Barnes New Testament Notes

Verse 6. And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the proper expression or evidence of love to God. See Barnes "Joh 14:15, See Barnes "Joh 14:21".

This is the commandment. That is, this is his great and peculiar commandment; the one by which his disciples are to be peculiarly characterised, and by which they are to be distinguished in the world. See Barnes "Joh 13:34".

{b} "love" Joh 14:15,21 {c} "after" "according to"