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John 14:23

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

John 14:23 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on John 14:23

Theological / Devotional

If a man love me. Jesus does not answer Judas’ question directly. He calls attention to the conditions upon which the manifestation to which He referred (see on v. 22) will be made to the individual believer.

Words. Literally, “word,” here synonymous with “commandments” (see vs. 15, 21).

We will come. The plural emphasizes the oneness of the Father and the Son. They “come,” here, to dwell mystically in the heart of the believer. Thus there is a oneness not only between the Father and the Son but between the Father, the Son, and the believer.

Abode. Gr. monē (see on v. 2).

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