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Asκαθὼςthe Fatherὁ πατήρhas lovedἠγάπησένme,μεso Iκἀγὼhave lovedἠγάπησαyou;ὑμᾶςremainμείνατεinἐνmyτῇ ἐμῇlove.τῇ ἀγάπῃ
John 15:9
Study it in the app“As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; remain in my love.”
Jesus says he speaks so that his joy may be in them and be completeJoy and thanks
With the Greek beneath
John 15:9, word by word
- the Fatherπατήρpatēr
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patēr” appears- has lovedἠγάπησένēgapēsen
love
Love: to seek the good of the other, even of someone who does not deserve it.
Where else “ēgapēsen” appears- so Iκἀγὼkagō
and I, I also
And I, I too.
Where else “kagō” appears- remainμείνατεmeinate
remain
To stay joined to someone: "abide in me".
Where else “meinate” appears- myἐμῇemēi
my, mine
My, mine.
Where else “emēi” appears- loveἀγάπῃagapēi
love
Love that gives itself, seeking the other's good, like God's.
Where else “agapēi” appears
The context
8By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples.
9 · This verse (above)
10If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and remain in his love.
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?