John 13:35

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - John 13:35

A disciple hath his name, either from learning from his master, or from following his master and treading in his steps: take it in either sense, loving one another is a certain note of being Christ’s disciples; for as Christ continually pressed this by his precepts, so he set them his own example, by showing the greatest love to them he could show. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - John 13:31-35

EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTESJohn 13:31. Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus saith, etc.—“Ye are not all clean,” Jesus had said; but now the traitor had gone, and a higher spiritual teaching was given to the eleven. Now the hour of His crowning glory as the Son of man, the glory of uttermost humiliation for the sake of man, has come; and in that the Father’s love and mercy are also displayed.John 13:32. If God be glorified in Him.—Omitted in א, B, C, D, etc.John 13:33. Little... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - John 13:34-35

John 13:34-35 I. Look at the command of brotherly love as it was given in old time. It was contained in the last six of the Ten Commandments; or putting on one side the fifth commandment as being of a peculiar kind, referring to one particular duty and not to our duty to our neighbour in general, we may say that the command to love one another is contained in the last five commandments of the decalogue. All these commandments, you will observe, are employed in telling us what we may not do,... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - John 13:1-38

Let's turn to the thirteenth chapter of the gospel according to John. We have come into a new section of the gospel of John, which carries us through chapter 17. And chapters 13 through 17 cover a period of approximately thirty-six hours or so. Probably more like a twenty-four hour period is covered in these next five chapters. So, this is beginning the night that Jesus was betrayed. And, His prayer in the seventeenth chapter of John is offered sometime prior to the Garden of Gethsemane... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - John 13:1-38

John 13:1 . Before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come. What now transpired was on the Tuesday, while at supper in the house of Simon. Judas was now rebuked before all present, for interrupting Mary, who by a secret prophetic impulse had anointed the Saviour. The traitor nevertheless yielded to the sudden temptation of the devil to betray his Master, for the reward of filthy lucre already promised by the council. His pride was enraged by reproof; and... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - John 13:35

John 13:35By this shall all men know that ye are My disciplesThe social principles of Christianity (2):--How seldom is this test of true discipleship to Christ appealed to.We look for orthodoxy of sentiment, moral character, denominational zeal, attention to ordinances, but we are apt to overlook the one great criterion laid down in the text. Quite in harmony with this verse is 1 John 3:14. Consider I. THE NATURE OF THIS LOVE. It consists mainly of two elements, an admiration of the peculiar... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - John 13:35

35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. Ver. 35. By this shall all men know ] Other men’s disciples are known by their titles, habits, ceremonies, &c., as the pope’s shavelings (which yet is grown so bald a business, that now they begin to be ashamed of it); but love is Christ’s cognizance, acknowledged by very heathens, who could say that no people in the world did love one another so as Christians did. Vide ut invicem se ament... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - John 13:35

John 17:21, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 13:8, Acts 4:32-Habakkuk :, Acts 5:12-2 Chronicles :, 1 John 2:5, 1 John 2:10, 1 John 3:10-2 Chronicles :, 1 John 4:20, 1 John 4:21 Reciprocal: Genesis 45:24 - See that Psalms 133:1 - how good Matthew 5:45 - ye Mark 9:50 - have peace Luke 6:35 - and ye John 15:8 - so John 17:23 - the Romans 12:10 - kindly 1 Corinthians 1:10 - that ye 1 Corinthians 16:14 - General 1 Thessalonians 4:9 - touching 1 Thessalonians 5:13 - and be Hebrews 13:1 - General 1 Peter 1:22... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - John 13:35

35. If ye have love ”See how these Christians love one another,” was the testimony of ancient heathenism to the newness, peculiarity, and power of the Christian law of love. That new power of love now reigns in Christendom in the form of countless benevolent institutions for the good of mankind; institutions unknown to unchristian lands, and strange to the spirit of heathenism. read more

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