9 "As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love.
9 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
9 As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love.
9 "I've loved you the way my Father has loved me. Make yourselves at home in my love.
9 "As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love.
9 "I have loved you even as the Father has loved me. Remain in my love.
10 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.
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 love.
10 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.
10 If you keep my commands, you'll remain intimately at home in my love. That's what I've done - kept my Father's commands and made myself at home in his love.
10 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.
10 When you obey my commandments, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father's commandments and remain in his love.
(Read John 15:9-17)
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 commandments. If the same power that first shed abroad the love of Christ's in our hearts, did not keep us in that love, we should not long abide in it. Christ's love to us should direct us to love each other. He speaks as about to give many things in charge, yet names this only; it includes many duties.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on John 15:9
Commentary on John 15:9-17
(Read John 15:9-17)
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 commandments. If the same power that first shed abroad the love of Christ's in our hearts, did not keep us in that love, we should not long abide in it. Christ's love to us should direct us to love each other. He speaks as about to give many things in charge, yet names this only; it includes many duties.