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href="/bsb/john/13.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/john/13.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/john/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/john/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/john/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love among one another."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/john/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />By this shall all <i>men</i> know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/john/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/john/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />By this all <i>people</i> will know that you are My disciples: if you have love for one another.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/john/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/john/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/john/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/john/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you have love <i>and</i> unselfish concern for one another.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/john/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/john/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />By this all people will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another."&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/john/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/john/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If you love each other, everyone will know that you are my disciples. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/john/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/john/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Everyone will know that you are my disciples because of your love for each other."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/john/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />If you have love for one another, then everyone will know that you are my disciples." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/john/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />This is how everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/john/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/john/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Everyone will know by this that you are my disciples--if you have love for one another." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/john/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/john/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />It is by this that every one will know that you are my disciples--if you love one another."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/john/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/john/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />in this will all know that you are My disciples, if you may have love one to another.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love among one another."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/john/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> in this shall all know that ye are my disciples, if ye may have love one to another.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/john/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />In this all shall know that ye are disciples to me, if ye have love in one another.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/john/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />By this shall all men know that you are my disciples, if you have love one for another. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/john/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />By this, all shall recognize that you are my disciples: if you will have love for one another.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/john/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />This is how all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/john/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/john/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />By this every man shall know that you are my disciples, if you have love one for another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/13.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />“Every person will know by this that you are my disciples, if you shall have love one to the other.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/john/13.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />By this shall all men know that you are my disciples, if you have love one for another.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/john/13.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>in this shall all know that you are my disciples, if you may have divine love one with another.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/john/13.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/john/13.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />by this mutual love shall all men know that you are my disciples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />It is by this that every one will know that you are my disciples--if you love one another."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/john/13.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>By this shall all know that ye are My disciples, if ye have love one to another."<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/john/13.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>if ye have <Fr><i>mutual</i><FR> love to each other.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/john/13-35.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=5072" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/john/13.htm">Love One Another</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">34</span>A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another. <span class="reftext">35</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">By</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: toutō (DPro-DNS) -- This; he, she, it. ">this</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pantes (Adj-NMP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">everyone</a> <a href="/greek/1097.htm" title="1097: gnōsontai (V-FIM-3P) -- A prolonged form of a primary verb; to know in a great variety of applications and with many implications.">will know</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">that</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: este (V-PIA-2P) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">you are</a> <a href="/greek/1699.htm" title="1699: emoi (PPro-D1S) -- My, mine. From the oblique cases of ego; my.">My</a> <a href="/greek/3101.htm" title="3101: mathētai (N-NMP) -- A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil.">disciples,</a> <a href="/greek/1437.htm" title="1437: ean (Conj) -- If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.">if</a> <a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: echēte (V-PSA-2P) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold."></a> <a href="/greek/26.htm" title="26: agapēn (N-AFS) -- From agapao; love, i.e. Affection or benevolence; specially a love-feast.">you love</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/240.htm" title="240: allēlois (RecPro-DMP) -- One another, each other. Genitive plural from allos reduplicated; one another.">one another.”</a> </span> <span class="reftext">36</span>“Lord, where are You going?” Simon Peter asked. Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you cannot follow Me now, but you will follow later.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-7.htm">1 John 4:7-8</a></span><br />Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. / Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-14.htm">1 John 3:14</a></span><br />We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-20.htm">1 John 4:20-21</a></span><br />If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. / And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-23.htm">1 John 3:23</a></span><br />And this is His commandment: that we should believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and we should love one another just as He commanded us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-11.htm">1 John 4:11</a></span><br />Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-10.htm">1 John 2:10</a></span><br />Whoever loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no cause of stumbling in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-12.htm">1 John 4:12</a></span><br />No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-16.htm">1 John 4:16</a></span><br />And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love; whoever abides in love abides in God, and God in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-10.htm">1 John 3:10</a></span><br />By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-19.htm">1 John 4:19</a></span><br />We love because He first loved us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-11.htm">1 John 3:11</a></span><br />This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-9.htm">1 John 4:9-10</a></span><br />This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him. / And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-9.htm">1 John 2:9</a></span><br />If anyone claims to be in the light but hates his brother, he is still in the darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-18.htm">1 John 3:18</a></span><br />Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-7.htm">1 John 4:7</a></span><br />Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">By this shall all men know that you are my disciples, if you have love one to another.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/17-21.htm">John 17:21</a></b></br> That they all may be one; as thou, Father, <i>art</i> in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/13-7.htm">Genesis 13:7,8</a></b></br> And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/4-32.htm">Acts 4:32-35</a></b></br> And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any <i>of them</i> that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/12-35.htm">Amongst</a> <a href="/john/13-28.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/john/13-23.htm">Disciples</a> <a href="/john/13-34.htm">Love</a> <a href="/john/12-8.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/1-17.htm">Amongst</a> <a href="/john/14-20.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/john/15-8.htm">Disciples</a> <a href="/john/14-15.htm">Love</a> <a href="/john/15-8.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">John 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/13-1.htm">Jesus washes the disciples' feet, and exhorts them to humility and charity.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/13-18.htm">He foretells and discovers to John by a token, that Judas should betray him;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/13-31.htm">commands them to love one another;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/13-36.htm">and forewarns Peter of his denials.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/13.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>By this everyone will know that you are My disciples,</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the distinguishing mark of Jesus' followers. In the context of the Last Supper, Jesus is preparing His disciples for His departure. The "this" refers to the love they are to show one another, which serves as a testimony to the world. Historically, the early Christian community was known for its love and unity, which set it apart from other groups. This love is not merely an emotion but a commitment to act in the best interest of others, reflecting the sacrificial love of Christ. The phrase also connects to <a href="/matthew/5-16.htm">Matthew 5:16</a>, where Jesus speaks of letting one's light shine before others.<p><b>if you love one another.”</b><br>The conditional "if" indicates that love is the essential evidence of true discipleship. This love is agape, a selfless, unconditional love that mirrors the love of Christ. In the cultural context of the time, such love was countercultural, as society was often divided by class, ethnicity, and religion. The command to love one another is a recurring theme in the New Testament, seen in passages like 1 <a href="/john/4-7.htm">John 4:7-8</a>, which states that love is from God and those who love are born of God. This love is a fulfillment of the law, as Paul writes in <a href="/romans/13-10.htm">Romans 13:10</a>, and is a reflection of the new covenant relationship established by Jesus.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The speaker of this verse, Jesus is addressing His disciples during the Last Supper, imparting crucial teachings before His crucifixion.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a></b><br>The immediate audience of Jesus' teaching, representing all future followers of Christ.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_last_supper.htm">The Last Supper</a></b><br>The setting of this teaching, a significant event where Jesus shares His final instructions and demonstrates servanthood by washing the disciples' feet.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_mark_of_discipleship.htm">The Mark of Discipleship</a></b><br>Love is the distinguishing mark of a true disciple of Christ. It is not merely an emotion but an active choice to seek the best for others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/love_as_witness.htm">Love as Witness</a></b><br>Our love for one another serves as a powerful testimony to the world about the reality of Jesus and His transformative power in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/agape_love.htm">Agape Love</a></b><br>The Greek word for love used here is "agape," which refers to selfless, sacrificial love. This is the type of love Jesus demonstrated and calls us to emulate.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_the_body_of_christ.htm">Unity in the Body of Christ</a></b><br>Loving one another fosters unity within the church, which is essential for effective ministry and witness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/practical_expressions_of_love.htm">Practical Expressions of Love</a></b><br>Love should be evident in our actions, words, and attitudes. This includes forgiveness, encouragement, service, and bearing one another's burdens.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_christians_live_in_unity_and_love.htm">How should Christians live and act in unity and love?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_christians_generally_homophobic.htm">Are Christians generally homophobic?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_it_mean_to_walk_in_love.htm">What does it mean to walk in love?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_about_those_without_revelation.htm">What does 'Love One Another as I Have Loved You' mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(35) <span class= "bld">By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples.</span>--The thought of their state of orphanage when He should depart from them is still present. He gives them a bond of union, by which they should always be linked to Him and to each other in the principle of love. The followers of great Teachers and Rabbis had their distinctive marks. Here was the distinctive Christian mark, which all men should be able to read. It is instructive that the characteristic mark of Christianity should thus be asserted by its Founder to consist, not in any formulary or signs, but in the love which asserts the brotherhood of man. The apologists of the first centuries delighted in appealing to the striking fact of the common love of Christians, which was a new thing in the history of mankind; and while the Church has sometimes forgotten the characteristic, the world never has. By their love for each other, for mankind, for God, is it known or denied that men who call themselves Christians are really Christ's disciples.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 35.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">By</span> (or, <span class="accented">in</span>) <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one toward another</span>. Not by works of majesty and power, but by love to one another. All commentators refer to the well-known saying of St. John at Ephesus, as recorded by Jerome, "This is the Lord's commandment. If ye love one another it is enough" (Tholuck refers to Tertullian's 'Apol.,' 39; Minucius Felix, "They love before they know each other ;" and Lucian, "Their Master makes them believe they are brothers," 'De Mort. Pereg.'). Analogies to the great law of Christ may be found in the Law of Moses, in Talmudical writings, in the Confucian 'Analcets,' and in Stoical maxims; but this <span class="greek">ἐντολή</span> in its fullness, and as sustained by this motive, or inspired by this pattern, and lifted to this standard, is <span class="accented">new</span> to the human race: and it is the power which has revolutionized thought, society, and life. So long as this great power prevailed, the Church made astounding progress; when the so-called disciples of Christ began to hale and kill one another the progress was arrested. But, thank God, the "new commandment" has always had marvelous power over the Church of Christ. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/john/13-35.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">By</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐν</span> <span class="translit">(en)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> </span><span class="str2">In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this</span><br /><span class="grk">τούτῳ</span> <span class="translit">(toutō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> </span><span class="str2">This; he, she, it. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">all [men]</span><br /><span class="grk">πάντες</span> <span class="translit">(pantes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> </span><span class="str2">All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will know</span><br /><span class="grk">γνώσονται</span> <span class="translit">(gnōsontai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1097.htm">Strong's 1097: </a> </span><span class="str2">A prolonged form of a primary verb; to 'know' in a great variety of applications and with many implications.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="grk">ὅτι</span> <span class="translit">(hoti)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> </span><span class="str2">Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you are</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐστε</span> <span class="translit">(este)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> </span><span class="str2">I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐμοὶ</span> <span class="translit">(emoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1699.htm">Strong's 1699: </a> </span><span class="str2">My, mine. From the oblique cases of ego; my.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">disciples,</span><br /><span class="grk">μαθηταί</span> <span class="translit">(mathētai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3101.htm">Strong's 3101: </a> </span><span class="str2">A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">if</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐὰν</span> <span class="translit">(ean)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1437.htm">Strong's 1437: </a> </span><span class="str2">If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you love</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀγάπην</span> <span class="translit">(agapēn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_26.htm">Strong's 26: </a> </span><span class="str2">From agapao; love, i.e. Affection or benevolence; specially a love-feast.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">one another.”</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀλλήλοις</span> <span class="translit">(allēlois)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Dative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_240.htm">Strong's 240: </a> </span><span class="str2">One another, each other. Genitive plural from allos reduplicated; one another.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/john/13-35.htm">John 13:35 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/john/13-35.htm">John 13:35 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/john/13-35.htm">John 13:35 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/john/13-35.htm">John 13:35 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/john/13-35.htm">John 13:35 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/john/13-35.htm">John 13:35 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/john/13-35.htm">John 13:35 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/john/13-35.htm">John 13:35 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/john/13-35.htm">John 13:35 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/john/13-35.htm">John 13:35 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/john/13-35.htm">NT Gospels: John 13:35 By this everyone will know that you (Jhn Jo Jn) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/john/13-34.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 13:34"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 13:34" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/john/13-36.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 13:36"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 13:36" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>