Abide (μεινατε). Constative first aorist active imperative of μενω, summing up the whole.

In my love (εν τ…

As the Father hath loved me. The love of the Father toward His only-begotten Son is the highest affection of which we can conceive ([Refer…

As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you.—Better, As the Father has loved Me, I have also loved you. He h…

And men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, you shall ask what you wi…

St. John Chrysostom: Our Lord showed above that those who plotted against them would be burned, since they did not abide in Ch…

Love unites the disciples to Christ as branches are united to a vine. Two results stem from this relationship: obedience and joy. Obedience marks t…

As the Father has loved me. He intended to express something far greater than is commonly supposed. For those who think that he now speaks…

As the Father has loved me
As his own Son, and as Mediator, from everlasting; and in time, in his state of humiliati…

Those whom God loves as a Father can despise the hatred of the entire world. Just as the Father loved Christ, who was most worthy, so he loved his …

1. Above, our Lord urged His disciples to remain united with Him; here He shows what this involves. He makes three points: