John 15:10

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KJV King James Version

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.

BSB Berean Standard Bible

If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love.

WEB World English Bible

If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and remain in his love.

ASV American Standard Version

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.

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

if my commandments ye may keep, ye shall remain in my love, according as I the commands of my Father have kept, and do remain in His love;

Surrounding context — John 15

7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

8 Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.

9 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 love.

11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and [that] your joy might be full.

12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

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John 14:15If ye love me, keep my commandments.1 John 5:3For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.1 John 3:21-24Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, [then] have we confidence toward God.1 John 2:5But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.2 Peter 2:21For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known [it], to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.1 John 2:1-2My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:John 4:34Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.John 8:29And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.John 17:4I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.1 Thessalonians 4:1Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort [you] by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, [so] ye would abound more and more.Matthew 3:15-17And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer [it to be so] now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.John 12:49For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.John 14:21He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.John 14:31But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.Isaiah 42:1-4Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, [in whom] my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.Revelation 22:14Blessed [are] they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.1 Corinthians 7:19Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.Hebrews 10:5-10Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:

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