Easter Season · Fifth Sunday of Easter · Year C
John 13:31-35
The New Commandment: Love One Another
May 14, 2028
Overview & Insights
"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another." (John 13:34, NIV)
Immediately after Judas leaves to betray him, Jesus speaks of his coming glorification and gives his remaining disciples a new commandment to love one another as he has loved them. This mutual love, Jesus says, will be the mark by which everyone recognizes them as his disciples.
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Commentary
Commentary on John 13:31-35 Working Preacher
Karoline Lewis unpacks the new commandment as the defining mark of discipleship in John's Gospel.
John 13:31-35 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
A Reformed preaching lens on how Jesus redefines glory just before his arrest.
John 13 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik walks verse by verse through Judas's departure and the new commandment to love.
John 13:31-35 Commentaries BibleHub
Lines up classic commentaries such as Barnes, Gill, and Cambridge side by side on this passage.
Us and Them, Easter 5 (C) Sermons That Work · Episcopal Church
An Episcopal preaching voice applies the new commandment to in-group and out-group divides.
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John 13:31-35 Interlinear BibleHub
Shows the Greek text word by word, including the term behind the 'new' command.
Gospel of John Overview (Part 2, ch. 13-21) BibleProject
Traces the Book of Glory and how the Farewell Discourse fits John's literary design.
Gospel of John Course Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary's introductory course on John's themes, structure, and setting.
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