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John 16:27

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does John 16:27 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “for the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came forth from the Father.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

for the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came forth from the Father.
John 16:27 — American Standard Version

Context — John 16

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
24Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be made full.
25These things have I spoken unto you in dark sayings: the hour cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in dark sayings, but shall tell you plainly of the Father.
26In that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you;
27for the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came forth from the Father.
28I came out from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go unto the Father.
29His disciples say, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no dark saying.
30Now know we that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“For the Father himself loveth you, etc.] The Father loved them as well, and as much as the Son did, and of himself too, without any merit or motive in them: he loved them from everlasting, and had given proofs of it in time, in the gift of his Son to them, and for them; and in calling them by his grace; and therefore being thus strongly affected to them, they might depend upon a ready and speedy answer from him, as might be best for his glory, and their good. Because ye have loved me; not that their love to Christ was the cause of the Father’s love to them; but, on the contrary, the Father’s love to them was the cause of their love to Christ; and therefore as the cause is known by its…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me--This love of theirs is that which is called forth by God's eternal love in the gift of His Son mirrored in the hearts of those who believe, and resting on His dear Son.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“See John 14:21, John 14:23. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the Father: Joh 14:21, Joh 14:23, Joh 17:23, Joh 17:26; Zep 3:17; Heb 12:6; Jde 1:20, Jde 1:21; Rev 3:9, Rev 3:19 because: Joh 8:42, Joh 21:15-17; Mat 10:37; Co1 16:22; Co2 5:14; Eph 6:24; Pe1 1:8; Jo1 4:19 and have: Joh 16:30, Joh 3:13, Joh 7:29, Joh 17:7, Joh 17:8, Joh 17:25; Rom 8:3; Co1 15:47; Gal 4:4; Ti1 1:15 John 16:28”
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