He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.
Ver. 24. But the Father's] Therefore to be obeyed, because of divine authority. God's impress makes authentic, and binds every good heart to obedience. Veniat, veniat verbum Domini, et submittemus ei, sexcenta si nobis essent colta, said Baldassar, a godly Dutch divine (in Epist. ad Oecolamp.).