John 15:14
You are my friends, if you do what I instruct you.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
In Context
13No one has a greater love than this: that he lay down his life for his friends.
Cross References
Exodus 7:6And so, Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord had instructed. And so it was done.
1 Kings 4:5Azariah, the son of Nathan, over those who were assisting the king; Zabud, the son of Nathan, the priest, the friend of the king;
2 Chronicles 20:7Did not you, our God, put to death all the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel? And you gave it to the offspring of your friend Abraham, for all time.
Isaiah 41:8But you, O Israel, are my servant, O Jacob, whom I have chosen, the offspring of my friend Abraham.
Ezekiel 12:7Therefore, I did just as he had instructed me. I brought out my supplies in the daytime, like the supplies of one who is moving far away. And in the evening, I dug myself through the wall by hand. And I went out in the dark, and I was carried on shoulders, in their sight.
Luke 12:4So I say to you, my friends: Do not be fearful of those who kill the body, and afterwards have no more that they can do.
Matthew Henry on John 15:10-18
Christ's Love to His Disciples. 9 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. 10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. 11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. 12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. 13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. 14 Ye are my… Read the whole commentary →