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ThisΑὕτηisἐστὶνmyἡ ἐμὴcommandment,ἡ ἐντολὴthatἵναyou loveἀγαπᾶτεone anotherἀλλήλουςasκαθὼςI have lovedἠγάπησαyou.ὑμᾶς
John 15:12
Study it in the app“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.”
No one has greater love than to give his life for his friendsLove
With the Greek beneath
John 15:12, word by word
- isἐστὶνestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- myἐμὴemē
my, mine
My, mine.
Where else “emē” appears- commandmentἐντολὴentolē
commandment
What God or Jesus orders to be done, with his authority, to be carried out.
Where else “entolē” appears- you loveἀγαπᾶτεagapate
love
Love: to seek the good of the other, even of someone who does not deserve it.
Where else “agapate” appears- one anotherἀλλήλουςallēlous
one another
One another, each other.
Where else “allēlous” appears
The context
11I have spoken these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and your joy may be complete.
12 · This verse (above)
13No one has greater love than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.
To study John 15 in a group
1. What it says
Jesus calls himself the true vine. What does he say happens to the branch that stays in him and to the one that does not? (vv. 1-8)
2. What it means
Jesus says, “I no longer call you servants, but friends” (v. 15). According to the text, what makes someone a friend? (vv. 12-17)
3. How I live it
“Remain in my love” (v. 9). What simple habit would help you stay close to Jesus this week?