John 14:24

Bible in Basic English (1941)

He who has no love for me does not keep my words; and the word which you are hearing is not my word but the Father's who sent me.

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  • John 7:16 : 16 Jesus gave them this answer: It is not my teaching, but his who sent me.
  • Matt 25:41-46 : 41 Then will he say to those on the left, Go from me, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire which is ready for the Evil One and his angels: 42 For I was in need of food, and you gave it not to me; I was in need of drink, and you gave it not to me: 43 I was wandering, and you took me not in; without clothing, and you gave me no clothing; ill, and in prison, and you came not to me. 44 Then will they make answer, saying, Lord, when did we see you in need of food or drink, or wandering, or without clothing, or ill, or in prison, and did not take care of you? 45 Then will he make answer to them, saying, Truly I say to you, Because you did it not to the least of these, you did it not to me. 46 And these will go away into eternal punishment; but the upright into eternal life.
  • John 14:10 : 10 Have you not faith that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words which I say to you, I say not from myself: but the Father who is in me all the time does his works.
  • John 14:15 : 15 If you have love for me, you will keep my laws.
  • John 8:42 : 42 Jesus said to them, If God was your Father you would have love for me, because it was from God I came and am here. I did not come of myself, but he sent me.
  • 1 John 3:16-20 : 16 In this we see what love is, because he gave his life for us; and it is right for us to give our lives for the brothers. 17 But if a man has this world's goods, and sees that his brother is in need, and keeps his heart shut against his brother, how is it possible for the love of God to be in him? 18 My little children, do not let our love be in word and in tongue, but let it be in act and in good faith. 19 In this way we may be certain that we are true, and may give our heart comfort before him, 20 When our heart says that we have done wrong; because God is greater than our heart, and has knowledge of all things.
  • John 14:21-23 : 21 He who has my laws and keeps them, he it is who has love for me: and he who has love for me will be loved by my Father, and I will have love for him and will let myself be seen clearly by him. 22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, How is it that you will let yourself be seen clearly by us and not by the world? 23 Jesus said to him in answer, If anyone has love for me, he will keep my words: and he will be dear to my Father; and we will come to him and make our living-place with him.
  • John 5:19 : 19 So Jesus made answer and said, Truly I say to you, The Son is not able to do anything himself; he is able to do only what he sees the Father doing; whatever the Father does the Son does it in the same way.
  • John 5:38 : 38 And you have not kept his word in your hearts, because you have not faith in him whom he has sent.
  • John 3:34 : 34 For he whom God has sent says God's words; and God does not give him the Spirit by measure.
  • John 7:28 : 28 Then, when he was teaching in the Temple, Jesus said with a loud voice, You have knowledge of me and you have knowledge of where I come from; and I have not come of myself; but there is One who has sent me; he is true, but you have no knowledge of him.
  • John 8:26 : 26 I have much to say about you and against you: but he who sent me is true and what he has said to me I say to the world.
  • John 8:28 : 28 So Jesus said, When the Son of man has been lifted up by you, then it will be clear to you who I am, and that I do nothing of myself, but say as the Father gave me teaching.
  • John 8:38 : 38 I say the things which I have seen in my Father's house: and you do the things which come to you from your father's house.
  • 2 Cor 8:8-9 : 8 I am not giving you an order, but using the ready mind of others as a test of the quality of your love. 9 For you see the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, how though he had wealth, he became poor on your account, so that through his need you might have wealth.
  • John 12:44-50 : 44 Then Jesus said with a loud voice, He who has faith in me, has faith not in me, but in him who sent me. 45 And he who sees me, sees him who sent me. 46 I have come as a light into the world, so that no one who has faith in me will go on living in the dark. 47 And if any man gives ear to my words and does not keep them, I am not his judge: I did not come to be judge of the world but to give salvation to the world. 48 He who puts me on one side and does not take my words to heart, is not without a judge: the word which I have said will be his judge on the last day. 49 For I have not said it on my authority, but the Father who sent me gave me orders what to say and how to say it. 50 And I have knowledge that his order is eternal life: so that the things which I say, I say them even as the Father says them to me.

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    23 Jesus said to him in answer, If anyone has love for me, he will keep my words: and he will be dear to my Father; and we will come to him and make our living-place with him.

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    15 If you have love for me, you will keep my laws.

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    20 At that time it will be clear to you that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I in you.

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    38 And you have not kept his word in your hearts, because you have not faith in him whom he has sent.

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    23 He who has hate for me has hate for my Father.

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    48 He who puts me on one side and does not take my words to heart, is not without a judge: the word which I have said will be his judge on the last day.

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    25 I have said all this to you while I am still with you.

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    10 Have you not faith that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words which I say to you, I say not from myself: but the Father who is in me all the time does his works.

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    38 And he who does not take his cross and come after me is not good enough for me.

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    16 Jesus gave them this answer: It is not my teaching, but his who sent me.

  • John 10:37
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    37 If I am not doing the works of my Father, do not have belief in me;

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    33 And so whoever is not ready to give up all he has may not be my disciple.

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    27 Whoever does not take up his cross and come after me may not be my disciple.

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

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    30 After this I will not say much to you, because the ruler of this world comes: and he has no power over me;

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