John 15:9

John 15:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
• New International Version (NIV)“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love.
• English Standard Version (ESV)As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love.

Context of John 15:9

7If you live in me and what I say lives in you, then ask for anything you want, and it will be yours. 8You give glory to my Father when you produce a lot of fruit and therefore show that you are my disciples. “I have loved you the same way the Father has loved me. So live in my love. 10If you obey my commandments, you will live in my love. I have obeyed my Father’s commandments, and in that way I live in his love. 11I have told you this so that you will be as joyful as I am, and your joy will be complete.

John 15:9 word by word

καθὼς ἠγάπησέν με ὁ πατήρ, κἀγὼ ὑμᾶς ἠγάπησα· μείνατε ἐν τῇ ἀγάπῃ τῇ ἐμῇ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
• the Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• hath lovedἀγαπάωagapaō · to loveG25
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• so have Iκἀγώkagō kamoi kame · and IG2504
• youσύsu · youG4771
• continue yeμένωmenō · to stayG3306
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• myἐμόςemos · mineG1699
• loveἀγάπηagapē · loveG26

Cross-references for John 15:9

• John 15:13The greatest love you can show is to give your life for your friends.
• John 17:23I am in them, and you are in me. So they are completely united. In this way the world knows that you have sent me and that you have loved them in the same way you have loved me.
• Ephesians 3:18This way, with all of God’s people you will be able to understand how wide, long, high, and deep his love is.
• Revelation 1:5and from Jesus Christ, the witness, the trustworthy one, the first to come back to life, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. Glory and power forever and ever belong to the one who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood
• John 15:11I have told you this so that you will be as joyful as I am, and your joy will be complete.
• 1 John 2:28Now, dear children, live in Christ. Then, when he appears we will have confidence, and when he comes we won’t turn from him in shame.
• Jude 1:20Dear friends, use your most holy faith to grow. Pray with the Holy Spirit’s help.

Commentaries on John 15:9

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9As the Father hath loved me - The love of the Father toward his only-begotten Son is the highest affection of which we can conceive. Compare Matthew 3:17; Matthew 17:5. It is the love of God toward his coequal Son. who is like him in all things, who always pleased him, and who was willing to endure the greatest sacrifices and toils to accomplish his purpose of mercy. Yet this love is adduced to illustrate the tender affection which the Lord Jesus has for…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. 1-27Jesus prepared his disciples for his departure, instructing them to remain in close fellowship with him. The image of a grapevine illustrates both intimacy and fruitfulness. To sustain genuine spiritual life in the world, believers must remain intimately connected to Christ.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

Topics related to John 15:9

• Commandments
• Decision
• God
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Love
• Perseverance
• Righteous

In the dictionaries

• Cloke
• Herein
• Atonement
• Children of God
• Comforter
• Communion; (fellowship)
• Holy Spirit
• Jesus Christ
• Johannine Theology
• John, Gospel of

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