John 15:11
"These things I have spoken to you in order that I may have joy in you, and that your joy may become perfect.
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
In Context
12This is my commandment to you, to love one another as I have loved you.
Cross References
Luke 15:5And when he has found it, he lifts it on his shoulder, glad at heart.
Luke 15:23Fetch the fat calf and kill it, and let us feast and enjoy ourselves;
John 3:29He who has the bride is the bridegroom; and the bridegroom's friend who stands by his side and listens to him, rejoices heartily on account of the bridegroom's happiness. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete.
John 16:33"I have spoken all this to you in order that in me you may have peace. In the world you have affliction. But keep up your courage: *I* have won the victory over 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 →