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John 15:9 — As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my…

“As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.”
John 15:9 · KJV

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7If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

8Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.

9As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.

10If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.

11These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.

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Verse explanation

Jesus places the love He has for the disciples on the same level as the love He receives from the Father, and asks them to remain living within that love.

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