Christian Standard Bible
John 15:10
10If you keep my commands you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love.
John 15:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love.
- English Standard Version (ESV)If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love.
- New King James Version (NKJV)If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love.
Context of John 15:10
8My Father is glorified by this: that you produce much fruit and prove to be my disciples. 9“As the Father has loved me, I have also loved you. Remain in my love. If you keep my commands you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. 11“I have told you these things so that my joy may be in you and your joy may be complete. 12“This is my command: Love one another as I have loved you.
Read all of John 15John 15:10 word by word
ἐὰν τὰς ἐντολάς μου τηρήσητε, μενεῖτε ἐν τῇ ἀγάπῃ μου· καθὼς ἐγὼ τὰς ἐντολὰς τοῦ πατρός μου τετήρηκα, καὶ μένω αὐτοῦ ἐν τῇ ἀγάπῃ.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Ifἐάνean · ifG1437
- ye keepτηρέωtēreō · to keep: observeG5083
- myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- commandmentsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- commandmentsἐντολήentolē · commandmentG1785
- ye shall abideμένωmenō · to stayG3306
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- loveἀγάπηagapē · loveG26
- even asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
- Father’sπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
Cross-references for John 15:10
- John 14:15“If you love me, you will keep my commands.
- 1 Corinthians 7:19Circumcision does not matter and uncircumcision does not matter. Keeping God’s commands is what matters.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:1Additionally then, brothers and sisters, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus, that as you have received instruction from us on how you should live and please God — as you are doing — do this even more.
- 2 Peter 2:21For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than, after knowing it, to turn back from the holy command delivered to them.
- 1 John 2:5But whoever keeps his word, truly in him the love of God is made complete. This is how we know we are in him:
- 1 John 3:21Dear friends, if our hearts don’t condemn us, we have confidence before God
- 1 John 5:3For this is what love for God is: to keep his commands. And his commands are not a burden,
- Revelation 22:14“Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by the gates.
- John 4:34“My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work,” Jesus told them.
- John 8:29The one who sent me is with me. He has not left me alone, because I always do what pleases him.”
- John 12:49For I have not spoken on my own, but the Father himself who sent me has given me a command to say everything I have said.
- John 14:31On the contrary, so that the world may know that I love the Father, I do as the Father commanded me. “Get up; let’s leave this place.
- John 17:4I have glorified you on the earth by completing the work you gave me to do.
- Isaiah 42:1“This is my servant; I strengthen him, this is my chosen one; I delight in him. I have put my Spirit on him; he will bring justice to the nations.
- Matthew 3:15Jesus answered him, “Allow it for now, because this is the way for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John allowed him to be baptized.
- Hebrews 7:26For this is the kind of high priest we need: holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
Commentaries on John 15:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10If 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.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10See John 14:23-24.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-17Verses 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 by keeping his…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10Just as Jesus demonstrated his love for the Father by obeying his will (14:31), the disciples of Jesus show their love by obeying him (13:34–35; 14:15; 1 John 2:5; 5:2–3).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-119-11. 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.Read the comment
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Commentaries on John 15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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