# John 13.34-35 **Book:** [John](/codex/john-the-apostle/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 32. and God shall glorify him in himself, and straightway shall he glorify him. 33. Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say unto you. > > **34. A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; even as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. 35. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.** > > 36. Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered, Whither I go, thou canst not follow now; but thou shalt follow afterwards. 37. Peter saith unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee even now? I will lay down my life for thee. (John 13:32-37, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 32. If God has been glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and he will glorify him immediately. 33. Little children, I will be with you a little while longer. You will seek me, and as I said to the Jews, ‘Where I am going, you can’t come,’ so now I tell you. > > **34. A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also love one another. 35. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”** > > 36. Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you can’t follow now, but you will follow afterwards.” 37. Peter said to him, “Lord, why can’t I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.” (John 13:32-37, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 32. If God be glorified in him, God shall also glorify him in himself, and shall straightway glorify him. 33. Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you. > > **34. A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. 35. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.** > > 36. Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards. 37. Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake. (John 13:32-37, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 32. if God was glorified in him, God also will glorify him in Himself; yea, immediately He will glorify him. 33. 'Little children, yet a little am I with you; ye will seek me, and, according as I said to the Jews, Whither I go away, ye are not able to come, to you also I do say [it] now. > > **34. 'A new commandment I give to you, that ye love one another; according as I did love you, that ye also love one another; 35. in this shall all know that ye are my disciples, if ye may have love one to another.'** > > 36. Simon Peter saith to him, 'Sir, whither dost thou go away?' Jesus answered him, 'Whither I go away, thou art not able now to follow me, but afterward thou shalt follow me.' 37. Peter saith to him, 'Sir, wherefore am I not able to follow thee now? my life for thee I will lay down;' (John 13:32-37, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** John the Apostle (traditionally) / narrator + Jesus's direct teaching - **Audience:** later Christian audience (high-Christological emphasis; against early gnosticism) - **Location:** first-century Palestine (events); possibly Ephesus (composition) - **Time period:** events c. 26-33 AD (3-Passover chronology); composed c. AD 85-95 ## Theological reading ## Key words - [G0026 - agape](/codex/g0026-agape/), *agape* (Strong's G26). Also appears in: [John 5](/codex/john-5/), [John 15.9](/codex/john-15-9/), [John 15.13](/codex/john-15-13/). - [G1097 - ginosko](/codex/g1097-ginosko/), *ginosko* (Strong's G1097). Also appears in: [Matthew 1](/codex/matthew-1/), [Mark 4.11-12](/codex/mark-4-11-12/), [Mark 6](/codex/mark-6/). - [G3956 - pas](/codex/g3956-pas/), *pas* (Strong's G3956). Also appears in: [Matthew 1](/codex/matthew-1/), [Matthew 2.1-6](/codex/matthew-2-1-6/), [Matthew 2.16](/codex/matthew-2-16/). ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses. ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Argument from Sanctity](/codex/argument-from-sanctity/) - [Argument from the Costly-Signal Convergence](/codex/argument-from-the-costly-signal-convergence/) - [Christians Not Under Mosaic Law](/codex/christians-not-under-mosaic-law/) **Concepts:** - [Biblical Love](/codex/biblical-love/), via [John 13.34](/codex/john-13-34/) - [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [John 13](/codex/john-13/) - [Mosaic Law](/codex/mosaic-law/) **People:** - [John the Apostle](/codex/john-the-apostle/), via [John 13.35](/codex/john-13-35/) **Lexicon:** - [G0025 - agapao](/codex/g0025-agapao/) - [G0026 - agape](/codex/g0026-agape/) **Passages:** - [1 Corinthians 13](/codex/1-corinthians-13/) - [1 Corinthians 13.4](/codex/1-corinthians-13-4/) - [1 Corinthians 8.1-3](/codex/1-corinthians-8-1-3/) - [1 John 3.1](/codex/1-john-3-1/) - [1 John 3.16](/codex/1-john-3-16/) - [1 John 4.18](/codex/1-john-4-18/) - [1 John 4.7-21](/codex/1-john-4-7-21/) - [1 John 5.3](/codex/1-john-5-3/) - [1 Peter 4.8](/codex/1-peter-4-8/) - [1 Thessalonians 3.12](/codex/1-thessalonians-3-12/) - [2 Timothy 1.7](/codex/2-timothy-1-7/) - [Colossians 1.13-14](/codex/colossians-1-13-14/) - [Colossians 1.4-6](/codex/colossians-1-4-6/) - [Colossians 3.14](/codex/colossians-3-14/) - [Ephesians 1.4-5](/codex/ephesians-1-4-5/) - [Ephesians 3.17](/codex/ephesians-3-17/) - [Ephesians 4.16](/codex/ephesians-4-16/) - [Ephesians 6](/codex/ephesians-6/) - [Galatians 5](/codex/galatians-5/) - [Galatians 5.22-23](/codex/galatians-5-22-23/) - [Hebrews 10.24-25](/codex/hebrews-10-24-25/) - [John 14.21](/codex/john-14-21/) - [John 15.13](/codex/john-15-13/) - [John 15.9](/codex/john-15-9/) - [John 21.15-17](/codex/john-21-15-17/) - [John 5](/codex/john-5/) - [Jude 1](/codex/jude-1/) - [Romans 12](/codex/romans-12/) - [Romans 12.9](/codex/romans-12-9/) - [Romans 5.3-5](/codex/romans-5-3-5/) - [Romans 8](/codex/romans-8/)