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I have spoken these things to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full.
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The Gift of Christ's Own Joy
Jesus isn't offering generic happiness, but His own personal joy. Commentators explain this is the very joy Christ experienced in His perfect relationship with the Father. He gives this profound joy to believers as a gift. It is authored by Him and flows from abiding in His love, just as He abides in the Father's love.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
These things. The discourse in this and the previous chapter. This discourse was designed to comfort them by the promise of the Holy Spiri…
That my joy may be in you (ινα η χαρα η εμη εν υμιν η). Purpose clause with ινα and the present subjunctive η (some MSS. have μειν…
19th Century
Anglican
These things I have spoken to you, that my joy might remain in you.—The better reading is: that My joy may be in you.…
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Baptist
If you keep my commandments, you shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. These things I ha…
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…
16th Century
Protestant
These things I have spoken to you. He adds that His love is far from being unknown to the godly, but it is perceived by faith, so that the…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
These things have I spoken unto you Concerning the vine and branches, his abiding in them, and they in him, their fr…
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 …
13th Century
Catholic
1. Above, our Lord urged His disciples to remain united with Him; here He shows what this involves. He makes three points:
