John 15:16-17

John Trapp Complete Commentary - John 15:17

17 These things I command you, that ye love one another. Ver. 17. That ye love one another ] That ye hold together, because the world will hate you. A spirit of perversities made way for the ruin of Egypt, Isaiah 19:14 ; Isaiah 19:16-17 . Si collidimur frangimur, if we clash we break. Of the ancient Britons, Tacitus tells us that nothing was so destructory to them as their dissensions, Dum singuli pugnant universi vincuntur. And of the Thracians, Herodotus saith, that if they had been all... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - John 15:16

have not: John 15:19, John 6:70, John 13:18, Luke 6:13, Acts 1:24, Acts 9:15, Acts 10:41, Acts 22:14, Romans 9:11-Nehemiah :, Romans 9:21, 1 John 4:10, 1 John 4:19 ordained: John 20:21-Isaiah :, John 21:15-Esther :, Isaiah 49:1-Leviticus :, Jeremiah 1:5-Judges :, Matthew 28:18, Matthew 28:19, Mark 16:15, Mark 16:16, Luke 24:47-Ephesians :, Acts 1:8, Romans 1:5, Romans 15:15, Romans 15:16, 1 Corinthians 9:16-Job :, Galatians 1:15, Ephesians 2:10, Colossians 1:23, 1 Timothy 2:7, 2 Timothy 1:11,... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - John 15:17

John 15:12, 1 Peter 2:17, 1 John 3:14-Esther : Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 19:2 - delighted Proverbs 29:27 - General Mark 9:50 - have peace John 13:34 - That ye love Acts 7:26 - ye are Romans 12:10 - kindly 1 Corinthians 16:14 - General 1 Thessalonians 4:9 - for ye 1 Thessalonians 5:13 - and be Hebrews 13:1 - General 1 Peter 1:22 - unto 1 John 5:2 - General read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - John 15:16

Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.Ye — My apostles, have not chosen me, but I have chosen you - As clearly appears from the sacred history: and appointed you, that ye may go and bear fruit - I have chosen and appointed you for this end, that ye may go and convert sinners: and that your fruit may remain - That the... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - John 15:16

16. Ye have not chosen me Students of the law among the Jews select their own masters and teachers; but not so have you selected me from among many others. I have chosen you It is I who have chosen and raised you to the rank of friends, and not you me. I have ordained, and given you official position, in order to your production of permanent fruit, and in order to your attaining the privilege of the answer of prayer, in my name, from the Father. read more