New Living Translation
John 15:10
10When you obey my commandments, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father’s commandments 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
8When you produce much fruit, you are my true disciples. This brings great glory to my Father. 9“I have loved you even as the Father has loved me. Remain in my love. When you obey my commandments, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father’s commandments and remain in his love. 11I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow! 12This is my commandment: Love each other in the same way 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, obey my commandments.
- 1 Corinthians 7:19For it makes no difference whether or not a man has been circumcised. The important thing is to keep God’s commandments.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:1Finally, dear brothers and sisters, we urge you in the name of the Lord Jesus to live in a way that pleases God, as we have taught you. You live this way already, and we encourage you to do so even more.
- 2 Peter 2:21It would be better if they had never known the way to righteousness than to know it and then reject the command they were given to live a holy life.
- 1 John 2:5But those who obey God’s word truly show how completely they love him. That is how we know we are living in him.
- 1 John 3:21Dear friends, if we don’t feel guilty, we can come to God with bold confidence.
- 1 John 5:3Loving God means keeping his commandments, and his commandments are not burdensome.
- Revelation 22:14Blessed are those who wash their robes. They will be permitted to enter through the gates of the city and eat the fruit from the tree of life.
- John 4:34Then Jesus explained: “My nourishment comes from doing the will of God, who sent me, and from finishing his work.
- John 8:29And the one who sent me is with me—he has not deserted me. For I always do what pleases him.”
- John 12:49I don’t speak on my own authority. The Father who sent me has commanded me what to say and how to say it.
- John 14:31but I will do what the Father requires of me, so that the world will know that I love the Father. Come, let’s be going.
- John 17:4I brought glory to you here on earth by completing the work you gave me to do.
- Isaiah 42:1“Look at my servant, whom I strengthen. He is my chosen one, who pleases me. I have put my Spirit upon him. He will bring justice to the nations.
- Matthew 3:15But Jesus said, “It should be done, for we must carry out all that God requires.” So John agreed to baptize him.
- Hebrews 7:26He is the kind of high priest we need because he is holy and blameless, unstained by sin. He has been set apart from sinners and has been given the highest place of honor in heaven.
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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