John 15:11

"I have told you these things that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.

Montgomery New Testament

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

10"If you obey my commands you will abide in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father’s commands and abide in his love.

12"This is my command, Love one another as I have loved you.

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Cross References

Luke 15:5"And after he has found it, he lays it on his shoulder, rejoicing.

Luke 15:23"‘Bring that fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and make merry,

John 3:29He who has the bride is the bridegroom, but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. So then this joy of mine has now complete fulfilment.

John 16:33"I have said all this to you that in me you might have peace. In the world you will have tribulation, but be courageous; 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 →

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