Yuēhànfúyīn 15:14

14 Nǐmen ruò zūnxíng wǒ suǒ fēn fù de , jiù shì wǒde péngyou le .

Yuēhànfúyīn 15:14 Meaning and Commentary

John 15:14

Ye are my friends
This is an application of the foregoing passage, and more, clearly explains it. The character of "friends", is applied to the disciples of Christ; and belongs, not only to his apostles, but to all that love him, believe in him, and obey him; to whom he has showed himself friendly, by laying down his life for them: for this clearly shows, that Christ had respect in the former words, to his own laying down his life for his people, in consequence of his great love to them; whereby he has made them friends, and who appear to be so by their cheerful obedience to him:

if ye do whatsoever I command you;
not that their doing of the commandments of Christ interested them in his favour; or made them his friends; or was the reason and motive of his laying down his life for them, and showing himself in such a friendly manner to them: but the sense is, that by observing his commands from a principle of love, they would make it appear that they were his friends, being influenced by his grace, and constrained by a sense of his love in dying for them, to act such a part.

Yuēhànfúyīn 15:14 In-Context

12 Nǐmen yào bǐcǐ xiàng aì , xiàng wǒ aì nǐmen yíyàng , zhè jiù shì wǒde mìnglìng .

13 Rén wéi péngyou shĕmìng , rén de aì xīn méiyǒu bǐ zhège gēng dà de .

14 Nǐmen ruò zūnxíng wǒ suǒ fēn fù de , jiù shì wǒde péngyou le .

15 Yǐhòu wǒ bù zaì chēng nǐmen wéi púrén . yīn púrén bù zhīdào zhǔrén suǒ zuò de shì . wǒ nǎi chēng nǐmen wéi péngyou . yīn wǒ cōng wǒ fù suǒ tīngjian de . yǐjing dōu gàosu nǐmen le .

16 Bú shì nǐmen jiǎnxuǎn le wǒ , shì wǒ jiǎnxuǎn le nǐmen , bìngqiĕ fèn paì nǐmen qù jiē guǒzi , jiào nǐmen de guǒzi chángcún . shǐ nǐmen fèng wǒde míng , wúlùn xiàng fù qiú shénme , tā jiù cìgĕi nǐmen .