John 15:14
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“You are My friends if you do what I command you.”
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BSBPD
“You are My friends if you do what I command you.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Ye are my friends, if ye do the things which I command you.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“ye are my friends, if ye may do whatever I command you;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo John 15:14 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 7:6So Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD had commanded them.
- Ruth 3:6So she went down to the threshing floor and did everything her mother-in-law had instructed her to do.
- 1 Kings 4:5Azariah son of Nathan was in charge of the governors; Zabud son of Nathan was a priest and adviser to the king;
- 2 Kings 18:6He remained faithful to the LORD and did not turn from following Him; he kept the commandments that the LORD had given Moses.
- 2 Chronicles 20:7Our God, did You not drive out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham Your friend?
- Song of Solomon 5:1I have come to my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink; drink freely, O beloved.
- Isaiah 41:8“But you, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, descendant of Abraham My friend—
- Jeremiah 32:23They came in and possessed it, but they did not obey Your voice or walk in Your law. They failed to perform all that You commanded them to do, and so You have brought upon them all this disaster.
- Ezekiel 12:7So I did as I was commanded. I brought out my bags for exile by day, and in the evening I dug through the wall by hand. I took my belongings out at dusk, carrying them on my shoulder as they watched.
- Matthew 12:50For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”
- Luke 12:4I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.
- John 2:5His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.”
- John 13:17If you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.
- John 14:15If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.
- John 14:21Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”
- John 14:28You heard Me say, ‘I am going away, and I am coming back to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I.
- James 2:23And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.
- 1 John 5:3For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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