John 15:11

These things I have spoken to you that the simcha of me may be in you and the simcha of you may be made shleimah.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.

In Context

10If you are shomer of my mitzvot, you will remain in my ahavah, as I of the mitzvot of HaAv of me have been shomer, and I remain in His ahavah.

12This is my mitzvah for you, that you have ahavah (agape) one for the other, as I have ahavah (agape) for you.

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Cross References

Isaiah 62:4Of thee it shalt no more be said, Azuvah (Forsaken); 1 neither of thy land shall it any more be said, Shemameh (Desolate); 1 but thou shalt be called Cheftzi-Vah, (My Delight is in her) 1 and thy land Beulah (Married): 1 for Hashem delighteth in thee, 1 and thy land shall be married. 1

Jeremiah 33:9And it shall be to Me a Shem Sasson, a Tehillah and a Teferet before kol HaGoyim of Ha'Aretz, which shall hear all the tovah that I do unto them; and they shall fear and tremble for all the tovah and for all the shalom that I procure unto it.

Luke 15:5And when he has found it, he puts it on his shoulders with lev same'ach. + 15:5 Ps 23; 119; Jer 31:10; Ezek 34:11-16

Luke 15:23And bring the fattened calf, and slaughter it, and let us eat and have a simcha,

John 3:29The one having the Kallah (bride) is the Choson (Bridegroom), + 3:29 i.e., Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach but the Shoshvin (the Chosonʼs best man), the one having stood and hearing him with simcha, rejoices because of the kol (voice) of the Choson (Bridegroom). Therefore, this simcha of mine has been made sheleimah (complete).

John 16:33These things I have spoken to you that in me you may have shalom. In the Olam Hazeh you have tribulation; but have lev same'ach. I have conquered the Olam Hazeh.

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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