John 14:23-15:17 KJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - John 14:18-24

When friends are parting, it is a common request they make to each other, ?Pray let us hear from you as often as you can:? this Christ engaged to his disciples, that out of sight they should not be out of mind. I. He promises that he would continue his care of them (John 14:18): ?I will not leave you orphans, or fatherless; for, though I leave you, yet I leave you this comfort, I will come to you.? His departure from them was that which grieved them; but it was not so bad as they apprehended,... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 14:18-24

14:18-24 "I will not leave you forlorn. I am coming to you. In a little while the world will no longer see me; but you will see me because I will be alive and you too will be alive. In that day you will know that I am in the Father, and that you are in me, even as I am in you. It is he who grasps my commandments and keeps them who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and reveal myself to him." Judas, not Iscariot, said to him: "Why has it happened that you... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 14:23

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... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:23

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 Savior, 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... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:23

Verse 23 23.And my Father will love him. We have already explained that the love of God to us is not placed in the second rank, as if it came after our piety as the cause of that love, but that believers may be fully convinced that the obedience which they render to the Gospel is pleasing to God, and that they may continually expect from him fresh additions of gifts. And we will come to him who loveth me; that is, he will feel that the grace of God dwelleth in him, and will every day receive... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 14:22-24

The nature and conditions of Christ's manifestation. The last sentence of our Lord suggests the question of Judas. I. THE QUESTION OF JUDAS . "Lord, and what has happened, that thou wilt manifest thyself to us, and not unto the world?" 1. The questioner , who is otherwise known as Lebbaeus or Thaddaeus , mistakes the nature of Christ ' s manifestation . He imagined that it would be a theophany associated with the establishment of a temporal kingdom. 2. He... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 14:22-24

What makes the true manifestation possible. I. THE QUESTION OF JUDAS . This question shows how much the disciples had yet to learn; for without doubt all shared the perplexity of the one. How one fundamental error stops a true understanding of all the words of Jesus! In a sense, Jesus had been seen of all men who had eyes to see, but what they had seen had just been the human form. That Jesus should have kingly honor and kingly power they had not discerned. But the disciples seem... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 14:22-31

(6) The question of Judas , and the conditions of our Lord ' s self-manifestation , followed by appeals , promises , and the gift of PEACE . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 14:23

Jesus answered and said to him, If a man, let him be whosoever he may, love me—there is the germ and root of all—he will keep my Word ( λόγον £ ). In John 14:21 we see the complementary statement, "He that has and keeps my commandments loves me;" here, "He that loves me keeps my Word." In John 14:21 obedience proves inward love, and may indicate to the world the fact of the Father's love and my own response. Here our Lord is laying down the principle of relation—the law of close... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 14:23

Fidelity rewarded. Christ's manifestation in the body, in the earthly life was one thing; his manifestation after his departure to the Father was quite a different thing. This change, or rather development of the Divine plan, was difficult even for the apostles to understand. Observe how simply and yet how fully, in answer to Jude's perplexed and anxious query, the Lord explains the condition and the method of his own manifestation of himself in the approaching spiritual dispensation. ... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - John 14:18-24

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 14:18-24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 14:23

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:23

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:23

The Pulpit Commentary - John 14:22-24

The Pulpit Commentary - John 14:22-24

The Pulpit Commentary - John 14:22-31

The Pulpit Commentary - John 14:23

The Pulpit Commentary - John 14:23

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