No Greater Love

John 15:10

In 9 translations

BSB: 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.
KJV: 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.
WEB: 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.
ASV: 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.
LSV: 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;
YLT: 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;
DBY: If ye shall keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love, as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love.
DRC: 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.
GNV: If ye shall keepe my commandements, ye shall abide in my loue, as I haue kept my Fathers commandements, and abide in his loue.

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Where the editions differ

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In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include μου (“of Mine”); Westcott–Hort do not include this wording.

Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)

Word order: Westcott–Hort place τοῦ elsewhere in this verse.
Word order: Westcott–Hort place πατρός elsewhere in this verse.

SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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SBLGNT: τὰς ἐντολὰς τοῦ πατρός μου. Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont read τὰς ἐντολὰς τοῦ πατρός μου; Westcott and Hort (1881) read τοῦ πατρὸς τὰς ἐντολὰς.

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT: ἐὰν τὰς ἐντολάς μου τηρήσητε, μενεῖτε ἐν τῇ ἀγάπῃ μου, καθὼς ἐγὼ τὰς ἐντολὰς τοῦ πατρός μου τετήρηκα καὶ μένω αὐτοῦ ἐν τῇ ἀγάπῃ.
RP2018: Ἐὰν τὰς ἐντολάς μου τηρήσητε, μενεῖτε ἐν τῇ ἀγάπῃ μου· καθὼς ἐγὼ τὰς ἐντολὰς τοῦ πατρός μου τετήρηκα, καὶ μένω αὐτοῦ ἐν τῇ ἀγάπῃ.
TR-Boyd: Ἐὰν τὰς ἐντολάς μου τηρήσητε, μενεῖτε ἐν τῇ ἀγάπῃ μου· καθὼς ἐγὼ τὰς ἐντολὰς τοῦ πατρός μου τετήρηκα, καὶ μένω αὐτοῦ ἐν τῇ ἀγάπῃ.
SCR1894: εαν τας εντολας μου τηρησητε μενειτε εν τη αγαπη μου καθως εγω τας εντολας του πατρος μου τετηρηκα και μενω αυτου εν τη αγαπη

Who and where

👤 God◆ Holy Week◆ Upper Room Discourse

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

Comforter Example of Christ, The Commandment; Commandments Ethics of Jesus Love of Christ, The Love of God, The Christ, Character of John, Gospel of Conduct, Christian Vine

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Cross-references most cited first

John 14:15If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.
1 John 5:3For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,
1 John 3:21–24Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God, and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight. And this is His commandment:…
1 John 2:5But if anyone keeps His word, the love of God has been truly perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him:
2 Peter 2:21It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than to have known it and then to turn away from the holy commandment passed on to them.
1 John 2:1–2My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our…
John 4:34Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.
John 8:29He who sent Me is with Me. He has not left Me alone, because I always do what pleases Him.”
1 Thessalonians 4:1Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more.
John 17:4I have glorified You on earth by accomplishing the work You gave Me to do.
John 12:49I have not spoken on My own, but the Father who sent Me has commanded Me what to say and how to say it.
Matthew 3:15–17“Let it be so now,” Jesus replied. “It is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness in this way.” Then John permitted Him. As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened,…
John 14:31But I do exactly what the Father has commanded Me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Get up! Let us go on from here.
John 14:21Whoever 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.”
Revelation 22:14Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates.
Isaiah 42:1–4“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations. He will not cry out or raise His voice, nor make His voice heard in…

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