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John 15:11 KJV
John · chapter 15 · verse 11
These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.John 15:11 · King James Version
John 15:11 in context
9As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
10If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.
11These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.
12This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
13Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
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Key words (Strong's)
- spokenlaleōto utter a voice or emit a sound, to speak, to use the tongue or the faculty of speech…G2980 →
- remainmenōto remain, abide, in reference to place, to sojourn, tarry, not to depart, to continue to…G3306 →
- joycharajoy, gladness, the joy received from you, the cause or occasion of joy, of persons who…G5479 →
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Christ, who is love itself, is here discoursing concerning love, a fourfold love. I. Concerning the Father's love to him; and concerning this he here tells us, 1. That the Father did love him (Joh 15:9): As the Father hath loved me. He loved him as Mediator: This is my beloved Son. He was the Son of his love.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 9-17