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Wesley's New Testament

John 15:17

This I command you, that ye love one another.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Commandments;   Love;   Scofield Reference Index - Separation;   Thompson Chain Reference - Abiding in Christ;   Fellowship-Estrangement;   Nearness to God;   Vine;   The Topic Concordance - Choosing/chosen;   Comfort;   Commandment;   Enemies;   Hate;   Holy Spirit;   Jesus Christ;   Love;   Persecution;   Sending and Those Sent;   Sin;   Truth;   Witness;   World;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Apostles, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Comforter;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Love;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Spirituality;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Union to Christ;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Love;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Children (Sons) of God;   Christianity;   God;   Holy Spirit;   John, Theology of;   Vine, Vineyard;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Death of Christ;   Endurance;   Love (2);   Paradox;   Quotations (2);   Son of God;   Steward, Stewardship;   World ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Fruit;   Pentecost;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for November 17;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“This is what I command you: Love one another.
King James Version (1611)
These things I commaund you, that ye loue one another.
King James Version
These things I command you, that ye love one another.
English Standard Version
These things I command you, so that you will love one another.
New American Standard Bible
"This I command you, that you love one another.
New Century Version
This is my command: Love each other.
Amplified Bible
"This [is what] I command you: that you love and unselfishly seek the best for one another.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"This I command you, that you love one another.
Legacy Standard Bible
This I command you, that you love one another.
Berean Standard Bible
This is My command to you: Love one another.
Contemporary English Version
So I command you to love each other.
Complete Jewish Bible
This is what I command you: keep loving each other!
Darby Translation
These things I command you, that ye love one another.
Easy-to-Read Version
This is my command: Love each other.
Geneva Bible (1587)
These things commaunde I you, that ye loue one another.
George Lamsa Translation
I command these things to you, so that you love one another.
Good News Translation
This, then, is what I command you: love one another.
Lexham English Bible
These things I command you: that you love one another.
Literal Translation
These things I command you, that you love one another.
American Standard Version
These things I command you, that ye may love one another.
Bible in Basic English
So this is my law for you: Have love one for another.
Hebrew Names Version
"I command these things to you, that you may love one another.
International Standard Version
I am giving you these commandments so that you may love one another."John 15:12;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
These I command you, That you love one another.
Murdock Translation
These things I command you, that ye should love one another.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
This commaunde I you, that ye loue together.
English Revised Version
These things I command you, that ye may love one another.
World English Bible
"I command these things to you, that you may love one another.
Weymouth's New Testament
"Thus I command you to love one another.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
These thingis Y comaunde to you, that ye loue togidere.
Update Bible Version
These things I command you, that you may love one another.
Webster's Bible Translation
These things I command you, that ye love one another.
New English Translation
This I command you—to love one another.
New King James Version
These things I command you, that you love one another.
New Living Translation
This is my command: Love each other.
New Life Bible
"This is what I tell you to do: Love each other.
New Revised Standard
I am giving you these commands so that you may love one another.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
These things, I command you, That ye be loving one another.
Douay-Rheims Bible
These things I command you, that you love one another.
Revised Standard Version
This I command you, to love one another.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
This comaunde I you that ye love to gedder.
Young's Literal Translation
`These things I command you, that ye love one another;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
This I commaunde you, that ye loue one another.
Mace New Testament (1729)
Above all I enjoin you, to love one another.
THE MESSAGE
"But remember the root command: Love one another.
Simplified Cowboy Version
Don't forget what I've told you to do—love each other.

Contextual Overview

9 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you. 10 Abide ye in my love. 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 I have spoken these things to you, that my joy might remain in you, and your joy might be full. 12 This is my commandment, that ye love one another, as I have loved you. 13 No one hath greater love than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. 14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. I no longer call you servants, 15 for the servant knoweth not what his lord doth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard from my Father, I have made known to you. 16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and appointed you that ye may go and bear fruit, and your fruit may remain; that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. 17 This I command you, that ye love one another.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

John 15:12, 1 Peter 2:17, 1 John 3:14-17

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 19:2 - delighted Proverbs 29:27 - General Mark 9:50 - have peace John 13:34 - That ye love Acts 7:26 - ye are Romans 12:10 - kindly 1 Corinthians 16:14 - General 1 Thessalonians 4:9 - for ye 1 Thessalonians 5:13 - and be Hebrews 13:1 - General 1 Peter 1:22 - unto 1 John 5:2 - General

Gill's Notes on the Bible

These things I command you,.... The doctrines which Christ spake, as one having authority, concerning the vine and branches; his love to his disciples, in laying down his life for them, and in accounting and using them as friends, and not servants; in choosing, ordaining, and sending them forth, for the ends above mentioned; these were delivered by him with this view, to promote brotherly love among them: that ye love one another; this lay much upon his heart, he often mentions it; this is the third time it is expressed by him, in these his last discourses; and indeed, since he had declared such strong love and affection for them, it was but right and proper they should love one another; nor does anything more tend to increase mutual love among the saints, than the consideration of their common interest in the unchangeable love of their Lord.


 
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