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href="/bsb/john/15.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/john/15.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/john/15.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />This is my commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/john/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/john/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />This is My commandment, that you love one another as I loved you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/john/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/john/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/john/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“This is My commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/john/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220This is My commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/john/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“This is My commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/john/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“This is My commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/john/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“This is My commandment, that you love <i>and</i> unselfishly seek the best for one another, just as I have loved you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/john/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“This is my command: Love one another as I have loved you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/john/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is My command: Love one another as I have loved you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/john/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />This is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/john/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Now I tell you to love each other, as I have loved you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/john/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />This is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/john/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Love each other as I have loved you. This is what I'm commanding you to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/john/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />My commandment is this: love one another, just as I love you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/john/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"This is my commandment: that you love one another as I have loved you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/john/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/john/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />My commandment is this--to love one another just as I have loved you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/john/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/john/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />This is my commandment to you, to love one another as I have loved you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/john/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/john/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />This is My command, that you love one another, according as I loved you;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />This is My commandment, that you love one another as I loved you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/john/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'This is my command, that ye love one another, according as I did love you;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/john/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />This is my command, That ye love one another, as I loved you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/john/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />This is my commandment, that you love one another, as I have loved you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/john/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />This is my precept: that you love one another, just as I have loved you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/john/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />This is my commandment: love one another as I love you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/john/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/john/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />This is my commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/15.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />“This is my commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/john/15.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />This is my commandment: That you love one another, as I have loved you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/john/15.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>This is my commandment, that you may love one another, as I loved you.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/john/15.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />This is my commandment, That ye love one another, just as I have loved you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/john/15.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />this is my commandment, that ye love one another, as I have loved you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />This is my commandment to you, to love one another as I have loved you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/john/15.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>This is My commandment, that ye love one another, even as I loved you.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/john/15.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>This is my commandment, that ye love one another, as I have loved you.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/john/15-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=5507" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/john/15.htm">No Greater Love</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>I have told you these things so that My joy may be in you and your joy may be complete. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: Hautē (DPro-NFS) -- This; he, she, it. ">This</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">is</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1699.htm" title="1699: emē (PPro-NF1S) -- My, mine. From the oblique cases of ego; my.">My</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1785.htm" title="1785: entolē (N-NFS) -- An ordinance, injunction, command, law. From entellomai; injunction, i.e. An authoritative prescription.">commandment,</a> <a href="/greek/2443.htm" title="2443: hina (Conj) -- In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.">that</a> <a href="/greek/25.htm" title="25: agapate (V-PSA-2P) -- To love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem. Perhaps from agan; to love.">you love</a> <a href="/greek/240.htm" title="240: allēlous (RecPro-AMP) -- One another, each other. Genitive plural from allos reduplicated; one another.">one another</a> <a href="/greek/2531.htm" title="2531: kathōs (Adv) -- According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that.">as</a> <a href="/greek/25.htm" title="25: ēgapēsa (V-AIA-1S) -- To love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem. Perhaps from agan; to love.">I have loved</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymas (PPro-A2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">13</span>Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-23.htm">1 John 3:23</a></span><br />And this is His commandment: that we should believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and we should love one another just as He commanded us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-21.htm">1 John 4:21</a></span><br />And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/13-34.htm">John 13:34-35</a></span><br />A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another. / By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-8.htm">Romans 13:8</a></span><br />Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-22.htm">1 Peter 1:22</a></span><br />Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-7.htm">1 John 4:7</a></span><br />Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-11.htm">1 John 3:11</a></span><br />This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-2.htm">Ephesians 5:2</a></span><br />and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-9.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:9</a></span><br />Now about brotherly love, you do not need anyone to write to you, because you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-14.htm">Galatians 5:14</a></span><br />The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-39.htm">Matthew 22:39</a></span><br />And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/13-4.htm">1 Corinthians 13:4-7</a></span><br />Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. / It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. / Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-14.htm">Colossians 3:14</a></span><br />And over all these virtues put on love, which is the bond of perfect unity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-10.htm">1 John 2:10</a></span><br />Whoever loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no cause of stumbling in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-11.htm">1 John 4:11</a></span><br />Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">This is my commandment, That you love one another, as I have loved you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/13-34.htm">John 13:34</a></b></br> A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/12-10.htm">Romans 12:10</a></b></br> <i>Be</i> kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ephesians/5-2.htm">Ephesians 5:2</a></b></br> And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/14-31.htm">Command</a> <a href="/john/14-31.htm">Commandment</a> <a href="/john/15-10.htm">Love</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/15-14.htm">Command</a> <a href="/acts/1-2.htm">Commandment</a> <a href="/john/15-13.htm">Love</a><div class="vheading2">John 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/15-1.htm">The union of Jesus and his members shown under the parable of a vine.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/15-18.htm">The hatred of the world.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/15-26.htm">The office of the Holy Spirit.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>This is My commandment</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the authoritative nature of Jesus' instruction. In the context of the Upper Room Discourse, Jesus is preparing His disciples for His impending departure. The use of "commandment" indicates a directive that is not optional but essential for His followers. This echoes the Old Testament where commandments were given by God to guide His people, such as in <a href="/exodus/20.htm">Exodus 20</a>. Jesus, as the fulfillment of the Law, provides a new commandment that encapsulates the essence of the Law and the Prophets.<p><b>that you love one another</b><br>The command to love one another is central to Christian ethics and community life. This love is not merely an emotion but an active choice to seek the welfare of others. In the Greco-Roman world, love was often understood in terms of familial or reciprocal relationships, but Jesus calls for a love that transcends these boundaries. This commandment is a reflection of the Shema in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-5.htm">Deuteronomy 6:5</a>, which calls for love of God, now extended to love for fellow believers. The early church, as seen in <a href="/acts/2-42.htm">Acts 2:42-47</a>, exemplified this love through communal living and mutual support.<p><b>as I have loved you</b><br>Jesus sets Himself as the standard for this love, which is sacrificial and unconditional. His love is demonstrated through His actions, teachings, and ultimately His sacrifice on the cross. This phrase points to the self-giving nature of Christ's love, as seen in <a href="/philippians/2-5.htm">Philippians 2:5-8</a>, where Jesus humbles Himself and becomes obedient to death. The love of Christ is a fulfillment of the prophetic imagery of the Suffering Servant in <a href="/isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53</a>, who bears the sins of many. This love is also a type of the covenantal love God has for His people, as seen throughout the Old Testament.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The speaker of this commandment, Jesus is addressing His disciples during the Last Supper, imparting crucial teachings before His crucifixion.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/disciples.htm">Disciples</a></b><br>The immediate audience of Jesus' commandment, representing all believers who are called to follow His teachings.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_last_supper.htm">The Last Supper</a></b><br>The setting of this discourse, a significant event where Jesus shares His final teachings and establishes the New Covenant through the breaking of bread and sharing of wine.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_command_to_love.htm">The Command to Love</a></b><br>Jesus' command is not a suggestion but a directive that defines Christian living. It is a call to action that requires intentionality and commitment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_standard_of_love.htm">The Standard of Love</a></b><br>Jesus sets the standard for love by His own example. His sacrificial love, demonstrated through His life and ultimately His death, is the model we are to emulate.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/love_as_a_witness.htm">Love as a Witness</a></b><br>Our love for one another serves as a testimony to the world of our relationship with Christ. It is through love that others will recognize us as His disciples.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/practical_love.htm">Practical Love</a></b><br>Loving one another involves tangible actions. It means serving, forgiving, and bearing with one another in patience and kindness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_the_holy_spirit.htm">Dependence on the Holy Spirit</a></b><br>Loving as Jesus loved is not possible in our own strength. We must rely on the Holy Spirit to transform our hearts and empower us to love genuinely.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 15</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_stay_faithful_in_suffering.htm">What does 'I Have Called You Friends' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_about_those_without_revelation.htm">What does 'Love One Another as I Have Loved You' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_unconditional_love.htm">What defines unconditional love?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'love_one_another'_mean.htm">What does "Love One Another as I Have Loved You" mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) <span class= "bld">This is my commandment.</span>--Comp. Note on <a href="/john/13-34.htm" title="A new commandment I give to you, That you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.">John 13:34</a>. In <a href="/john/15-10.htm" title="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.">John 15:10</a> keeping of His commandments was laid down as the means of abiding in His love. He now reminds them that that which was specially the commandment to them was love to one another. Love to God is proved by love to mankind. The two great commandments of the law are really one. "If a man love not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?"<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">This is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I loved you.</span> This (<a href="/john/13-34.htm">John 13:34</a>) was given as a "new commandment;" now he gathers the many commandments into <span class="accented">one</span>, as though all were included in it (<a href="/1_john/3-16.htm">1 John 3:16</a>). This thought is further vindicated by an endeavor to explain in what sense and way he was loving them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/john/15-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">This</span><br /><span class="grk">Αὕτη</span> <span class="translit">(Hautē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> </span><span class="str2">This; he, she, it. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">is</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐστὶν</span> <span class="translit">(estin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> </span><span class="str2">I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐμὴ</span> <span class="translit">(emē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Feminine 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1699.htm">Strong's 1699: </a> </span><span class="str2">My, mine. From the oblique cases of ego; my.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">commandment,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐντολὴ</span> <span class="translit">(entolē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1785.htm">Strong's 1785: </a> </span><span class="str2">An ordinance, injunction, command, law. From entellomai; injunction, i.e. An authoritative prescription.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="grk">ἵνα</span> <span class="translit">(hina)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2443.htm">Strong's 2443: </a> </span><span class="str2">In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you love</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀγαπᾶτε</span> <span class="translit">(agapate)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_25.htm">Strong's 25: </a> </span><span class="str2">To love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem. Perhaps from agan; to love.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">one another</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀλλήλους</span> <span class="translit">(allēlous)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_240.htm">Strong's 240: </a> </span><span class="str2">One another, each other. Genitive plural from allos reduplicated; one another.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as</span><br /><span class="grk">καθὼς</span> <span class="translit">(kathōs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2531.htm">Strong's 2531: </a> </span><span class="str2">According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I have loved</span><br /><span class="grk">ἠγάπησα</span> <span class="translit">(ēgapēsa)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_25.htm">Strong's 25: </a> </span><span class="str2">To love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem. Perhaps from agan; to love.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you.</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑμᾶς</span> <span class="translit">(hymas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. 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