John 14:23-24

“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. 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.”

"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. 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." - John 14:23-24
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What does John 14:23-24 mean?

John 14:23-24 in the King James Version (KJV) says, "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. He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which…

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The Home of Love: Living in the Obedience of Christ

The words of our Lord in John 14:23–24 resonate with profound significance, illuminating the intertwining of love, obedience, and divine presence. The King James Version renders this passage: "Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them…

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A Prayer of Love and Obedience

Heavenly Father, In reverence and humility, I come before You, inspired by the profound words spoken by our Lord Jesus Christ, as recorded in John 14:23-24. Lord, Your invitation to love and obedience resonates deeply within us, and it beckons us to a closer relationship with…

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John 14:23-24 - "Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. Anyone who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me."
John 14:23-29
John 14:23-29
John 14:23-29
John 14:24 - "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."
"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
John 4:23  But a time is coming and is already here when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit [from the heart, the inner self] and in truth; for the Father seeks such people to be His worshipers. John 4:24  God is spirit [the Source of life, yet invisible to mankind], and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth."
John 3:24 - "For John was not yet cast into prison."
John 12:23-24 - "And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit."
John 16:23-24 NKJV "And in that day you will ask Me nothing. Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you. [24] Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.
John 16:23-24 NKJV "And in that day you will ask Me nothing. Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you. [24] Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.
John 16:23-24 NKJV "And in that day you will ask Me nothing. Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you. [24] Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.
John 16:23-24 NKJV "And in that day you will ask Me nothing. Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you. [24] Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.
Generate an ethereal image of John 16:23-24 NKJV "And in that day you will ask Me nothing. Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you. [24] Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.
John 16:23-24 - "In that day you will ask nothing of me. Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you. Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full."
Genesis 24-23
"For John was not yet cast into prison." - John 3:24
"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." - John 14:24
John 3:23 - "¶ And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized."
John 14
John 14:30
1 John 3:23-24 - "And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment. And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us."
Leviticus 24:20-23
John 1:24 - "And they which were sent were of the Pharisees."
Luke 23:24 - "And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required."
John 10:23 - "And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch."
Genesis 24-14
John 3:14
John 14:16