Discovery BoxJohn 5:31 
ContextMore Testimony About Jesus
5:31 “If I testify about myself, my testimony is not true.
John 14:15
ContextTeaching on the Holy Spirit
14:15 “If you love me, you will obey 1 my commandments. 2
John 15:23
Context15:23 The one who hates me hates my Father too.
John 20:17
Context20:17 Jesus replied, 3 “Do not touch me, for I have not yet ascended to my Father. Go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”
1 tn Or “will keep.”
2 sn Jesus’ statement If you love me, you will obey my commandments provides the transition between the promises of answered prayer which Jesus makes to his disciples in vv. 13-14 and the promise of the Holy Spirit which is introduced in v. 16. Obedience is the proof of genuine love.
3 tn Grk “Jesus said to her.”
