Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John 14:21
He that hath my commandments — Written in his heart. I will manifest myself to him — More abundantly.
He that hath my commandments — Written in his heart. I will manifest myself to him — More abundantly.
Verse John 14:21. _HE IT IS THAT LOVETH ME_] John 14:15, John 14:15. _AND WILL MANIFEST MYSELF TO HIM._] All my faithful disciples shall see me after my resurrection; and I will ma
HE THAT HATH ... - This intimate union is further manifested by these facts: * That true love to Jesus will produce obedience. See John 14:15. * That those who love him will be loved of the Father...
CHAPTER 14 1. Let not Your Heart be Troubled! (John 14:1 .) 2. I Am in the Father and the Father in Me. (John 14:8 .) 3. The Other Comforter Promised. (John 14:15 .) 4. I Go unto the Father. ...
John 14:1 takes up the thoughts of the previous paragraph, not of the last verse. The thoughts of separation and treachery had led to perplexity, if not despair. Jesus bids them trust God and Himself....
HE THAT HATH MY COMMANDMENTS. The conditions upon which Christ may be present in each soul, seen and enjoyed, are next shown. As before seen, obedience and love are essential. "Hath" the commandments...
"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 t...
THE PROMISE OF GLORY (John 14:1-3)...
OF. by. Greek. _hupo._ App-104. MANIFEST. Greek. _emphanizo._ App-106....
_hath my commandments, and keepeth them_ Bears them in his mind and observes them in his life. _he it is_ With great emphasis; he and no one else. _will manifest myself to him_ Once more willing obed...
ἜΧΩΝ … ΤΗΡΩ͂Ν. Bearing them steadfastly in his mind and observing them in his life. ἘΚΕΙ͂ΝΟΣ, with great emphasis (see on John 1:18); he and no else. ἘΜΦΑΝΊΣΩ. Once more, as in John 7:17, willing obed...
VER 18. I WILL NOT LEAVE YOU COMFORTLESS: I WILL COME TO YOU. 19. YET A LITTLE WHILE, AND THE WORLD SEES ME NO MORE: BUT YOU SEE ME; BECAUSE I LIVE, YOU SHALL LIVE ALSO. 20. AT THAT DAY YOU SHALL KNOW...
_LOVE LEADS TO OBEDIENCE -- JOHN 14:15-24:_ Now we come to recognize the path by which we enjoy God's blessings. Jesus said, "If you love me, you will do as I command you." "He that hath my commandmen...
ΈΧΩΝ _praes. act. part. от_ ΈΧ (G2192) иметь, ΤΗΡΏΝ _praes. act. part. от_ ΤΗΡΈΩ, _см._ John 14:15. Subst. part. в роли подлежащего в придаточном с оборотом casus pendens, за которым следует избыточн...
DISCOURSE: 1689 OBEDIENCE THE TEST OF OUR LOVE TO CHRIST John 14:21. _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...
GOING TO SEND THE STRENGTHENER AND REVEALER _Text 14:15-24_ 15 If ye love me, ye will keep my commandments. 16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may be...
EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN John 14:21-31 The following is an Analysis of the closing section of John 14: 1. Christ manifested to the believer, verse 21. That the central design of Christ in t...
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. HE THAT HATH MY CO...
34 As our Lord is about to leave His beloved disciples, He compresses His ministry into one new precept-love. That was to be their law and their life and make them a light in the world. This should ch...
THE COMFORTER 1-31. The mansions in heaven. The mission of the Comforter. This great discourse, which is not easily susceptible of formal subdivision, deals with five main subjects: (1) the heavenly...
JOHN TELLS THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT JESUS GOSPEL OF JOHN _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 14 JESUS IS THE WAY TO GOD THE *FATHER 14:1-14 V1 Jesus said to his *disciples, ‘Do not worry! Trust God. And trust me,...
HE THAT HATH MY COMMANDMENTS. — Comp. John 14:15 and John 5:36. This verse points out the successive degrees which led up to the full manifestation of Christ. The first step is the moral apprehension...
VIII. _ JESUS ANNOUNCES HIS DEPARTURE._ "When therefore he was gone out, Jesus saith, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in Him; and God shall glorify Him in Himself, and straightw...
X. _ THE FATHER SEEN IN CHRIST._ "Philip saith unto Him, Lord, show us the Father, and it sufficeth us. Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so longtime with you, and dost thou not know Me, Philip? he th...
_The third encouragement: that Jesus Himself will come to them and make Himself known to them_....
The conditions on which depended the manifestation of the departed Christ are then exhibited, ὁ ἔχων … ἐμαυτόν. The love to which Christ promises a manifestation of Himself is not an idle sentiment or...
to John 14:31 comprise one continuous conversation, introduced by Jesus' announcement (John 13:31-35) of His speedy departure....
THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH John 14:12-24 There is no adequate translation for the word _Paraclete._ It may be rendered “interpreter,” “comforter,” “advocate,” but no one word suffices. The Greek means “one...
There is no real break between the end of chapter 13 and beginning of chapter 14. Therefore continuing, while now including all the disciples, He charged them not to let their heart be troubled. He th...
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 (k) manifest myself to him. (k) I will show m...
Now that Christ in this place speaks only of this imperfect union of affection, appears by the following words: _he that keepeth my commandments, loveth me: and he that loveth me, shall be loved by my...
CHAPTER 23 THE VALEDICTORY SERMON John 14-16. Now that the Passover meal has been enjoyed, and that celebrated Mosaic institution totally eclipsed by bloody Calvary, normally verified and abolished f...
“ _In that day you shall know that I am in my Father and you in me and I in you._ 21. _He who has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me; and he who loves me shall be loved by my Father...
VV. 21 states with preciseness the manner of this illumination. Jesus had said summarily, John 14:15: “ _Keep my commandments, and I will pray the Father._ ” Here he enumerates in detail all the links...
ADDITIONAL NOTES BY THE AMERICAN EDITOR. Vv. 15-24. 1. The meaning of the word παράκλητος has been much discussed. It is evidently founded upon the verb παρακαλεῖν as a verbal adjective, and the fund...
And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever; (17) Even the spirit of truth: whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither...
The point at which we have arrived gives me an opportunity of saying a little on the beginning of this chapter, and the end of the last; for it is well known that many men, and, I am sorry to add, not...
_COMING AND ABIDING_ ‘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 We will come unto him, and make Our abode with h...
21._He who hath my commandments. He _again repeats the former statement, that the undoubted proof of our love to him lies in our _keeping his commandments_; and the reason why he so frequently reminds...
The Lord now begins to discourse with them in view of His departure. He was going where they could not come. To human sight they would be left alone upon the earth. It is to the sense of this apparent...
HE THAT HATH MY COMMANDMENTS, AND KEEPETH THEM,.... He that has not merely the external revelation of them in the Bible; but has them written on his heart, by the finger of the Spirit of God, and keep...
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. Ver. 21. _And I will...
_I will not leave you comfortless_ Greek, ορφανους, orphans: a word elegantly applied to those who have lost any dear friend; _I will come to you_ By my spiritual presence. The Greek, ερχομαι, is lite...
The effects of the mystical union:...
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....
MINISTRY OF ENCOURAGEMENT CENTERED IN CHRIST PERSONALLY (vs.1-6) Had the Lord spoken the last words of chapter 13 with the object of discouraging Peter? By no means. For His next words are "Let not y...
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 c...
HE THAT HATH MY COMMANDMENTS AND KEEPETH THEM, HE IT IS THAT LOVETH ME: our Lord here doth repeat what he had before said, 1 THESSALONIANS 14:15, declaring that there is no infallible indication of ou...
John 14:21 has G2192 (G5723) My G3450 commandments G1785 and G2532 keeps G5083 (G5723) them G846 is...
“He who holds closely my commandments and fully observes them, he is the one who loves me, and he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will make myself known to him”. Note...
THEY MUST KEEP HIS COMMANDMENTS AND HE WILL RESPOND BY GIVING THEM THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH FOR THEIR HELP AND STRENGTHENING (JOHN 14:15). Central to what the disciples are to receive is their obedience. T...
2). THE DEMANDS THAT HE MAKES AND THE PROVISION THAT HE IS MAKING FOR THEIR FULFILMENT (JOHN 14:12). Jesus now stresses what He is expecting from His disciples and assures them that full provision has...
Judas has now gone out; Jesus is alone with the disciples whom He loved; and the last disturbing element has been removed from the midst of the little company. But the hour is come when the servants m...
John 14:21. 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. The though...
HE IT IS THAT LOVETH ME (εκεινος εστιν ο αγαπων με). Emphatic demonstrative pronoun εκεινος: "that is the one who loves me."AND WILL MANIFEST MYSELF UNTO HIM (κα εμφανισω αυτω εμαυτον). Future act...
John 14:16 I. The Holy Spirit is promised as another Comforter. This surely indicates, not a new office to be discharged, but an old one, or one already subsisting, to be discharged by a new person. T...
In this «sacred farewell» talk of our Lord's, he gives us many a revelation of the soul's way of intercourse with him. John 14:21. He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them. he it is that loveth...
I suppose that many of you know this chapter by heart. I notice that, in all old Christians' Bibles, this leaf is well worn, sometimes worn out. We have here our Lord's homely talk to his disciples; i...
John 14:1. _Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me._ Here is a troubled company of disciples, very much cast down, so their Divine Master, full of infinite tenderness,...
Let us read that well-known and most blessed chapter, John 14:1, which so clearly shows our Saviour's tender consideration for the comfort of his people, lest the great grief excited in them by his im...
John 14:1. _Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me._ You will be troubled; that cannot be helped. But let not your heart be troubled. You are like a ship, and all the w...
John 14:15. _If ye love me, keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;_ Is it not very sweet to think that the Spi...
John 14:15. _If ye love me, keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever, Even the Spirit of truth, whom the world can...
John 14:15. _If ye love me, keep my commandments._ We cannot expect the Holy Spirit to dwell with us unless we are obedient to the commands of Christ. Our Saviour here tells us much about the spirit...
We have often read this chapter, both in our private meditations, and at our public worship; but we cannot read it too often. It is sweet as honey and the honeycomb. It contains the very quintessence...
CONTENTS: Jesus foretells His second coming and promises the Holy Spirit to believers. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, Thomas, disciples, Philip, Judas. CONCLUSION: Jesus is the way let us foll...
John 14:1. _Let not your heart be troubled._ Our Saviour having denounced Judas as a traitor, and plainly spoken of his own departure out of the world, left no jewish hope of a temporal kingdom; sorro...
WHOEVER ACCEPTS MY COMMANDMENTS. To accept Christ is to accept the obligation which he places on you. (1) You must love Christ. (2) This love will cause you to obey him. (3) God will love you, because...
_He that hath My commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth Me_ LOVE TO CHRIST I. THE REASONS WHICH JUSTIFY ITS EXERCISE. If we love an object, it is because of something amiable in that o...
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 14:21 KEEPS. That is, follows and obeys. ⇐ ⇔...
1-31 CHAPTER 14 _Let not your heart_, &c. Christ saw that the minds of His disciples were troubled, _i.e_. anxious and sorrowful, because He had foretold them that His own departure and Passion, thro...
_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_ John 14:15. KEEP MY COMMANDMENT.—“Ask in My name. Keep My,” etc. These go together. We can only truly pray in His name when we _keep,_ etc. John 14:16. ἐγὼ ἐρωτήσω.—T...
EXPOSITION JOHN 14:1 It is not necessary to follow Codex D and some of the versions, and here introduce into the text καὶ εἶπεν τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ._ _It is enough that the awful warning to Pe...
Jesus said, Let not your heart be troubled (John 14:1): Now, they were troubled because He had been saying these things. "I'm going to go away; where I go you cannot come." He's been talking about H...
1 John 1:1; 1 John 2:5; 1 John 3:1; 1 John 3:18; 1 John 5:3;...
Hath. "Who has in memory and keeps in life" (Augustine). Will manifest [ε μ φ α ν ι σ ω]. Properly, of manifestation to the sight, as distinguished from dhlow, to make evident to the mind (1 Corinthia...
THE COMFORT CHAPTER John 14:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS How wonderful it is that our Lord Jesus Christ could give forth such words of comfort in the hour when He, Himself, was hastening on toward the angu...
THE COMFORT CHAPTER John 14:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We remember the statement, "Never man spake like this Man." These words were true from many viewpoints. However, of all the wonderful things which ou...
Our blessed Saviour in these words repeats what he had before enjoined at verse 15, namely, to evidence the sincerity of our love to him, by the universality of our obedience to his commands: HE THAT...