# John 14.23-24

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**Book:** [John](/codex/john-the-apostle/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 21. <span class="rl-speech">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 unto him.</span> 22. Judas (not Iscariot) saith unto him, Lord, what is come to pass that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?
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> **23. Jesus answered and said unto him, <span class="rl-speech">If a man love me, he will keep my word: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.</span> 24. <span class="rl-speech">He that loveth me not keepeth not my words: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's who sent me.</span>**
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> 25. <span class="rl-speech">These things have I spoken unto you, while yet abiding with you.</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">But the Comforter, even the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said unto you.</span> (John 14:21-26, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 21. <span class="rl-speech">One who has my commandments, and keeps them, that person is one who loves me. One who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will reveal myself to him.”</span> 22. Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, “Lord, what has happened that you are about to reveal yourself to us, and not to the world?”
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> **23. Jesus answered him, <span class="rl-speech">“If a man loves me, he will keep my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our home with him.</span> 24. <span class="rl-speech">He who doesn’t love me doesn’t keep my words. The word which you hear isn’t mine, but the Father’s who sent me.</span>**
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> 25. <span class="rl-speech">I have said these things to you, while still living with you.</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I said to you.</span> (John 14:21-26, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 21. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> 22. 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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> **23. Jesus answered and said unto him, <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> 24. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span>**
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> 25. <span class="rl-speech">These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you.</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.</span> (John 14:21-26, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 21. <span class="rl-speech">he who is having my commands, and is keeping them, that one it is who is loving me, and he who is loving me shall be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.'</span> 22. Judas saith to him, (not the Iscariot), 'Sir, what hath come to pass, that to us thou are about to manifest thyself, and not to the world?'
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> **23. Jesus answered and said to him, <span class="rl-speech">'If any one may love me, my word he will keep, and my Father will love him, and unto him we will come, and abode with him we will make;</span> 24. <span class="rl-speech">he who is not loving me, my words doth not keep; and the word that ye hear is not mine, but the Father's who sent me.</span>**
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> 25. <span class="rl-speech">'These things I have spoken to you, remaining with you,</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">and the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and remind you of all things that I said to you.</span> (John 14:21-26, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
- **Location:** _TBD_
- **Time period:** _TBD_

## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Argument from Religious Experience](/codex/argument-from-religious-experience/), via [John 14.23](/codex/john-14-23/)
- [Free Will Argument from Love](/codex/free-will-argument-from-love/), via [John 14.23](/codex/john-14-23/)

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [John 14](/codex/john-14/)
- [Spiritual But Not Religious](/codex/spiritual-but-not-religious/), via [John 14.23](/codex/john-14-23/)

**People:**

- [Jude Thaddaeus](/codex/jude-thaddaeus/)

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## 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.