7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatsoever ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
Delight thyself also in Jehovah; And he will give thee the desires of thy heart.
and whatsoever we ask we receive of him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.
Ye did not choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that ye should go and bear fruit, and `that' your fruit should abide: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him; And the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy words were unto me a joy and the rejoicing of my heart: for I am called by thy name, O Jehovah, God of hosts.
For then shalt thou delight thyself in the Almighty, And shalt lift up thy face unto God.
I have written unto you, fathers, because ye know him who is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the evil one.
I know that ye are Abraham's seed: yet ye seek to kill me, because my word hath not free course in you.
And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be upon thy heart;
Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thy healing shall spring forth speedily; and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of Jehovah shall by thy rearward.
And he taught me, and said unto me: Let thy heart retain my words; Keep my commandments, and live;
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Commentary on John 15 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 15
It is generally agreed that Christ's discourse in this and the next chapter was at the close of the last supper, the night in which he was betrayed, and it is a continued discourse, not interrupted as that in the foregoing chapter was; and what he chooses to discourse of is very pertinent to the present sad occasion of a farewell sermon. Now that he was about to leave them,
Jhn 15:1-8
Here Christ discourses concerning the fruit, the fruits of the Spirit, which his disciples were to bring forth, under the similitude of a vine. Observe here,
Jhn 15:9-17
Christ, who is love itself, is here discoursing concerning love, a fourfold love.
To induce them to keep his commandments, he urges,
Jhn 15:18-25
Here Christ discourses concerning hatred, which is the character and genius of the devil's kingdom, as love is of the kingdom of Christ. Observe here,
Jhn 15:26-27
Christ having spoken of the great opposition which his gospel was likely to meet with in the world, and the hardships that would be put upon the preachers of it, lest any should fear that they and it would be run down by that violent torrent, he here intimates to all those that were well-wishers to his cause and interest what effectual provision was made for supporting it, both by the principal testimony of the Spirit (v. 26), and the subordinate testimony of the apostles (v. 27), and testimonies are the proper supports of truth.