John 14:15 (GNV)

Passage

If ye loue me, keepe my comandements,

Nearby Context

John 14:13 And whatsoeuer ye aske in my Name, that will I doe, that the Father may be glorified in the Sonne.

John 14:14 If ye shall aske any thing in my Name, I will doe it.

John 14:15 If ye loue me, keepe my comandements,

John 14:16 And I wil pray the Father, and he shall giue you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for euer,

John 14:17 Euen the Spirit of trueth, whome the world can not receiue, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye knowe him: for he dwelleth with you, and shalbe in you.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "loue", "keepe", and "comandements". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "loue" and "keepe", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "If ye shall aske any thing in..." into verse 16's "And I wil pray the Father and...", so "loue" and "keepe" 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 "loue" and "keepe" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.