Juan 15:11

11 Les he dicho esto para que tengan mi alegría y así su alegría sea completa.

Juan 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,

Juan 15:11 In-Context

9 »Así como el Padre me ha amado a mí, también yo los he amado a ustedes. Permanezcan en mi amor.

10 Si obedecen mis mandamientos, permanecerán en mi amor, así como yo he obedecido los mandamientos de mi Padre y permanezco en su amor.

11 Les he dicho esto para que tengan mi alegría y así su alegría sea completa.

12 Y este es mi mandamiento: que se amen los unos a los otros, como yo los he amado.

13 Nadie tiene amor más grande que el dar la vida por sus amigos.