7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will and it shall come to pass to you.
And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, this will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
and delight thyself in Jehovah, and he will give thee the desires of thy heart.
and whatsoever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments, and practise the things which are pleasing in his sight.
Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and have set you that ye should go and [that] ye should bear fruit, and [that] your fruit should abide, that whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name he may give you.
Ask, and it shall be given to you. Seek, and ye shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened to you.
But I say, Walk in [the] Spirit, and ye shall no way fulfil flesh's lust.
and *yourselves*, the unction which ye have received from him abides in you, and ye have not need that any one should teach you; but as the same unction teaches you as to all things, and is true and is not a lie, and even as it has taught you, ye shall abide in him.
The fear of a wicked [man], it shall come upon him; but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
Thy words were found, and I did eat them, and thy words were unto me the joy and rejoicing of my heart; for I am called by thy name, O Jehovah, God of hosts.
Yea, then shalt thou delight thyself in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto +God:
I have written to you, fathers, because ye have known him [that is] from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and ye have overcome the wicked [one].
I know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word has no entrance in you.
And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thy heart;
Then shall thy light break forth as the dawn, and thy health shall spring forth speedily; and thy righteousness shall go before thee, the glory of Jehovah shall be thy rearguard.
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.