Bible Strands
John 14:24
Whoever does not love Me does not keep My words. The word that you hear is not My own, but it is from the Father who sent Me.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses His disciples during His final teaching hours before the crucifixion, immediately following His promise of the Father's indwelling presence. He speaks directly to those gathered with Him while still physically present with them.
The words — ἀγαπῶν (agapōn) translates as "loving" and λόγους (logous) as "words," forming the core conditional structure that links affection to obedience.
The thread — This theme of divine origin and obedient response recurs in John 7:16, John 14:10, and John 3:34, where Jesus repeatedly attributes His message to the Father who sent Him.
Why it lands — The text demands a direct correlation between love for Jesus and adherence to His teaching, establishing obedience as the measurable evidence of devotion.
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The Greek words
King James Version
He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father’s which sent me.
Cross-references
- John 7:16 “My teaching is not My own,” Jesus replied. “It comes from Him who sent Me.
- John 14:10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me? The words I say to you, I do not speak on My own. Instead, it is the Father dwelling in Me, performing His works.
- John 3:34 For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.
- John 5:19 So Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing by Himself, unless He sees the Father doing it. For whatever the Father does, the Son also does.
- John 8:42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on My own, but He sent Me.
- John 14:21 Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”
- Matthew 25:41 Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
- John 5:38 nor does His word abide in you, because you do not believe the One He sent.
- John 14:15 If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.
- 1 John 3:16 By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.