John 14:24 (DBY)

Passage

He that loves me not does not keep my words; and the word which ye hear is not mine, but [that] of the Father who has sent me.

Nearby Context

John 14:22 Judas, not the Iscariote, says to him, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself to us and not to the world?

John 14:23 Jesus answered and said to him, If any one love me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our abode with him.

John 14:24 He that loves me not does not keep my words; and the word which ye hear is not mine, but [that] of the Father who has sent me.

John 14:25 These things I have said to you, abiding with you;

John 14:26 but the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, *he* shall teach you all things, and will bring to your remembrance all the things which I have said to you.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "loves", "does", "keep", "words", "hear", "mine", and "father". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "loves" and "does", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "Jesus answered and said to him If..." into verse 25's "These things I have said to you...", so "loves" and "does" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "loves" and "does" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.