João 15:14

14 Vós sois meus amigos, se fizerdes o que eu vos mando.

João 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.

João 15:14 In-Context

12 O meu mandamento é este: Que vos ameis uns aos outros, assim como eu vos amei.

13 Ninguém tem maior amor do que este, de dar alguém a sua vida pelos seus amigos.

14 Vós sois meus amigos, se fizerdes o que eu vos mando.

15 Já não vos chamo servos, porque o servo não sabe o que faz o seu senhor; mas chamei-vos amigos, porque tudo quanto ouvi de meu Pai vos dei a conhecer.

16 Vós não me escolhestes a mim mas eu vos escolhi a vós, e vos designei, para que vades e deis frutos, e o vosso fruto permaneça, a fim de que tudo quanto pedirdes ao Pai em meu nome, ele vo-lo conceda.