SEV Biblia, Chapter 15:11
Estas cosas os he hablado, para que mi gozo permanece en vosotros, y vuestro gozo sea cumplido.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - John 15:11
Verse 11. That my joy may remain in you] That the joy which I now feel, on account of your steady, affectionate attachment to me, may be lasting, I give you both warnings and directions, that ye may abide in the faith. That your joy might be full.] Or, complete-plhrwqh, filled up: a metaphor taken from a vessel, into which water or any other thing is poured, till it is full to the brim. The religion of Christ expels all misery from the hearts of those who receive it in its fullness. It was to drive wretchedness out of the world that Jesus came into it.
Bishop Pearce, by joining en emoi to cara, and not to meinh, translates the verse thus: These things have I spoken, that my joy in you may remain-which is according to the meaning given to the first clause.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 11. These things have I spoken unto you , etc.] 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, Ver. 12. This is my commandment, that ye love one another , etc.] Christ had been before speaking of his commandments; and he mentions this as the principal one, and to which all the rest may be reduced; for as the precepts of the second table of the moral law may be briefly comprehended in this one duty, love to our neighbour, so all the duties of Christianity, relative to one another, are reducible to this, by love to serve each other.
This was the commandment which lay uppermost on Christs heart, and which he knew, if attended to, the rest could not fail of being observed.
The argument by which, and the manner in which, he presses it, is as before: as I have loved you ; than which nothing can be more strong and forcible; (see John 13:34).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 9-17 - Those whom God loves as a Father, may despise the hatred of all the world. As the Father loved Christ, who was most worthy, so he loved his disciples, who were unworthy. All that love the Saviour should continu in their love to him, and take all occasions to show it. The joy of the hypocrite is but for a moment, but the joy of those who abide in Christ's love is a continual feast. They are to show their love to his by keeping his commandments. If the same power that first shed abroa the love of Christ's in our hearts, did not keep us in that love, we should not long abide in it. Christ's love to us should direct us to love each other. He speaks as about to give many things in charge, ye names this only; it includes many duties.
Greek Textus Receptus
ταυτα 5023 D-APN λελαληκα 2980 5758 V-RAI-1S υμιν 5213 P-2DP ινα 2443 CONJ η 3588 T-NSF χαρα 5479 N-NSF η 3588 T-NSF εμη 1699 S-1NSF εν 1722 PREP υμιν 5213 P-2DP μεινη 3306 5661 V-AAS-3S και 2532 CONJ η 3588 T-NSF χαρα 5479 N-NSF υμων 5216 P-2GP πληρωθη 4137 5686 V-APS-3S
Vincent's NT Word Studies
11. My joy. The joy that is mine; characteristic of me. See on ver. 9. Might remain (meinh). The best texts read h, may be.Might be full (plhrwqh). Rev., more correctly, may be fulfilled. The A.V. loses the distinction between the absolute joy which is Christ's, and the progressive, but finally consummated joy which is the disciple's.
