The Meaning of John 14:24 Explained

John 14:24

KJV: He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.

YLT: he who is not loving me, my words doth not keep; and the word that ye hear is not mine, but the Father's who sent me.

Darby: 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.

ASV: He that loveth me not keepeth not my words: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's who sent me.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

He that loveth  me  not  keepeth  not  my  sayings:  and  the word  which  ye hear  is  not  mine,  but  the Father's  which  sent  me. 

What does John 14:24 Mean?

Verse Meaning

In conclusion, Jesus restated the ethical point He had made in John 14:15; John 14:23 a negatively. Lack of love for Jesus will result in lack of obedience to His teachings, which are the revelations of God the Father (cf. John 12:49; John 14:10).
In summary, Jesus revealed that He would depart from the Eleven shortly. He would do so to go and prepare a place for His believing disciples to dwell with Him eventually in heaven. He would prepare this place by going to the cross, rising from the dead, and ascending to heaven. Then He would return for them and take them to that place. However in the meantime He would dwell in them by His Spirit. He would also come to them before He departed for heaven.

Context Summary

John 14:12-24 - The Spirit Of Truth
There is no adequate translation for the word Paraclete. It may be rendered "interpreter," "comforter," "advocate," but no one word suffices. The Greek means "one whom you call to your side in the battle or law-court." His advent depends upon the praying Christ (I will pray the Father), and upon the praying Church (ye shall ask). The Holy Spirit must be a person, or He could not be compared as "another" to Christ. It is characteristic of this dispensation that He shall be in us, and His indwelling brings with it that of the Father and the Son.
"We will"¦ make our abode." That word abode is the same Greek word as is rendered mansions in the former part of this chapter. God prepares a mansion for those who believe in Christ, and asks in return that we shall prepare our hearts as guest chambers for Him to dwell in. As He enters the loving, cleansed, and believing heart, we hear Him say: "This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it," Psalms 132:14. And what a word is that, my Father will love him. That He should love the world is wonderful, but that He should love us would be incredible, were He not infinite, and did He not see us in Jesus Christ our Lord. [source]

Chapter Summary: John 14

1  Jesus comforts his disciples with the hope of heaven;
5  professes himself the way, the truth, and the life, and one with the Father;
13  assures their prayers to be effectual;
15  requires obedience;
16  promises the Comforter;
27  and leaves his peace with them

Greek Commentary for John 14:24

He that loveth me not [ο μη αγαπων με]
Present active articular participle of αγαπαω — agapaō with negative μη — mē “the one who keeps on not loving me.” Is not mine, but the Father‘s Predicative possessive pronoun πατρος — emos and the predicate genitive of possession patros f0). [source]
Is not mine, but the Father‘s [ουκ εστιν εμοσ αλλα του πατρος]
Predicative possessive pronoun πατρος — emos and the predicate genitive of possession patros f0). [source]
My sayings [λόγους]
Rev., words. Compare word, John 14:23. The constituent parts of the one word. [source]

Reverse Greek Commentary Search for John 14:24

John 14:15 If ye love me [εαν αγαπατε με]
Third-class condition “if ye keep on loving (present active subjunctive, same contract form as indicative) me.” Cf. John 14:23. Ye will keep Future active of τηρεω — tēreō not aorist imperative τηρησατε — tērēsate (keep) as some MSS. have. For this phrase see also John 8:51; John 14:23, John 14:24; John 15:20; 1 John 2:5. Continued love prevents disobedience. [source]
John 8:51 If a man keep my word [εαν τις τον εμον λογον τηρησηι]
Condition of third class with εαν — ean and constative aorist active subjunctive of τηρεω — tēreō Repeated in John 8:52. See John 8:43 about hearing the word of Christ. Common phrase in John (John 8:51, John 8:52, John 8:55; John 14:23, John 14:24; John 15:20; John 17:6; 1 John 2:5). Probably the same idea as keeping the commands of Christ (John 14:21). He shall never see death Spiritual death, of course. Strong double negative ου μη — ou mē with first aorist active subjunctive of τεωρεω — theōreō The phrase “see death” is a Hebraism (Psalm 89:48) and occurs with ιδειν — idein (see) in Luke 2:26; Hebrews 11:5. No essential difference meant between οραω — horaō and τεωρεω — theōreō See John 14:23 for the blessed fellowship the Father and the Son have with the one who keeps Christ‘s word. [source]

What do the individual words in John 14:24 mean?

The [one] not loving Me the words of Me not does keep and the word that you hear not is Mine but of the having sent Father
μὴ ἀγαπῶν με τοὺς λόγους μου οὐ τηρεῖ καὶ λόγος ὃν ἀκούετε οὐκ ἔστιν ἐμὸς ἀλλὰ τοῦ πέμψαντός Πατρός

  The  [one] 
Parse: Article, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root:  
Sense: this, that, these, etc.
ἀγαπῶν  loving 
Parse: Verb, Present Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: ἀγαπάω  
Sense: of persons.
με  Me 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Accusative 1st Person Singular
Root: ἐγώ  
Sense: I, me, my.
λόγους  words 
Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Plural
Root: λόγος  
Sense: of speech.
μου  of  Me 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive 1st Person Singular
Root: ἐγώ  
Sense: I, me, my.
τηρεῖ  does  keep 
Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular
Root: τηρέω  
Sense: to attend to carefully, take care of.
λόγος  word 
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: λόγος  
Sense: of speech.
ὃν  that 
Parse: Personal / Relative Pronoun, Accusative Masculine Singular
Root: ὅς 
Sense: who, which, what, that.
ἀκούετε  you  hear 
Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Active, 2nd Person Plural
Root: ἀκουστός 
Sense: to be endowed with the faculty of hearing, not deaf.
ἐμὸς  Mine 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Nominative Masculine 1st Person Singular
Root: ἐμός  
Sense: my, mine, etc.
τοῦ  of  the 
Parse: Article, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root:  
Sense: this, that, these, etc.
πέμψαντός  having  sent 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Participle Active, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root: πέμπω  
Sense: to send.
Πατρός  Father 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root: προπάτωρ 
Sense: generator or male ancestor.