John 13:17

“If ye know these things, etc.] The duties they owed to him, and one another; those kind offices of love and respect to each other; the humility, condescension, and brotherly love, which ought to be in them, and of which he had given them an example: happy are ye if ye do them; for the bare theory, or a mere speculative knowledge of these things, is not sufficient; not he that knows and does not, but he that knows and does his master’s will, is blessed; he is blessed with communion with his Lord, and shall hereafter enter into his joy, with “well done good and faithful servant”. There is an happiness “in” doing well, and which follows “on” it, though not “for” it, in a way of merit; on the…”

“The servant is not ... - This was universally true, and this they were to remember always, that they were to manifest the same spirit that he did, and that they were to expect the same treatment from the world. See the notes at Matthew 10:24-25. return to 'Top of Page'”

“happy: Joh 15:14; Gen 6:22; Exo 40:16; Psa 19:11, Psa 119:1-5; Eze 36:27; Mat 7:24, Mat 7:25; Mat 12:50, Mat 22:38-41; Luk 12:47, Luk 12:48; Co2 5:14, Co2 5:15; Gal 5:6; Heb 11:7, Heb 11:8; Jam 1:25, Jam 2:20-24, Jam 4:17; Rev 22:14 John 13:18”