John 14:23 - Easy To Read Version Jesus answered, “If any person loves me, then he will obey my teaching. My Father will love that person. My Father and I will come to that person and live with him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Jesus answered, If a person [really] loves Me, he will keep My word [obey My teaching]; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home (abode, special dwelling place) with him. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible Jesus answered, “Whoever loves me will keep my word. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. Catholic Public Domain Version Jesus responded and said to him: "If anyone loves me, he shall keep my word. And my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and we will make our dwelling place with him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version 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. |
Then God said, “Now let’s make man. [6] We will make people as a copy of ourselves. People will be like us. They will rule over all the fish in the sea and the birds in the air. They will rule over all the large animals and all the little things that crawl on the earth.”
So let’s go down and confuse their language. Then they will not understand each other.”
You can go to God Most-High to hide.\par You can go to the God All-Powerful\par for protection.\par
God is high and lifted up.\par God lives forever.\par God’s name is holy.\par God says:\par I live in a high and holy place,\par but also with people that are\par sad and humble.\par I will give new life to the people\par that are humble in spirit.\par I will give new life to the people\par that are sad in their hearts.\par
The Helper is the Spirit of truth. {\cf2\super [214]} The world cannot accept him. Why? Because the world does not see him or know him. But you know him. He lives with you, and he will live in you.
If a person knows my commands and obeys those commands, then that person truly loves me. And my Father will love the person that loves me. And I will love that person. I will show myself to him.”
But the person that does not love me does not obey my teaching. This teaching that you hear is not really mine. It is from my Father who sent me.
I have obeyed my Father’s commands, and I continue in his love. In the same way, if you obey my commands, you will continue in my love.
And you will tell people about me too, because you have been with me from the beginning.
If a person eats my body and drinks my blood, then that person lives in me, and I live in that person.
I tell you the truth. If a person continues to obey my teaching, then that person will never die.”
The Jews said to Jesus, “Now we know that you have a demon {\cf2\super [143]} in you! Even Abraham {\cf2\super [144]} and the prophets {\cf2\super [145]} died. But you say, ‘The person that obeys my teaching will never die.’
From this time on we don’t think of any person like the world thinks of people. It is true that in the past we thought of Christ like the world thinks. But we don’t think that way now.
I pray that Christ will live in your hearts because of your faith. I pray that your life will be strong in love and be built on love.
Be sure that you continue to follow the teaching that you heard from the beginning. If you continue in that teaching, then you will stay in the Son (Christ) and in the Father (God).
But when a person obeys God’s teaching, then God’s love has truly arrived at its goal in that person. This is how we know that we are following God:
My dear children, you belong to God. So you have defeated them (the false teachers). Why? Because the One (God) who is in you is greater than the one (the devil) who is in \{the people of\} the world.
Grace (kindness), mercy, and peace will be with us from God the Father and from his Son, Jesus Christ. We receive these blessings through truth and love.
I heard a loud voice from the throne. The voice said, “Now God’s home is with people. He will live with them. They will be his people. God himself will be with them and will be their God.
Nothing that God judges guilty will be there in that city. The throne of God and the Lamb (Jesus) will be in the city. God’s servants will worship him.