Jesus’ Last Commandments

Highlighted from John’s Farewell Discourses

Reading from Chapters 13 to 16

Note: The Bible speaks of very, many, more commands, even from His cross.

Let the reader understand Jesus’ emphasis and repetition as His ministry ends.

Newcomb

Chapter 13:

Verse, 14 Then, If I your Lord and Master, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. I have set you an example.

Verse 34-Verse 35,” I give you a new commandment:  Love one another as I have loved you, so are you to love one another.  If there is this love among you, then all will know that you are my disciples.”

Chapter 14

Verse 1 Set your troubled hearts at rest. Trust in God always, trust also in me.

Verse 11 Believe Me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father in me.

Verses 1 5,16 If you love me you will obey my commands; and I will ask the Father, and He will give you another to be your Advocate, who will be with you forever- the Spirit of truth.

Verse 21 “The man who has received my commands and obeys them- he it is who loves me; and he who loves me will be loved by my Father; and I will love him and disclose myself to him.”

Chapter 15

Verse 10 Dwell in my love.  If you heed my commands, you will dwell in my love,

As I have heeded my Father’s commands and dwell in His love.

Verse 12 13 This is my commandment:  love one another, as I have loved you.

There is no greater love than this, that a man should lay down his life for his Friends.

You are my friends, if you do what I Command you.

NW