John 13:17

Bible in Basic English (1941)

If these things are clear to you, happy are you if you do them.

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  • Luke 11:28 : 28 But he said, More happy are they who give hearing to the word of God and keep it.
  • Matt 7:24-25 : 24 Everyone, then, to whom my words come and who does them, will be like a wise man who made his house on a rock; 25 And the rain came down and there was a rush of waters and the winds were driving against that house, but it was not moved; because it was based on the rock.
  • Gal 5:6 : 6 Because in Christ Jesus, having circumcision or not having circumcision are equally of no profit; but only faith working through love.
  • Jas 1:25 : 25 But he who goes on looking into the true law which makes him free, being not a hearer without memory but a doer putting it into effect, this man will have a blessing on his acts.
  • Ezek 36:27 : 27 And I will put my spirit in you, causing you to be guided by my rules, and you will keep my orders and do them.
  • Exod 40:16 : 16 And Moses did this; as the Lord gave him orders, so he did.
  • Ps 19:11 : 11 By them is your servant made conscious of danger, and in keeping them there is great reward.
  • Ps 119:1-5 : 1 <ALEPH> Happy are they who are without sin in their ways, walking in the law of the Lord. 2 Happy are they who keep his unchanging word, searching after him with all their heart. 3 They do no evil; they go in his ways. 4 You have put your orders into our hearts, so that we might keep them with care. 5 If only my ways were ordered so that I might keep your rules!
  • Luke 12:47-48 : 47 And the servant who had knowledge of his lord's desires and was not ready for him and did not do as he was ordered, will be given a great number of blows; 48 But he who, without knowledge, did things for which punishment is given, will get only a small number of blows. The man to whom much is given, will have to give much; if much is given into his care, of him more will be requested.
  • John 15:14 : 14 You are my friends, if you do what I give you orders to do.
  • 2 Cor 5:14-15 : 14 For it is the love of Christ which is moving us; because we are of the opinion that if one was put to death for all, then all have undergone death; 15 And that he underwent death for all, so that the living might no longer be living to themselves, but to him who underwent death for them and came back from the dead.
  • Jas 2:20-24 : 20 Do you not see, O foolish man, that faith without works is of no use? 21 Was not the righteousness of Abraham our father judged by his works, when he made an offering of Isaac his son on the altar? 22 You see that his faith was helping his works and was made complete by them; 23 And the holy Writings were put into effect which said, And Abraham had faith in God and it was put to his account as righteousness; and he was named the friend of God. 24 You see that a man's righteousness is judged by his works and not by his faith only.
  • Jas 4:17 : 17 The man who has knowledge of how to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.
  • Heb 11:7-8 : 7 By faith Noah, being moved by the fear of God, made ready an ark for the salvation of his family, because God had given him news of things which were not seen at the time; and through it the world was judged by him, and he got for his heritage the righteousness which is by faith. 8 By faith Abraham did as God said when he was ordered to go out into a place which was to be given to him as a heritage, and went out without knowledge of where he was going.
  • Matt 12:50 : 50 For whoever does the pleasure of my Father in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.
  • Matt 22:38-41 : 38 This is the first and greatest rule. 39 And a second like it is this, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself. 40 On these two rules all the law and the prophets are based. 41 Now while the Pharisees were together, Jesus put a question to them, saying,
  • Rev 22:14 : 14 A blessing on those whose robes are washed, so that they may have a right to the tree of life, and may go in by the doors into the town.
  • Gen 6:22 : 22 And all these things Noah did; as God said, so he did.

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    14 You are my friends, if you do what I give you orders to do.

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  • John 13:11-16
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    11 (He had knowledge who was false to him; that is why he said, You are not all clean.)

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    14 If then I, the Lord and the Master, have made your feet clean, it is right for you to make one another's feet clean.

    15 I have given you an example, so that you may do what I have done to you.

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    17 So this is my law for you: Have love one for another.

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    10 If you keep my laws, you will be ever in my love, even as I have kept my Father's laws, and am ever in his love.

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    7 If you had knowledge of me, you would have knowledge of my Father: you have knowledge of him now and have seen him.

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    35 By this it will be clear to all men that you are my disciples, if you have love one for another.

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    17 The man who has knowledge of how to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.

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    16 But a blessing be on your eyes, because they see; and on your ears, because they are open.

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    43 Happy is that servant who, when his lord comes, is doing so.

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    4 Because no man does things secretly if he has a desire that men may have knowledge of him. If you do these things, let yourself be seen by all men.