(3) As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: (b) continue ye in my love.
(3) The love of the Father towards the Son, and of the Son towards us, and of us toward God and our neighbour, are joined together with an inseparable knot: and there is nothing more sweet and pleasant than it is. Now this love shows itself by its effects, a most perfect example of which Christ himself exhibits to us.
(b) That is, in that love with which I love you, which love is the responsibility of both parties.