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even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. <a href="/nkjv/john/15.htm">New King James Version</a> 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. <a href="/nasb_/john/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nasb/john/15.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love; just as I have kept My Father&#8217s commandments and abide in His love. <a href="/nasb77/john/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “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. <a href="/lsb/john/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> 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. <a href="/amp/john/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a> If you keep My commandments and obey My teaching, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love. <a href="/csb/john/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/hcsb/john/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> If you keep My commands you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father&#8217s commands and remain in His love. <a href="/asv/john/15.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/john/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> If you obey me, I will keep loving you, just as my Father keeps loving me, because I have obeyed him. <a href="/erv/john/15.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/john/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> If you obey my commandments, you will live in my love. I have obeyed my Father's commandments, and in that way I live in his love. <a href="/gnt/john/15.htm">Good News Translation</a> If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain in his love. <a href="/isv/john/15.htm">International Standard Version</a> If you keep my commandments, you'll abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. <a href="/msb/john/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/john/15.htm">NET Bible</a> If you obey my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commandments and remain in his love. <a href="/nheb/john/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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. <a href="/wbt/john/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/wey/john/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> If you obey my commands, you will continue in my love, as I have obeyed my Father's commands and continue in His love. <a href="/web/john/15.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> if you may keep My commands, you will remain in My love, according as I have kept the commands of My Father, and remain in His love; <a href="/blb/john/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, as I have kept My Father's commandments and abide in His love. <a href="/ylt/john/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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; <a href="/slt/john/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> If ye keep my commands, ye shall remain in my love; as I have kept my Father's commands, and remain in his love.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> If you keep my commandments, you shall abide in my love; as I also have kept my Father's commandments, and do abide in his love. <a href="/cpdv/john/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> If you keep my precepts, you shall abide in my love, just as I also have kept my Father’s precepts and I abide in his love. <a href="/nabre/john/15.htm">New American Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nrsvce/john/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> 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.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and I remain in his love. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/15.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commands and I abide in his love.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/15.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> 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.<CM> <a href="/godbey/john/15.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>If you may keep my commandments, abide in my love; as I have kept the commandments of my Father, and I abide in His love.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/john/15.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father?s commandments, and as I abide in his love. <a href="/mace/john/15.htm">Mace New Testament</a> your love to me will be in keeping my commandments: even as I love my father by keeping his commandments. <a href="/wey/john/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> If you obey my commands, you will continue in my love, as I have obeyed my Father's commands and continue in His love. <a href="/worrell/john/15.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>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.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/john/15.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> and<FR> if ye keep my commandments ye will continue in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and continue in his love.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/john/15-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=5489" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/john/15.htm">No Greater Love</a> …9As the Father has loved Me, so have I loved you. Remain in My love. 10<a href="/greek/1437.htm" title="1437: ean (Conj) -- If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.">If</a> <a href="/greek/5083.htm" title="5083: tērēsēte (V-ASA-2P) -- From teros; to guard, i.e. To note; by implication, to detain; by extension, to withhold; by extension, to withhold.">you keep</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tas (Art-AFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: mou (PPro-G1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">My</a> <a href="/greek/1785.htm" title="1785: entolas (N-AFP) -- An ordinance, injunction, command, law. From entellomai; injunction, i.e. An authoritative prescription.">commandments,</a> <a href="/greek/3306.htm" title="3306: meneite (V-FIA-2P) -- To remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await. A primary verb; to stay.">you will remain</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tē (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: mou (PPro-G1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">My</a> <a href="/greek/26.htm" title="26: agapē (N-DFS) -- From agapao; love, i.e. Affection or benevolence; specially a love-feast.">love,</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.">just as</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: egō (PPro-N1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">I</a> <a href="/greek/5083.htm" title="5083: tetērēka (V-RIA-1S) -- From teros; to guard, i.e. To note; by implication, to detain; by extension, to withhold; by extension, to withhold.">have kept</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: mou (PPro-G1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">My</a> <a href="/greek/3962.htm" title="3962: Patros (N-GMS) -- Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a father.">Father’s</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tas (Art-AFP) -- 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: entolas (N-AFP) -- An ordinance, injunction, command, law. From entellomai; injunction, i.e. An authoritative prescription.">commandments</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3306.htm" title="3306: menō (V-PIA-1S) -- To remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await. A primary verb; to stay.">remain</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tē (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">His</a> <a href="/greek/26.htm" title="26: agapē (N-DFS) -- From agapao; love, i.e. Affection or benevolence; specially a love-feast.">love.</a> 11I have told you these things so that My joy may be in you and your joy may be complete.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/john/14-15.htm">John 14:15</a> If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. <a href="/john/14-21.htm">John 14:21</a> Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.” <a href="/john/14-23.htm">John 14:23</a> Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him. <a href="/john/8-29.htm">John 8:29</a> He who sent Me is with Me. He has not left Me alone, because I always do what pleases Him.” <a href="/1_john/2-3.htm">1 John 2:3-5</a> By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments. / If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him. / But if anyone keeps His word, the love of God has been truly perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him: <a href="/1_john/5-3.htm">1 John 5:3</a> For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome, <a href="/2_john/1-6.htm">2 John 1:6</a> And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the very commandment you have heard from the beginning, that you must walk in love. <a href="/matthew/7-21.htm">Matthew 7:21</a> Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven. <a href="/matthew/19-17.htm">Matthew 19:17</a> “Why do you ask Me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.” <a href="/luke/11-28.htm">Luke 11:28</a> But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.” <a href="/romans/13-10.htm">Romans 13:10</a> Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. <a href="/galatians/5-14.htm">Galatians 5:14</a> The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” <a href="/james/1-22.htm">James 1:22-25</a> Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves. / For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror, / and after observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. ... <a href="/james/2-8.htm">James 2:8</a> If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well. <a href="/deuteronomy/5-10.htm">Deuteronomy 5:10</a> but showing loving devotion to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.ye keep.<a href="/john/14-15.htm">John 14:15,21</a> If ye love me, keep my commandments… <a href="/1_corinthians/7-19.htm">1 Corinthians 7:19</a> Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.<a href="/1_thessalonians/4-1.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:1</a> Furthermore 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.even.<a href="/john/4-34.htm">John 4:34</a> Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.<a href="/john/8-29.htm">John 8:29</a> And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.<a href="/john/12-49.htm">John 12:49</a> For 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.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/15-9.htm">Abide</a> <a href="/john/14-21.htm">Commandments</a> <a href="/john/14-21.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/john/15-9.htm">Continue</a> <a href="/john/15-8.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/john/13-29.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/john/14-31.htm">Love</a> <a href="/john/14-24.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/john/8-52.htm">Obeyed</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/15-16.htm">Abide</a> <a href="/acts/1-2.htm">Commandments</a> <a href="/acts/17-30.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/john/17-26.htm">Continue</a> <a href="/john/15-26.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/john/15-20.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/john/15-12.htm">Love</a> <a href="/john/15-20.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/john/15-20.htm">Obeyed</a><div class="vheading2">John 15</div>1. <a href="/john/15-1.htm">The union of Jesus and his members shown under the parable of a vine.</a> 18. <a href="/john/15-18.htm">The hatred of the world.</a> 26. <a href="/john/15-26.htm">The office of the Holy Spirit.</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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>If you keep My commandments This phrase emphasizes the importance of obedience in the Christian life. In the biblical context, keeping commandments is a sign of love and loyalty to God. The concept of obedience is deeply rooted in the Old Testament, where the Israelites were given the Law through Moses. Jesus, in the New Testament, reiterates the importance of following God's commandments as a demonstration of faith and love. This obedience is not merely legalistic but is a response to the grace and love received from God.you will remain in My love Remaining in Jesus' love is conditional upon obedience to His commandments. This reflects the covenant relationship seen throughout the Bible, where blessings and favor are often contingent upon faithfulness and obedience. The idea of "remaining" or "abiding" suggests a continuous, ongoing relationship, akin to the vine and branches metaphor earlier in <a href="/john/15.htm">John 15</a>. This abiding relationship is characterized by intimacy and mutual indwelling, which is central to the believer's spiritual life.just as I have kept My Father’s commandments Jesus sets Himself as the perfect example of obedience. His life and ministry were marked by complete submission to the Father's will, as seen in His prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane (<a href="/matthew/26-39.htm">Matthew 26:39</a>). This obedience is not only a model for believers but also a fulfillment of the Law and the Prophets, demonstrating His role as the Messiah. Jesus' obedience is a key theme in the Gospels, highlighting His role as the suffering servant prophesied in <a href="/isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53</a>.and remain in His love Jesus' relationship with the Father is characterized by perfect love and unity, as seen in passages like <a href="/john/10-30.htm">John 10:30</a>, "I and the Father are one." This love is eternal and unbreakable, serving as the foundation for the love believers are invited to share in. Theologically, this reflects the Trinitarian relationship, where love is both the essence and the expression of the Godhead. Jesus' abiding in the Father's love assures believers of the security and depth of the love they are invited to experience through Him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The speaker of this verse, Jesus is addressing His disciples, teaching them about the importance of obedience and love. 2. <a href="/topical/d/disciples.htm">Disciples</a> The immediate audience of Jesus' teaching, representing all believers who follow Christ. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_father.htm">The Father</a> Refers to God the Father, whose commandments Jesus has perfectly kept, setting an example for believers. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_upper_room.htm">The Upper Room</a> The setting of this discourse, where Jesus shares His final teachings with His disciples before His crucifixion. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_commandments.htm">The Commandments</a> Refers to the teachings and instructions given by Jesus, which are rooted in the love and will of God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/o/obedience_as_an_expression_of_love.htm">Obedience as an Expression of Love</a> Keeping Jesus' commandments is a tangible way to demonstrate our love for Him. It is not merely about following rules but about a relationship rooted in love. <a href="/topical/f/following_jesus'_example.htm">Following Jesus' Example</a> Jesus perfectly obeyed the Father, setting a model for us to follow. Our obedience should mirror His, grounded in love and devotion. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_holy_spirit.htm">The Role of the Holy Spirit</a> The Holy Spirit empowers believers to keep Jesus' commandments, guiding us in truth and enabling us to live out His teachings. <a href="/topical/t/the_assurance_of_abiding_in_love.htm">The Assurance of Abiding in Love</a> By keeping His commandments, we remain in Jesus' love, experiencing a deep and abiding relationship with Him. <a href="/topical/t/the_joy_of_obedience.htm">The Joy of Obedience</a> Obedience to Jesus' commandments leads to joy, as it aligns us with God's will and purpose for our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 15</a> <a href="/q/how_does_job_stay_faithful_in_suffering.htm">What does 'I Have Called You Friends' mean?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_god_expect_from_us.htm">What does God expect from us?</a> <a href="/q/how_can_your_joy_be_made_complete.htm">How can your joy be made complete?</a> <a href="/q/is_our_happiness_god's_desire.htm">Is our happiness God's desire?</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>(10) If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love.--Comp. <a href="/john/14-21.htm" title="He that has my commandments, and keeps them, he it is that loves me: and he that loves me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.">John 14:21</a>; <a href="/john/14-24.htm" title="He that loves me not keeps not my sayings: and the word which you hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.">John 14:24</a>. keeping of His commandments is the outward proof of love towards Him; so that the love of the human heart towards Christ, which itself flows from Christ's love to us (see Note on previous verse), becomes the condition of abiding in that love. While we cherish love for Him, our hearts are abiding in that state which can receive His love for us.Even as I have kept my Father's commandments . . .--Comp. Note on <a href="/john/15-9.htm" title="As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you: continue you in my love.">John 15:9</a> and reference there. This is again an appeal to His perfect sinlessness, and willing subordination as Son to the Father. We should notice also that the keeping of the commandments is not an arbitrary condition imposed upon human love; but a necessary result of love itself, and therefore as true in the relation of the Son to the Father as it is in our relation to Him. Because the Son loved the Father, therefore He kept His commandments, and in this love He abode in the Father's love. Because we love God we necessarily keep His commandments, and in this love is the receptive power which constitutes abiding in the divine love.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 10. - If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love. This is the method and secret, the stimulus and proof, of abiding in the love of Christ. This is not exactly the converse (Westcott) of "If ye love me, keep my commandments." Doubtless there is a love which dictates obedience to the loved One's will. Our Lord here avers, however, something further, viz. that obedience issues in a higher love. The obedience here described is the outcome of love, but the power is thus gained to continue, dwell, in the Divine love, to abide, that is, in the full enjoyment and fullness of my Divine love to you. This is obvious from the confirmatory clause: Even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. The Lord kept the Father's commandment always, doing those things which please him, offering up his precious life, laying it down that he might take it again; and the consequence is that he then and there knew that he was filled with all the fullness of the Divine love. The very impressive line of thought pervades this passage, that what the Father was to him, that he would prove to his disciples. What the love of God was to the Christ, the love of Christ was to his disciples. <a href="/commentaries/john/15-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>If ἐὰν (ean) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1437.htm">Strong's 1437: </a> If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc. you keep τηρήσητε (tērēsēte) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5083.htm">Strong's 5083: </a> From teros; to guard, i.e. To note; by implication, to detain; by extension, to withhold; by extension, to withhold. My μου (mou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. commandments, ἐντολάς (entolas) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1785.htm">Strong's 1785: </a> An ordinance, injunction, command, law. From entellomai; injunction, i.e. An authoritative prescription. you will remain μενεῖτε (meneite) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3306.htm">Strong's 3306: </a> To remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await. A primary verb; to stay. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. My μου (mou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. love, ἀγάπῃ (agapē) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_26.htm">Strong's 26: </a> From agapao; love, i.e. Affection or benevolence; specially a love-feast. just as καθὼς (kathōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_2531.htm">Strong's 2531: </a> According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that. I ἐγὼ (egō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. have kept τετήρηκα (tetērēka) Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5083.htm">Strong's 5083: </a> From teros; to guard, i.e. To note; by implication, to detain; by extension, to withhold; by extension, to withhold. My μου (mou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. Father’s Πατρός (Patros) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3962.htm">Strong's 3962: </a> Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'. commandments ἐντολὰς (entolas) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1785.htm">Strong's 1785: </a> An ordinance, injunction, command, law. From entellomai; injunction, i.e. An authoritative prescription. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. remain μένω (menō) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3306.htm">Strong's 3306: </a> To remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await. A primary verb; to stay. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. His αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. love. ἀγάπῃ (agapē) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_26.htm">Strong's 26: </a> From agapao; love, i.e. Affection or benevolence; specially a love-feast. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/john/15-10.htm">John 15:10 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/john/15-10.htm">John 15:10 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/john/15-10.htm">John 15:10 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/john/15-10.htm">John 15:10 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/john/15-10.htm">John 15:10 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/john/15-10.htm">John 15:10 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/john/15-10.htm">John 15:10 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/john/15-10.htm">John 15:10 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/john/15-10.htm">John 15:10 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/john/15-10.htm">John 15:10 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/john/15-10.htm">NT Gospels: John 15:10 If you keep my commandments you will (Jhn Jo Jn) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/john/15-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 15:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 15:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/john/15-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 15:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 15:11" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>