Verse of the Day
Author Spotlight
Loading featured author...
Report Issue
See a formatting issue or error?
Let us know →
Jesus answered him, "If a man loves me, he will keep my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our home with him.
Verse Takeaways
1
The Promise of Divine Indwelling
Commentators emphasize that Jesus's promise, "we will come... and make our abode," signifies an intimate, continuous, and personal presence of the Father and the Son in a believer's life. This isn't a fleeting visit but a permanent residence, turning the believer's heart into a sacred temple where they can continually experience God's love, peace, and joy.
See 3 Verse Takeaways
Book Overview
John
Author
Audience
Composition
Teaching Highlights
Outline
+ 5 more
See Overview
16
18th Century
Presbyterian
Will keep my words. See John 14:15.
We will come to him. We will come to him with the manifestation of pardon, peace of co…
If a man love me (εαν τις αγαπα με). Condition of third class with εαν and present active subjunctive, "if one keep on loving me."…
19th Century
Anglican
If a man love me, he will keep my words.—Our Lord repeats the condition necessary on man's part so that the manifestation…
Go ad-free and create your own bookmark library
Baptist
Judas said to him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that you will manifest yourself to us, and not to the world? Jesus answered and said to him, I…
In his reply, Jesus did not focus on his postresurrection appearances, but on the broader revelation that would come to them through obedience to h…
16th Century
Protestant
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 ou…
Get curated content & updates
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Jesus answered and said to him This answer is returned, and these words are spoken, for the further confirmation and…
Christ promises that he would continue his care for his disciples. I will not leave you orphans, or fatherless, for though I leave you, yet I l…
13th Century
Catholic
1. Previously, our Lord promised the disciples that He would come to them; here He clears up a point of confusion for one of the disciples.<…
