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for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me, and have believed that I came forth from God.
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The Father's Personal Love
Jesus corrects any view of the Father as a stern or distant judge. Commentators highlight that Jesus uses a word for warm, friendly affection to describe the Father's love. This love isn't something Jesus's death had to create; rather, His life and death are the ultimate expression of a love the Father already possessed for His people.
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John
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Loveth (φιλε). Present active indicative of φιλεω, the word for warm and friendly love, here used of God's love for the disciples,…
19th Century
Anglican
For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me.—(Compare to Notes on John 14:21; John 14:23). Th…
Baptist
But the time comes, when I will no longer speak to you in proverbs, but I will show you plainly of the Father. At that day you will ask in my n…
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It will be unnecessary for Jesus to make requests on their behalf, for they will be able to present their own petitions. The phrase “in my name [GK…
16th Century
Protestant
Because you have loved me. These words remind us that the only bond of our union with God is to be united to Christ. We are united to him …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For the Father himself loveth you The Father loved them as well, and as much as the Son did, and of himself too, wit…
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Presbyterian
Asking the Father shows a sense of spiritual needs and a desire for spiritual blessings, with the conviction that they come from God alone. Asking …
13th Century
Catholic
Above, our Lord promised His disciples access and intimacy with the Father. Now He gives the reason for this intimacy. Two things make a …
