John 15:17

These things I command you, that ye may love one another.

American Standard Version

In The King James Version

These things I command you, that ye love one another.

In Context

16Ye did not choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that ye should go and bear fruit, and [that] your fruit should abide: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

18If the world hateth you, ye know that it hath hated me before [it hated] you.

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Cross References

1 Peter 2:17Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.

Matthew Henry on John 15:10-18

Christ's Love to His Disciples. 9 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. 10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. 11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. 12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. 13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. 14 Ye are my… Read the whole commentary →

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