulness; who believe in him, and have received from him; who have had his love shed abroad in their hearts, having enjoyed communion with him, and know the relation he stands in to them; these love him above all others, and all of him, and that belong to him, unfeignedly, and in the sincerity of their souls, as did the disciples; and since they professed to love, and did love him, as they ought to do, he exhorts them, saying,
keep my commandments: Christ is Lord over his people, as he is the Creator and Redeemer of them, and as he is an head and husband to them, and as such he has a right to issue out his commands, and enjoin a regard unto them; and these are peculiarly "his", as distinct from, though not in opposition to, or to the exclusion of, his Father's commands; such as the new commandment of loving one another, and the ordinances of baptism, and the Lord's supper, which are to be observed and kept as Christ has ordered them, constantly, in faith, and with a view to his glory.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
If ye love me - Do not show your love by grief at my departure merely; or by profession, but by obedience.
Keep my commandments - This is the only proper evidence of love to Jesus, for mere profession is no proof of love; but that love for him which leads us to do all his will, to love each other, to deny ourselves, to take up our cross, and to follow him through evil report and through good report, is true attachment. The evidence which we have that a child loves its parents is when that child is willing, without hesitation, gainsaying, or complaining, to do all that the parent requires him to do. So the disciples of Christ are required to show that they are attached to him supremely by yielding to all his requirements, and by patiently doing his will in the face of ridicule and opposition, 1 John 5:2-3.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse John 14:15. If ye love me, keep my commandments. — Do not be afflicted at the thought of my being separated from you: the most solid proof ye can give of your attachment to and affection for me is to keep my commandments. This I shall receive as a greater proof of your affection than your tears.
