7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what 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 the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: 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:
This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
The fear of the wicked, 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 word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.
For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.
I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that 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 wicked one.
I know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.
And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:
Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward.
He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine 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.