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If ye love me, ye will keep my commandments.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

If ye love me (εαν αγαπατε με). Third-class condition "if ye keep on loving (present active subjunctive, same contract form as ind…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

If you love me. Do not show your love merely by grief at my departure, or by profession, but by obedience.

Keep my commandments…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

If you love me, keep my commandments.—Compare Notes on John 14:17; John 13:34; John 15:10. The conn…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

If you love me, keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father, and he will give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever; E…

Church Fathers

Church Fathers

ChurchFathers

1st Century
Early Church
1st Century

St. John Chrysostom: After our Lord said, Whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, He added, If you love Me, …

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

The power of the disciples originated in prayer. Jesus could hardly have made more emphatic the declaration that whatever they should ask in his na…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

If you love me. The love with which the disciples loved Christ was true and sincere, and yet some superstition was mixed…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

If you love me
Not that Christ doubted of the love of his disciples to him; but he argues from it to their observanc…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Whatever we ask in Christ's name, he will give it to us, and it will be for our good and suitable for our state. To ask in Christ's name is to plea…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

1. Previously, our Lord consoled His disciples about His departure by promising that they would be able to approach the Father (as seen in c…

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