7 If you are in me at all times, and my words are in you, then anything for which you make a request will be done for you.
And whatever request you make in my name, that I will do, so that the Father may have glory in the Son.
So will your delight be in the Lord, and he will give you your heart's desires.
And he gives us all our requests, because we keep his laws and do the things which are pleasing in his eyes.
You did not take me for yourselves, but I took you for myself; and I gave you the work of going about and producing fruit which will be for ever; so that whatever request you make to the Father in my name he may give it to you.
Make a request, and it will be answered; what you are searching for you will get; give the sign, and the door will be open to you:
But I say, Go on in the Spirit, and you will not come under the rule of the evil desires of the flesh.
The thing feared by the evil-doer will come to him, but the upright man will get his desire.
But to me your word is a joy, making my heart glad; for I am named by your name, O Lord God of armies.
For then you will have delight in the Ruler of all, and your face will be lifted up to God.
I have sent a letter to you, fathers, because you have knowledge of him who was from the first. I have sent a letter to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God is in you, and because you have overcome the Evil One.
I am conscious that you are Abraham's seed; but you have a desire to put me to death because my word has no place in you.
Keep these words, which I say to you this day, deep in your hearts;
Then will light be shining on you like the morning, and your wounds will quickly be well: and your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will come after you.
And he gave me teaching, saying to me, Keep my words in your heart; keep my rules so that you may have life:
I, a ruler in the church, send word to the noble sister who is of God's selection, and to her children, for whom I have true love; and not only I, but all who have knowledge of what is true; Because of this true knowledge which is in us, and will be with us for ever:
Worthy.Bible » Commentaries » Matthew Henry Commentary » Commentary on John 15
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.