John 14:23

Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

Cross-references

John 14:21 Parallel

John 14:21 similarly ties love and obedience to the Father's love and Jesus's manifestation — verse 23 expands this to the Father and Son making their home.

John 14:17 Parallel

John 14:17 speaks of the Spirit dwelling with believers — verse 23 extends this to the Father and Son indwelling, showing the fuller divine presence.

John 14:15 Parallel

John 14:15 also links love for Jesus with keeping his commandments — a near-identical conditional promise to the one in verse 23.

John 10:30 Related theme

John 10:30 affirms the oneness of Father and Son — the basis for their joint coming to make their home with believers in John 14:23.

John 6:56 Parallel

John 6:56 uses the same 'abiding in me and I in him' language — directly paralleling the mutual indwelling promised in John 14:23.

John 17:26 Parallel

John 17:26 connects the love of the Father for the Son with Christ being in believers, paralleling the 'we will come' indwelling.

John 17:23 Allusion

John 17:23 echoes the indwelling ('I in them, you in me') and the love between Father and Son, reinforcing the promise of mutual dwelling.

John 16:27 Parallel

John 16:27 explicitly states that the Father loves those who love Jesus, directly grounding the conditional love-and-indwelling promise here.

John 1:39 Parallel

John 1:39 describes the disciples physically staying with Jesus—foreshadowing the eternal dwelling promised to those who love him.

John 5:18 Parallel

John 5:18 shows the Jews' objection to Jesus' claim of equality with God—the same unity that enables the 'we' in the indwelling promise here.

John 5:17–19 Related theme

John 5:17-19 shows the Father and Son working together in unity — the same unity that leads them to dwell in believers as promised in John 14:23.

1 John 4:16 Parallel

1 John 4:16 links abiding in love with abiding in God, reinforcing that God's indwelling is rooted in love—the same love that prompts obedience in John 14:23.

1 John 4:15 Parallel

1 John 4:15 explicitly states that confessing Jesus results in God abiding in us—a direct parallel to the Father and Son making their home with those who love Jesus.

1 John 4:4 Related theme

1 John 4:4 echoes the indwelling theme: 'he who is in you' (the Spirit) parallels the Father and Son making their home in believers, emphasizing victory through God's presence.

1 John 2:24 Parallel

1 John 2:24 urges believers to abide in the Son and Father — the same mutual indwelling promised in John 14:23.

Romans 8:9-11 explicitly describes the Spirit and Christ dwelling in believers — the same indwelling promised in John 14:23.

Isaiah 57:15 promises God dwells with the contrite — the same principle of divine indwelling with the faithful as in John 14:23.

Revelation 3:20 pictures Jesus knocking and entering to dine—a vivid image of His coming to make a home, paralleling the promise in John 14:23.

Revelation 7:15–17 Prophetic fulfillment

Revelation 7:15-17 describes God sheltering the redeemed with His presence—the ultimate fulfillment of God making His home with His people.

Zechariah 8:3 promises God's return to dwell in Jerusalem—prefiguring the indwelling of God in believers through Christ.

Exodus 29:45 promises God dwelling among Israel in the tabernacle—a type of the fuller indwelling in believers through Christ, fulfilled in John 14:23.

Revelation 21:3 declares God's dwelling with humanity fulfilled — echoing Jesus' 'we will come to him and make our home' as an eschatological reality.

1 John 2:5 Parallel

1 John 2:5 explicitly links keeping God's word with perfected love — the same cause-and-effect as Jesus' promise here.

Colossians 1:27 reveals 'Christ in you, the hope of glory' — directly echoing the promise of the Father and Son making their home with believers.

Ephesians 3:17 explicitly prays that Christ may dwell in hearts through faith, closely matching the promise of Father and Son making their home.

2 Corinthians 13:5 urges self-examination for Christ's indwelling, directly applying the promise here that Christ dwells in those who love.

Romans 8:10 Parallel

Romans 8:10 speaks of Christ in you giving life—a direct parallel to the indwelling promise here, linking to righteousness.

Psalm 119:2 Parallel

Psalm 119:2 blesses those who keep God's decrees and seek Him, directly echoing the condition of keeping Jesus' word for His presence.

Ezekiel 43:7 describes God's glory dwelling in the temple—a symbol fulfilled in the New Covenant where God makes his home in believers.

Daniel 2:11 Contrast

Daniel 2:11 notes that pagan gods do not dwell with flesh—contrasting the true God who promises to make his home with believers.

Zechariah 2:10 Prophetic fulfillment

Zechariah 2:10 prophesies God dwelling in Zion—a promise fulfilled in the New Covenant where God dwells in believers who love Jesus.

Luke 19:5 Parallel

Luke 19:5 shows Jesus physically staying with Zacchaeus—a real-life example of the spiritual indwelling promised in John 14:23.

Revelation 21:22 declares God and the Lamb are the temple—the direct presence replaces a building, echoing the intimate dwelling promised in John 14:23.

Revelation 22:3 places God's throne in the city, emphasizing His constant presence—a future realization of making a home with believers.

In Proverbs 8:17, wisdom promises that those who love her will find her—echoing the mutual love and indwelling promised in John 14:23.

Psalm 145:18 assures the LORD is near to those who call on Him in truth, paralleling the intimate dwelling promised in John 14:23.

Psalm 91:1 Related theme

Psalm 91:1 speaks of dwelling in God's shelter — related to the reciprocal indwelling in John 14:23 where God dwells in us.

Psalm 90:1 Related theme

Psalm 90:1 describes God as our dwelling place — a complementary image to God making his home in believers in John 14:23.

Psalm 69:36 Parallel

Psalm 69:36 promises that those who love God's name will dwell in the land, linking love to dwelling as in John 14:23.