João 15:11

11 Estas coisas vos tenho dito, para que o meu gozo permaneça em vós, e o vosso gozo seja completo.

João 15:11 Meaning and Commentary

John 15:11

These things have I spoken unto you
Concerning the vine and branches, his abiding in them, and they in him, their fruitfulness from him, and perseverance in him, his love to them, and theirs to him:

that my joy might remain in you;
meaning either that joy with which he joyed in and over them, as united to him, and which is of the same nature as the joy of the bridegroom over the bride, and which will always remain and continue the same; or rather that joy which he is the author, object, ground, and matter of, for there is always reason to rejoice in him, even in the most afflictive circumstances of life:

and that your joy might be full;
that grace of joy which is implanted in the soul, by the Spirit of God in regeneration, and arises from, and is increased by discoveries of the person, grace, blood, righteousness, and sacrifice of Christ; and is "full of glory", ( 1 Peter 1:8 ) ; upon a clear sight of him in this life, and will be entirely full, completely perfected in the other world, when he will be seen as he is,

João 15:11 In-Context

9 Como o Pai me amou, assim também eu vos amei; permanecei no meu amor.

10 Se guardardes os meus mandamentos, permanecereis no meu amor; do mesmo modo que eu tenho guardado os mandamentos de meu Pai, e permaneço no seu amor.

11 Estas coisas vos tenho dito, para que o meu gozo permaneça em vós, e o vosso gozo seja completo.

12 O meu mandamento é este: Que vos ameis uns aos outros, assim como eu vos amei.

13 Ninguém tem maior amor do que este, de dar alguém a sua vida pelos seus amigos.