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 in other translations
| BSB | If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love. |
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| WEB | If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, even as I have kept my Father’s commandments and remain in his love. |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | if 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; |
| DARBY | If ye shall keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love, as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. |
| BBE | If 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. |
| Webster | 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. |
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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Adam Clarke's Commentary
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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…
John 15:10 in the original Greek
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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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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.
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. |
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| 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. |