The Pulpit Commentary - John 13:34-35
(2) The demand which this glorification would ,make on the mutual fidelity and affection of the disciples . read more
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Spence, H. D. M., etc.
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - John 13:34-35
Mutual love. Upon our Savior's departure from the world, he made provision for the perpetuity of his work upon earth and among men. This he did by constituting a society of living persons, who were to be united together by bonds of peculiar strength. The ties which the Lord intended to knit his people together were three, and "a threefold cord is not quickly broken." Faith in Christ, love to one another, and benevolent effort for the world's salvation,—these were the three "notes" of... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - John 13:34-35
The new commandment. I. IN ITS IMPORT . 1. That the disciples of Christ should love one another . "That ye love one another." 2. That the disciples of Christ are to lore one another as Christ loved them . "As I have loved you." In order to know the full import of this command, we must know what Christ's love to his disciples was. II. IN ITS IMPORTANCE AND OBLIGATION . It is important and obligatory: 1. As it is the natural law of spiritual life in... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - John 13:35
By (or, in ) this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one toward another . Not by works of majesty and power, but by love to one another. All commentators refer to the well-known saying of St. John at Ephesus, as recorded by Jerome, "This is the Lord's commandment. If ye love one another it is enough" (Tholuck refers to Tertullian's 'Apol.,' 39; Minucius Felix, "They love before they know each other ;" and Lucian, "Their Master makes them believe they are... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 13:34
A new commandment - This command he gave them as he was about to leave them, to be a badge of discipleship, by which they might be known as his friends and followers, and by which they might be distinguished from all others. It is called new, not because there was no command before which required people to love their fellow-man, for one great precept of the law was that they should love their neighbor as themselves Leviticus 19:18; but it was new because it had never before been made that by... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 13:35
By this shall all men ... - That is, your love for each other shall be so decisive evidence that you are like the Saviour, that all people shall see and know it. It shall be the thing by which you shall be known among all men. You shall not be known by special rites or habits; not by a special form of dress or manner of speech; not by special austerities and unusual customs, like the Pharisees, the Essenes, or the scribes, but by deep, genuine, and tender affection. And it is well known it was... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 13:33-34
John 13:33-34. Little children An expression intended to signify both their weakness and his tenderness and compassion; as if he had said, Ye whom I love with parental tenderness, and whom my heart pities under all your trials and sorrows; yet a little while, &c. That is, It is but a very little while longer that I am to continue with you: a few hours more will part us; and ye shall seek me Shall wish for my presence and converse when I am gone; and as I said to the Jews, (see... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 13:35
John 13:35. By this shall all men know that you are my disciples Your loving one another sincerely and fervently, and in the manner and degree I now enjoin, will be the most acceptable and the most ornamental token of your relation to me, and the noblest badge of your profession. The reader will not need to be told how remarkably this new precept of our Lord was exemplified in the spirit and conduct of the first Christians, when he recollects their historian has attested, (Acts 4:32,)... read more
Donald C. Fleming
Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 13:21-35
141. A traitor among them (Matthew 26:20-25; Mark 14:17-21; Luke 22:21-23; John 13:21-35)The apostles were surprised when Jesus announced that one of them would betray him, for they did not suspect treachery among them. Perhaps they thought that one of them might unintentionally betray him through speaking carelessly. But Judas knew what Jesus meant (Matthew 26:20-22; John 13:21-25). When Jesus took a piece of bread, dipped it in the dish and gave it to Judas, he was giving Judas a special... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - John 13:34
A new commandment I give unto you ( with the purpose and scope ) that ye love one another; even as (or, seeing that ) I loved you, that ye ( also ) love one another . The interpretation of this verse largely depends on the meaning given to the καθὼς , if, as many translate it, "even as I loved you;" or, "after the manner and type of my love to you;" then an amply sufficient explanation arises of the novelty of the ἐντολή . So new a type of love is given that, as... read more