John 14:21

John 14:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He 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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him."
• New King James Version (NKJV)He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)Those who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones who love me. And because they love me, my Father will love them. And I will love them and reveal myself to each of them.”

Context of John 14:21

19Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. 20On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you. Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them.” 22Then Judas (not Judas Iscariot) said, “But, Lord, why do you intend to show yourself to us and not to the world?” 23Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.

John 14:21 word by word

Ὁ ἔχων τὰς ἐντολάς μου καὶ τηρῶν αὐτάς, ἐκεῖνός ἐστιν ὁ ἀγαπῶν με· ὁ δὲ ἀγαπῶν με ἀγαπηθήσεται ὑπὸ τοῦ πατρός μου· κἀγὼ ἀγαπήσω αὐτὸν καὶ ἐμφανίσω αὐτῷ ἐμαυτόν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He thatὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• hathἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• commandmentsἐντολήentolē · commandmentG1785
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• keepethτηρέωtēreō · to keep: observeG5083
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• heἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• it isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• lovethἀγαπάωagapaō · to loveG25
• andδέde · thenG1161
• ofὑπόhupo · by/under: byG5259
• Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• will manifestἐμφανίζωemphanizō · to showG1718
• myselfἐμαυτοῦemautou emautō emauton · myselfG1683

Cross-references for John 14:21

• John 14:15“If you love me, keep my commands.
• John 15:14You are my friends if you do what I command.
• Genesis 26:3Stay in this land for a while, and I will be with you and will bless you. For to you and your descendants I will give all these lands and will confirm the oath I swore to your father Abraham.
• Deuteronomy 10:12And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
• Deuteronomy 11:13So if you faithfully obey the commands I am giving you today—to love the Lord your God and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul—
• Deuteronomy 30:6The Lord your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, so that you may love him with all your heart and with all your soul, and live.
• Psalms 119:4You have laid down precepts that are to be fully obeyed.
• Jeremiah 31:31“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah.
• Ezekiel 36:25I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols.
• Luke 11:28He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
• 2 Corinthians 5:14For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died.
• James 2:23And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called God’s friend.
• 1 John 2:5But if anyone obeys his word, love for God is truly made complete in them. This is how we know we are in him:
• 1 John 3:18Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.
• 1 John 5:3In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome,
• 2 John 1:6And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love.

Commentaries on John 14:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21He it is that loveth me - See on John 14:15; (note). And will manifest myself to him - All my faithful disciples shall see me after my resurrection; and I will manifest my power and goodness to all those who believe in and obey me, even to the end of the world.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21He that hath … - This intimate union is further manifested by these facts: 1.That true love to Jesus will produce obedience. See John 14:15. 2.That those who love him will be loved of the Father, showing that there is a union between the Father and the Son. 3.That Jesus also will love them, evincing still the same union. Religion is love. The love of one holy being or object is the love of all. The kingdom of God is one. His people, though called by…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-24Verses 18-24 Christ promises that he would continue his care of his disciples. I will not leave you orphans, or fatherless, for though I leave you, yet I leave you this comfort, I will come to you. I will come speedily to you at my resurrection. I will come daily to you in my Spirit; in the tokens of his love, and visits of his grace. I will come certainly at the end of time. Those only that see Christ with an eye of faith, shall see him for ever: the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-31Jesus provided answers to his disciples’ many spoken and unspoken concerns.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. He that hath my commandments and keepeth them, &c.--(See on Joh 14:15). my Father and I will love him--Mark the sharp line of distinction here, not only between the Divine Persons but the actings of love in Each respectively, towards true disciples.Read the comment

Topics related to John 14:21

• Duty
• Fellowship
• God
• God Continued...
• Jesus, the Christ
• Love
• Obedience
• Righteous
• Righteousness

In the dictionaries

• Believe
• Comforter
• Comfortless
• Hence
• Present
• Suffice
• Truth
• Atonement
• Commandment; Commandments
• Communion; (fellowship)

Commentaries on John 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings