11 translations · Greek
John 14:23
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.
John 14:23 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- 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.
- KJV King James Version
- Jesus answered and said unto him, 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Jesus answered and said unto him, 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.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone may love Me, he will keep My word, and My Father will love him, and We will come to him, and We will make [an] abode with him;
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Jesus replied, “Those who love me will do as I say. My Father will love them, and we will come and make our home with them.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- Jesus answered and said to him, '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;
- DBY Darby Translation
- Jesus answered and said to him, If any one love me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our abode with him.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Jesus answered and said to him, If a man loveth me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our abode with him.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- 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.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Jesus answered, and said to him: If any one love me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and will make our abode with 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ἀπεκρίθη | Apekrithē | replied | G611 ἀποκρίνω to answer |
| Ἰησοῦς | Iēsous | Jesus | G2424 Ἰησοῦς Jesus |
| καὶ | kai | — | G2532 καί and |
| εἶπεν | eipen | — | G2036 εἶπον to say |
| αὐτῷ | autō | — | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| Ἐάν | Ean | If | G1437 ἐάν if |
| τις | tis | anyone | G5100 τις one |
| ἀγαπᾷ | agapa | loves | G25 ἀγαπάω to love |
| με | me | Me | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| τὸν | ton | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| λόγον | logon | word | G3056 λόγος word |
| μου | mou | My | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| τηρήσει | tērēsei | he will keep | G5083 τηρέω to keep: observe |
| καὶ | kai | — | G2532 καί and |
| ὁ | ho | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Πατήρ | Patēr | Father | G3962 πατήρ father |
| μου | mou | My | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| ἀγαπήσει | agapēsei | will love | G25 ἀγαπάω to love |
| αὐτόν | auton | him | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| πρὸς | pros | to | G4314 πρός to/with |
| αὐτὸν | auton | him | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| ἐλευσόμεθα | eleusometha | We will come | G2064 ἔρχομαι to come/go |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| μονὴν | monēn | Our home | G3438 μονή abode |
| παρ’ | par’ | with | G3844 παρά from/with/beside |
| αὐτῷ | autō | him | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| ποιησόμεθα | poiēsometha | make | G4160 ποιέω to do/make: do |
Related verses
- 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 14:15
If you love me, keep my commandments.
- Revelation 3:20–21
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, then I will come in to him, and will dine with him, and he with me. He who overcomes, I will give to him to sit down with me on my throne, as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father on his throne.
- 1 John 4:15–16
Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him, and he in God. We know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and he who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.
- 1 John 2:24
Therefore, as for you, let that remain in you which you heard from the beginning. If that which you heard from the beginning remains in you, you also will remain in the Son, and in the Father.
- 1 John 4:4
You are of God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world.
- 2 Corinthians 6:16
What agreement has a temple of God with idols? For you are a temple of the living God. Even as God said, “I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they will be my people.”
- John 10:30
I and the Father are one.”
- Psalm 91:1
He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
- Isaiah 57:15
For thus says the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
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.
24 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.
25 I have said these things to you, while still living with you.
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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