John 15:11
I have told you these things so that my joy may abide in you, and so that your joy may be full.
Text-Critical English NT
In The King James Version
In Context
12“This is my commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you.
Cross References
Luke 15:5And when he does find it, he rejoices as he lays it on his shoulders.
Luke 15:23Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us eat and celebrate.
John 3:29He who has the bride is the bridegroom. But the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and listens for him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice. So this joy of mine has been made full.
John 16:33I have said these things to you so that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation, but take heart; I have overcome the world.”
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 →