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Whoeverὁdoes notμὴloveἀγαπῶνmeμεdoes notοὐkeepτηρεῖmy words;τοὺς λόγους μουandκαὶthe wordὁ λόγοςthatὃνyou hearἀκούετεis notοὐκ ἔστινmineἐμὸςbutἀλλὰthe Father’sτοῦ πατρόςwho sentπέμψαντόςme.με
John 14:24
Study it in the app“Whoever does not love me does not keep my words; and the word that you hear is not mine but the Father’s who sent me.”
With the Greek beneath
John 14:24, word by word
- loveἀγαπῶνagapōn
love
Love: to seek the good of the other, even of someone who does not deserve it.
Where else “agapōn” appears- keepτηρεῖtērei
keep
To obey what is commanded.
Where else “tērei” appears- my wordsλόγουςlogous
word
What someone says or teaches.
Where else “logous” appears- you hearἀκούετεakouete
hear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “akouete” appears- is notἔστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- mineἐμὸςemos
my, mine
My, mine.
Where else “emos” appears- the Father’sπατρόςpatros
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patros” appears- who sentπέμψαντόςpempsantos
send
To make someone go to another place with a task.
Where else “pempsantos” appears
The context
23Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him.
24 · This verse (above)
25I have spoken these things to you while remaining with you.
To study John 14 in a group
1. What it says
Thomas asks how to know the way, and Philip asks to see the Father. What does Jesus answer each of them? (vv. 5-11)
2. What it means
Jesus promises another Advocate, the Spirit of truth, and leaves his peace (vv. 16-17, 26-27). What does he say the Advocate will do?
3. How I live it
Jesus says, “Do not let your heart be troubled or afraid” (v. 27). What troubles you today, and how could you place it in his hands?