“ This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. ”
This is my commandment - The special law of Christianity, called hence “the new commandment.” See the notes at John 13:34 . As I have loved you - That is, with the same tender affection, wil...
John 15. The Vine. The relation of the following Chapter s to 14 has been discussed. The Parœ mia, or parable-like discourse, reminds us of the parable or metaphor of the Good Shepherd in ch. 10. T...
My commandment . My charge to you. As the Father's charge to Me ( John 15:10 ) so My charge to you. Compare John 13:34 . as . even as. have loved . loved, as in John 15:9 .
12. This is my commandment. Since it is proper that we regulate our life according to the commandment of Christ, it is necessary, first of all, that we should understand what it is that h...
DISCOURSE: 1695 LOVE TO THE BRETHREN John 15:12 . This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you . THE law and the Gospel are in perfect unison with each other: the law,...
This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. That ye love one another - See on John 13:34 (note). So deeply was thus commandment engraved on the heart of this evangelist t...
This is my commandment,— "As I told you before, ch. John 13:34 .— the chief of all the commandments which I enjoin you, whether as apostles or private Christians, is, that ye love one another....
This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. See the notes at John 13:34-35 .
The True Yine. The Witness of the Comforter and of the Apostles 1-17. The allegory of the True Vine and its interpretation. The metaphor of 'the vine' was suggested by 'the fruit of the vine' whic...
This is my commandment. — Comp. Note on John 13:34 . In John 15:10 keeping of His commandments was laid down as the means of abiding in His love. He now reminds them that that which was speciall...
John 15:1-12 XII. THE VINE AND THE BRANCHES. "Arise, let us go hence. I am the true Vine, and My Father is the Husbandman. Every branch in Me that beareth not fruit, He taketh it away: and...
“I Have Called You Friends” John 15:10-16 We must estimate the Father's love to Jesus before we can measure His love to us. We are told to love one another with the same love, but enabling powe...
Our Lord now uttered the great allegory of the vine. Certain words in it arrest our attention, "the vine," "the branches," "the fruit." The close interrelationship between these is emphasized, and ou...
As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. (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 lo...
This is my commandment, that ye love one another ,.... Christ had been before speaking of his commandments; and he mentions this as the principal one, and to which all the rest may be reduced; for a...
This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. Ver. 12. This is my commandment ] Love is the complement of the law and the supplement of the gospel.
This is my commandment This I especially enjoin you, whether as apostles or private Christians; that ye love one another Cordially and constantly; even, if it be possible, with as great fervency...
THE MINISTRY OF EXHORTATION CHRIST THE TRUE VINE (vs.1-8) The Lord's ministry of comfort, or of binding up, has been seen in chapter 14. Now in chapter 15 it is that of stirring up, or of exhorta...
Christ's Love to His Disciples. 9 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. 10 If ye keep my comm...
This is that which our Lord called the new commandment. 1 Thessalonians 13:34 : See Poole on " 1 Thessalonians 13:34 " . He had before pressed the keeping of his words, continuing and abiding in...
“This is what I command you (my commandment) that you love one another, just as I have loved you. Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends i...
EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES John 15:1 . True vine .—Christ and the disciples were now on the way to Gethsemane. Their passing through the vineyards, etc., surrounding the city may have sugges...
Thus speaks the Lord Jesus: John 15:1 . I am the true vine, Many questions have been raised about which is the true Church; the Saviour answers them, «I am the true vine.» All who are united, re...
John 15:1 . I am the true vine. The vine through every age had designated the Hebrew church; here the Lord employs it to designate the Christian church, of which he is the head, and the source of...
This is My commandment, that ye love one another The great commandment of Christ I. THE LOVE OF CHRIST. Remember 1. How free it was. We did not merit it, ask for it, nor even desire it. And...
EXPOSITION John 15:1-43 (7) The parable of the vine and its branches . Incorporation of the disciples into one personality with himself . The image of the vine may have been suggeste...
The New Status of Christ's Disciples. The joy of the Christians:
1 John 2:7-10 ; 1 John 3:11-18 ; 1 John 3:23 ; 1 John 4:21 ; 1 Peter 1:22 ; 1 Peter 3:8 ; 1 Peter 4:8 ; 1 Thessalonians 3:12 ; 1 Thessalonians 4:9 ; 2 Thessalonians 1:3 ; Ephesians 5:2 ;...
The Holy Ghost John 15:1-15 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We are confronted with one of the great themes of Scripture. The word "Ghost" is an old English word meaning "guest." The Holy Spirit is the Holy...
Your joy will be full, if ye so love one another.