John:15:9-13

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rwp @John:15:9 @{Abide } (\meinate \). Constative first aorist active imperative of \men “\, summing up the whole . {In my love } (\en t ˆi agap ˆi t ˆi em ˆi \). Subjunctive possessive pronoun , "in the love that I have for you ." Our love for Christ is the result of Christ 's love for us and is grounded at bottom in the Father 's love for the world (3:16 |). John has \emos \ 37 times and always in the words of Jesus (Bernard ). But he uses \mou \ also (verse 10 |). rwp @John:15:10 @{Ye will abide } (\meneite \). Future tense of \men “\, conclusion of the third-class condition (\ean \ and first aorist active subjunctive \t ˆr ˆs ˆte \). The correlative of strkjv @14:15 |. Each involves the other (love and keeping the commandments of Jesus ). {And abide } (\kai men “\). The high example of Jesus (the Son ) in relation to the Father is set before us as the goal . rwp @John:15:11 @{That my joy may be in you } (\hina h ˆ chara h ˆ em ˆ en humin ˆi \). Purpose clause with \hina \ and the present subjunctive \ˆi \ (some MSS . have \mein ˆi \, may remain ), Christ 's permanent absolute joy in the disciples . {And that your joy be fulfilled } (\Kai h ˆ chara hum “n pl ˆr “th ˆi \). Same construction with first aorist (effective ) passive subjunctive of \pl ˆro “\, consummation of the process preceding . rwp @John:15:12 @{That ye love one another } (\hina agap ƒte all ˆlous \). Non-final use of \hina \, introducing a subject clause in apposition with \entol ˆ\ (commandment ) and the present active subjunctive of \agapa “\, "that ye keep on loving one another ." See strkjv @13:34 |. rwp @John:15:13 @{Than this } (\taut ˆs \). Ablative case after the comparative adjective \meizona \ and feminine agreeing with \t ˆs agap ˆs \ (love ) understood . {That a man lay down his life } (\hina tis t ˆn psuch ˆn autou th ˆi \). Object clause (non-final use of \hina \ in apposition with the ablative pronoun \taut ˆs \ and the second aorist active subjunctive of \tith ˆmi \. For the phrase see strkjv @10:11 | of the good shepherd . Cf . strkjv @1John:3:16 ; strkjv @Romans:5:7f |. {For his friends } (\huper t “n phil “n autou \). "In behalf of his friends " and so "in place of his friends ." "Self-sacrifice is the high-water mark of love " (Dods ). For this use of \huper \ see strkjv @John:11:50 ; strkjv @Galatians:3:13 ; strkjv @2Corinthians:5:14f .; strkjv @Romans:5:7f |.

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