John 16:27

You see, he loves you too. He loves you because you love me, and because you believe that I came from him.

Plain English Version

In The King James Version

For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.

In Context

26Then you will ask the father for things that I say are good. I will not have to ask my father for you. You can ask him yourself.

28Yes, I came from my father, and I came into the world. But now I am going to leave the world and go back to my father.”

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Cross References

John 3:13I am the only person here that has been in heaven. I am the special man from God. I came down from heaven. So you have to believe what I say.

John 8:42Jesus said to them, “No. God is not your father. You see, God sent me here. It wasn’t my idea to come here, God sent me. But you don’t love me. So I know that God is not your father.

John 14:23Jesus said, “If anyone loves me, they will do whatever I tell them. And my father will love them, and we will come and live with them.

John 17:7Now they know that everything that I said came from you.

John 17:25Father, you always do what is right. But the people that belong to this world don’t know you. But I know you, and my followers know that you sent me to the world.

Matthew Henry on John 16:24-28

Encouragement to Prayer. 23 And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you. 24 Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. 25 These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall show you plainly of the Father. 26 At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the… Read the whole commentary →

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