约翰福音 15:14

14 你 们 若 遵 行 我 所 吩 咐 的 ， 就 是 我 的 朋 友 了 。

约翰福音 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.

约翰福音 15:14 In-Context

12 你 们 要 彼 此 相 爱 ， 像 我 爱 你 们 一 样 ； 这 就 是 我 的 命 令 。

13 人 为 朋 友 舍 命 ， 人 的 爱 心 没 有 比 这 个 大 的 。

14 你 们 若 遵 行 我 所 吩 咐 的 ， 就 是 我 的 朋 友 了 。

15 以 後 我 不 再 称 你 们 为 仆 人 ， 因 仆 人 不 知 道 主 人 所 做 的 事 。 我 乃 称 你 们 为 朋 友 ； 因 我 从 我 父 所 听 见 的 ， 已 经 都 告 诉 你 们 了 。

16 不 是 你 们 拣 选 了 我 ， 是 我 拣 选 了 你 们 ， 并 且 分 派 你 们 去 结 果 子 ， 叫 你 们 的 果 子 常 存 ， 使 你 们 奉 我 的 名 ， 无 论 向 父 求 甚 麽 ， 他 就 赐 给 你 们 。