John 13:35
33 Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you.
34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
36 Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards.
37 Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.”
- KJV
- By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
- WEB
- By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- ASV
- By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
- DARBY
- By this shall all know that ye are disciples of mine, if ye have love amongst yourselves.
- BLB
- By this all will know that you⁺ are My disciples, if you⁺ shall have love among one another.”
- ÅB
- Derpå skal alle kjenne at dere er mine disipler, om dere har innbyrdes kjærlighet.
- OTB
- Det er ved dette, derfor, at alle vil vite at dere er mine disipler: at dere har kjærlighet til hverandre."
- B1930
- Derpå skal alle kjenne at I er mine disipler, om I har innbyrdes kjærlighet.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 John 4:20–21
If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
Read in context1 John 2:10
He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.
Read in context1 John 3:10–14
In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
Read in contextJohn 17:21
That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.
Read in context1 John 2:5
But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.
Read in contextActs 4:32–35
And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.
Read in contextGenesis 13:7–8
And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram’s cattle and the herdmen of Lot’s cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.
Read in contextActs 5:12–14
And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon’s porch.
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