11 translations · Greek
John 14:21
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.”
John 14:21 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- 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.”
- KJV King James Version
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- he who is having My commands, and is keeping them, that one it is who is loving Me, and he who is loving Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him, and will manifest Myself to him.”
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Those who keep my commands are the ones who love me, those who love me will be loved by my Father. I will love them too, and will reveal myself to them.”
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- 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.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- He that has my commandments and keeps them, he it is that loves me; but he that loves me shall be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will manifest myself to him.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me, shall be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- 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.”
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- 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.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| ὁ | ho | Whoever | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἔχων | echōn | has | G2192 ἔχω to have/be |
| τὰς | tas | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἐντολάς | entolas | commandments | G1785 ἐντολή commandment |
| μου | mou | My | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| τηρῶν | tērōn | keeps | G5083 τηρέω to keep: observe |
| αὐτὰς | autas | them | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| ἐκεῖνός | ekeinos | — | G1565 ἐκεῖνος that |
| ἐστιν | estin | is | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| ὁ | ho | the [one who] | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἀγαπῶν | agapōn | loves | G25 ἀγαπάω to love |
| με | me | Me | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| ὁ | ho | The [one who] | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| δὲ | de | — | G1161 δέ then |
| ἀγαπῶν | agapōn | loves | G25 ἀγαπάω to love |
| με | me | Me | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| ἀγαπηθήσεται | agapēthēsetai | will be loved | G25 ἀγαπάω to love |
| ὑπὸ | hypo | by | G5259 ὑπό by/under: by |
| τοῦ | tou | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Πατρός | Patros | Father | G3962 πατήρ father |
| μου | mou | My | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| κἀγὼ | kagō | and I | G2504 κἀγώ and I |
| ἀγαπήσω | agapēsō | will love | G25 ἀγαπάω to love |
| αὐτὸν | auton | him | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ἐμφανίσω | emphanisō | reveal | G1718 ἐμφανίζω to show |
| αὐτῷ | autō | to him | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| ἐμαυτόν | emauton | Myself | G1683 ἐμαυτοῦ myself |
Related verses
- John 14:15
If you love me, keep my commandments.
- 1 John 5:3
For this is loving God, that we keep his commandments. His commandments are not grievous.
- 1 John 2:5
But whoever keeps his word, God’s love has most certainly been perfected in him. This is how we know that we are in him:
- 2 John 1:6
This is love, that we should walk according to his commandments. This is the commandment, even as you heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it.
- John 15:9–10
Even as the Father has loved me, I also have loved you. Remain in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and remain in his love.
- John 16:27
for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me, and have believed that I came from God.
- Deuteronomy 11:13
It shall happen, if you shall listen diligently to my commandments which I command you today, to love Yahweh your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,
- Luke 11:28
But he said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it.”
- Ezekiel 36:25–27
I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your filthiness, and from all your idols. I will also give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit within you. I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh. I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes. You will keep my ordinances and do them.
- 1 John 3:18–24
My little children, let’s not love in word only, or with the tongue only, but in deed and truth. And by this we know that we are of the truth, and persuade our hearts before him, because if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things. …
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
19 Yet a little while, and the world will see me no more; but you will see me. Because I live, you will live also.
20 In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you.
21 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.”
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?”
23 Jesus answered him, “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.
Read all of John 14 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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