John 15 · Verse 10

John 15:10

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.
John 15:10, King James Version

John 15:10 in other translations

BSBIf you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love.
WEBIf you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, even as I have kept my Father’s commandments and remain in his love.
ASVIf ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.
YLTif my commandments ye may keep, ye shall remain in my love, according as I the commands of my Father have kept, and do remain in His love;
DARBYIf ye shall keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love, as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love.
BBEIf you keep my laws, you will be ever in my love, even as I have kept my Father's laws, and am ever in his love.
WebsterIf ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.

What does John 15:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 15:9-11

9-11. continue ye in my love--not, "Continue to love Me," but, "Continue in the possession and enjoyment of My love to you"; as is evident from the next words.

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 10. See Jn 14:23,24

(k) "If ye keep my commandments" Jn 14:21,23

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 If ye keep my commandments, etc. - Hence we learn that it is impossible to retain a sense of God's pardoning love, without continuing in the obedience of faith.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 15:9-17

Those whom God loves as a Father, may despise the hatred of all the world. As the Father loved Christ, who was most worthy, so he loved his disciples, who were unworthy. All that love the Saviour should continue in their love to him, and take all occasions to show it. The joy of the hypocrite is but for a moment, but the joy of those who abide in Christ's love is a continual feast. They are to show their love to him…

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John 15:10 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἐὰνeanIfG1437
τὰςtastheG3588
ἐντολάςentolascommandmentsG1785
μουmouof MineG3165
τηρήσητε,tērēsēteyou shall keep,G5083
μενεῖτεmeneiteyou will abideG3306
ἐνeninG1722
τῇtēatheG3588
ἀγάπῃagapēloveG26
μου·mouof Mine;G3165
καθὼςkathōseven asG2531
ἐγὼegōI myselfG1473
τὰςtastheG3588
ἐντολὰςentolascommandmentsG1785
τοῦtouof theG3588
πατρόςpatrosFatherG3962
μουmouof MineG3165
τετήρηκα,tetērēkahave kept,G5083
καὶkaiandG2532
μένωmenōI abideG3306
αὐτοῦautouof HimG846
ἐνeninG1722
τῇtēatheG3588
ἀγάπῃ.¶agapēlove.G26

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for John 15:10

  • John 14:15

    If ye love me, keep my commandments.

  • 1 John 5:3

    For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

  • 1 John 3:21-24

    Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God. And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment. And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.

  • 1 John 2:5

    But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.

  • 2 Peter 2:21

    For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.

  • John 8:29

    And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.

  • John 4:34

    Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

  • 1 John 2:1-2

    My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

  • 1 Thessalonians 4:1

    Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.

  • John 17:4

    I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.

  • John 12:49

    For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.

  • Revelation 22:14

    Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
ye keep.
14:15,21; 1Co 7:19; 1Th 4:1; 2Pe 2:21; 1Jo 2:5; 3:21-24; 5:3
Re 22:14
even.
4:34; 8:29; 12:49; 14:31; 17:4; Isa 42:1-4; Mt 3:15-17; Heb 7:26
Heb 10:5-10; 1Jo 2:1,2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • John 15:9

    As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.

  • John 15:10

    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.

  • John 15:11

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

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John 15:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Si guardareis mis mandamientos, estaréis en mi amor; como yo también he guardado los mandamientos de mi Padre, y estoy en su amor.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Si vous gardez mes commandements, vous demeurerez dans mon amour; comme moi j’ai gardé les commandements de mon Père, et je demeure dans son amour.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Wenn ihr meine Gebote haltet, so werdet ihr in meiner Liebe bleiben, gleichwie ich die Gebote meines Vaters gehalten habe und in seiner Liebe bleibe.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Si præcepta mea servaveritis, manebitis in dilectione mea, sicut et ego Patris mei præcepta servavi, et maneo in ejus dilectione.