Bible Strands
John 16:27
For the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and have believed that I came from God.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses His disciples during the Farewell Discourse, immediately after explaining that they will soon pray directly to the Father in His name.
The words — αὐτὸς ὁ πατὴρ (autos ho patēr) translates to "the Father Himself," emphasizing unmediated divine action, while φιλεῖ (philei) denotes personal, relational love directed toward the disciples.
The thread — The connection between loving Jesus, believing His origin from God, and receiving the Father’s love runs through John 14:21, John 14:23, and John 17:23.
Why it lands — The text states that the Father’s love is a direct response to the disciples’ love for Jesus and their belief that He came from God. Interpreters infer this establishes a pattern where divine affection follows human trust in Christ’s identity and mission.
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The Greek words
King James Version
For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.
Cross-references
- 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.”
- John 14:23 Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
- John 17:23 I in them and You in Me—that they may be perfectly united, so that the world may know that You sent Me and have loved them just as You have loved Me.
- 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.
- 1 John 4:19 We love because He first loved us.
- Matthew 10:37 Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;
- John 16:30 Now we understand that You know all things and that You have no need for anyone to question You. Because of this, we believe that You came from God.”
- John 17:25 Righteous Father, although the world has not known You, I know You, and they know that You sent Me.
- John 21:15 When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love Me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus replied, “Feed My lambs.”
- 1 Corinthians 16:22 If anyone does not love the Lord, let him be under a curse. Come, O Lord!