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John 14:21–22

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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.
Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?
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From verse 21

  1. John 14:15Rank 1 from verse 21
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    15¶ If ye love me, keep my commandments.

  2. 1 John 5:3Rank 2 from verse 21
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    3For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

  3. 1 John 2:5Rank 3 from verse 21
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    5But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.

  4. 2 John 1:6Rank 4 from verse 21
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    6And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.

  5. John 15:9–10Rank 5 from verse 21
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    9As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.

    10If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.

From verse 22

  1. Acts 1:13Rank 1 from verse 22
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    13And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphæus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.

  2. Luke 6:16Rank 2 from verse 22
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    16And Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, which also was the traitor.

  3. Acts 10:40–41Rank 3 from verse 22
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    40Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly;

    41Not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead.

  4. Matthew 10:3Rank 4 from verse 22
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    3Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphæus, and Lebbæus, whose surname was Thaddæus;

  5. John 3:4Rank 5 from verse 22
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    4Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?

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John 14:21

COMBINED MEANING

commandments

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Commands, orders, or prescribed requirements issued by one who commands.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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loved

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of love, meaning to regard with affection or devotion.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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father

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Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

love

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Sense 1: Affection, attachment, delight, goodwill, commitment, or devotion. Sense 2: To regard with affection or devotion. Sense 3: A beloved person.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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manifest

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1. Plain, evident, open, visible, revealed, or clearly shown. 2. To make known, reveal, or show plainly.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Webster 1828

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John 14:22

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Lord

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1. A title of God or Jesus Christ acknowledging authority and rule. 2. A respectful title or address for one in authority.

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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wilt

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Sense 1: Second-person singular present form of will: choosest, intendest, or art disposed to. Sense 2: As an auxiliary, marks future action.

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manifest

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1. Plain, evident, open, visible, revealed, or clearly shown. 2. To make known, reveal, or show plainly.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Webster 1828

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us

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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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14:15¶ If ye love me, keep my commandments.

14:16And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;

14:17Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.

14:18I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.

14:19Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.

14:20At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.

14:21He 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.

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14:22Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?

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14:23Jesus 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.

14:24He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father’s which sent me.

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