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John Gill
But that the world may know,.... Not the wicked and unbelieving world, but the world of God's elect, such as are brought to believe in Christ: that I love the Father; Christ must needs love the Father, as being of the same nature and essence with him, and as standing in the relation of a son to him; he loved all that the Father loves, and approved of all his purposes, counsels, and...
Matthew Henry
This chapter is a continuation of Christ's discourse with his disciples after supper. When he had convicted and discarded Judas, he set himself to comfort the rest, who were full of sorrow upon what he had said of leaving them, and a great many good words and comfortable words he here speaks to them. The discourse in interlocutory; as Peter in the foregoing chapter, so Thomas, and Philip, and...
Charles H. Spurgeon
Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me. But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do, Arise, let us go hence. So the Saviour went forth to his passion and his death, that all might know the supremacy of his love to the Father and his love to his people. And so let us, in our...
Charles H. Spurgeon
But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.
Charles H. Spurgeon
And now I how told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe. Hereafter I will not talk much with you; for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me. But that the world may know that I love the Father and as the Father gave are commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.
Charles H. Spurgeon
And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe. Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me. But that the world may know that I love the Father: and as the Father gave me commandment, even so do, Arise, let us go hence.
Charles H. Spurgeon
But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence. And so he went to the garden of Gethsemane, — a brave, gentle, confident, victorious spirit, “straitened” till he had accomplished the great work of our redemption.
Charles H. Spurgeon
And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe. Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the Prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me. But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence. “Let us go to Gethsemane and to the Passion; let us go to fulfill the...
Charles H. Spurgeon
But that the world may know that I love the Father; and the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence. And they left the supper-table to go to the garden, the garden of his agony. Let us be willing to go wherever God calls us.
Charles H. Spurgeon
And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe. Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me. But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so do I. Arise, let us go hence. And he went; to his death bravely determined, to do the Father’s will,...