John 13:35 KJV

The Pulpit Commentary - John 13:35

By (or, in ) this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one toward another . Not by works of majesty and power, but by love to one another. All commentators refer to the well-known saying of St. John at Ephesus, as recorded by Jerome, "This is the Lord's commandment. If ye love one another it is enough" (Tholuck refers to Tertullian's 'Apol.,' 39; Minucius Felix, "They love before they know each other ;" and Lucian, "Their Master makes them believe they are... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 13:35

By this shall all men ... - That is, your love for each other shall be so decisive evidence that you are like the Saviour, that all people shall see and know it. It shall be the thing by which you shall be known among all men. You shall not be known by special rites or habits; not by a special form of dress or manner of speech; not by special austerities and unusual customs, like the Pharisees, the Essenes, or the scribes, but by deep, genuine, and tender affection. And it is well known it was... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 13:35

John 13:35. By this shall all men know that you are my disciples Your loving one another sincerely and fervently, and in the manner and degree I now enjoin, will be the most acceptable and the most ornamental token of your relation to me, and the noblest badge of your profession. The reader will not need to be told how remarkably this new precept of our Lord was exemplified in the spirit and conduct of the first Christians, when he recollects their historian has attested, (Acts 4:32,)... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 13:21-35

141. A traitor among them (Matthew 26:20-25; Mark 14:17-21; Luke 22:21-23; John 13:21-35)The apostles were surprised when Jesus announced that one of them would betray him, for they did not suspect treachery among them. Perhaps they thought that one of them might unintentionally betray him through speaking carelessly. But Judas knew what Jesus meant (Matthew 26:20-22; John 13:21-25). When Jesus took a piece of bread, dipped it in the dish and gave it to Judas, he was giving Judas a special... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 13:35

By = In. Greek. en. App-104 . love . Greek agape. App-135 . one to another = among (Greek. en) yourselves. Compare the only other place in the Gospels where en allelois occurs (Mark 9:50 ). read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 13:35

John 13:35. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples,— "By loving one another sincerely and fervently, you shall prove yourselves my disciples, to the convictionofmankind,whocannotbutbe sensible that love is a distinguishing feature in my character. This will be the most acceptable, the most ornamental token of your relation to me; and I recommend it to you as the noblest badge of your profession." It is well known, that the founders of new societies always appoint some peculiar... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 13:35

35. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples—the disciples of Him who laid down His life for those He loved. if ye have love one to another—for My sake, and as one in Me; for to such love men outside the circle of believers know right well they are entire strangers. Alas, how little of it there is even within this circle! read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 13:31-35

1. The new commandment 13:31-35Jesus began His instructions with His disciples’ most important responsibility. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 13:35

That supernatural love would distinguish disciples of Jesus. Love for one another would mark them off as His disciples. It is possible to be a disciple of Jesus without demonstrating much supernatural love. However that kind of love is what bears witness to a disciple’s connection with Jesus and thereby honors Him (cf. 1 John 3:10-23; John 4:7-16). John’s first epistle is really an exposition of the themes that Jesus set forth in the upper room discourse. [Note: See John R. Yarid Jr., "John’s... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - John 13:1-38

The Last Supper1-17. The Supper and the Feet-washing. This supper is identified by almost all modern authorities with the Last Supper, which took place on Thursday night at Jerusalem (Matthew 26:20; Mark 14:17; Luke 22:14). Writing to supplement the synoptists, St. John omits practically all that they have recorded, and this accounts for his omission of the institution of the Holy Communion. The points peculiar to St. John are the feet-washing, the incident of the sop, the details about the... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - John 13:35

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 13:35

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 13:35

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 13:21-35

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 13:35

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 13:35

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 13:35

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 13:31-35

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 13:35

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - John 13:1-38

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