him: but ye know much as visible to outward eyes, but only by inward him; for he dwell; effects, and so neither known nor valued by them. eth with you, and shall be in you. But by you, I suppose, and all true disciples of mine, he is highly valued, therefore (see note [d] Luke vii.) he shall abide with (not only come to) you, he shall for ever continue among you, ver. 16.

18 I will not leave

18. Ye are my little children, ch. xiii. 33, and you 7 comfortless: I therefore when I leave you I will have more care of will come to you. you than to leave you destitute, I will hasten to come unto you, as to so many young children deprived of their parents, though I am slain, and so depart from you, yet I will rise again, and give you the comfort of seeing me after my resurrection, see ver. 18.

19 Yet a little while, 19. After a little space I shall be taken from this and the world seeth earth, where now I move, and so taken, that the imme no more; but ye penitent unbelieving Jews shall never see more of my see me: because I miracles, which have hitherto been so uneffectual live, ye shall live also. among them, never see me again, (so as to take comfort or reap benefit by seeing me) but it is not my death itself that shall separate me from you, I shall rise from death, and appear to you after my resurrection, and from thence ascend to heaven, there to live eternally; and as that shall be matter of great rejoicing to you, (see note on 1 Thess. iii. 6,) like the joy of one that hath a friend returned to life again, or Like the woman's joy after child-birth, ch. xvi. 21, 22, a wonderful reviving after your sorrow for my departure, so shall it be attended with all vital advantages to you, justification, Rom. v. 10, and eternal life hereafter.

20 At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, [c] and

in you.

I

20. And when I shall after my death thus appear unto you, and make good what I now promise, then shall ye be convinced, (more perfectly than yet ye have been,) first, that I have taught nothing but what is the will of my Father; second, that by your keeping close to that faith which I have taught you, my power and commission, which I have received from my 21 He that hath my Father, shall be communicated to you, Luke xxii. 28. keepeth them, he it 21. And this I say to all obedient servants of mine, is that loveth me: whosoever they are, not only to you apostles; every and he that loveth faithful lover of me, ver. 15, shall be loved of my Fame shall be loved of ther, and from me receive that evidence of my love, my Father, and I will love him, and will I will effectually make myself known to him after my manifest myself to resurrection, either by appearing to him myself, or by the testimony of those to whom I will appear.

commandments, and

him.

6 therefore he abideth with you, and shall be among you, ὅτι παρ' ὑμῖν μένει, καὶ ἐν ὑμῖν 7 orphans, ὀρφανούς. 8 for I live, and ye shall live, ὅτι ἐγὼ ζῶ, καὶ ὑμεῖς ζήσεσθε.

ἔσται.

22 Judas saith unto

22. Upon this Judas, one of his disciples, still lookhim, not Iscariot, ing after a present shewing himself as a temporal Lord, how is it that Messias, asked him (see ch. vii. 4.) what was the reathyself unto us, and son that he would not manifest himself to the world not unto the world? as well as to them?

thou wilt manifest

23 Jesus answered 23. Jesus answered, The reason is, because the and said unto him, world doth not practise my precepts, which they that If a man love me, do, by that express their love to me, and have this rehe will 10 keep my ward from my Father, that he loves them again; and words: and my Father will love him, he and I reveal ourselves to such, and delight to dwell and we will come with such.

unto him, and make

our abode with him.

24. But this is not competible to the world, who 24 He that loveth neither love nor obey me, nor consequently my Fame not keepeth not ther, whose word it is, and not mine own, which I my sayings and the preach unto you.

:

word which ye hear d expound to you all the obscurities of my speeches is not mine, but the as far as is useful to your office, (see note [] 1 Cor.

Father's which sent

me.

xiii.,) and put you in mind of all which I have now 25 These things said to you, how they are fulfilled, and what they have I spoken unto meant: see Acts xi. 16.

you, 11 being yet pre

27. I take my leave of you, and do it again heartily sent with you. 26 But the 12 Com- and affectionately; and that in a special peculiar way forter, which is the from that by which the world uses to do it: they in civilHoly Ghost, whom ity, when they salute you, or take their leave of you, the Father will send use the like forms, Peace be to you, &c., but either do in my name, he shall "teach you all things, it formally and heartlessly, or else are not able to do any and bring all things more than wish it; but I who cordially love, and am to your remem- able to express my love, will effectually give it to you. brance, whatsoever Be not either troubled with grief (see note [a] ch. xi.) I have said unto you. that I must be taken from you, nor fear what shall befall yourselves.

27 Peace I leave

13 with you, my peace

I give unto you: not 28. I told you, ver. 19, that I am to go away, and as the world giveth, after a few days return to you again, (see note [c] give I unto you. Let Acts xv.,) and then return to my Father, from whom not your heart be I came. If ye were kind to me, ye would have looktroubled, neither let it be afraid. ed upon it with joy, as on a means of dignifying me, 28 Ye have heard for he that sent is, as such, greater than I who am how I said unto you, sent by him: and so my returning to my Father must I go away, and come needs be the advancing me to an higher condition again unto you. If yeloved me, ye would than that which now I am in.

rejoice, because I 29. I have not told you all this to afflict you, but to said, I go unto the arm you for the expectation of it, by foretelling it, and Father: for my Fa- withal that your seeing my prediction fulfilled may 29 And now I have convince you that all which I have said to you is true, told you before it and so make

ther is greater than I.

9 what is the matter, Tí yéyovev. I abide with you, παρ' ὑμῖν μένων. you, ὑμῖν.

you believe on me.

10 observe my word, τὸν λόγον μου τηρήσει. 12 Paraclete, the Holy, Tаpákλntos, tò IIv. 14 giveth it, give I it to you, δίδωσιν, ἐγὼ δίδωμι ὑμῖν.

11 while

13 unto

come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe.

30, 31. I shall not now stay long or say much to you, for the imperial power (of the Romans, whose 30 Hereafter I will procurator Pilate was) and Satan himself shall join not talk much with together with the Jews to destroy me: and when you: for the prince they do so, shall find nothing to lay to my charge, nor of 15 this world com- indeed have they power to do me any hurt; Satan, eth, and hath no- whose office it is to be God's executioner on sinners, thing in me. finds no sin in me, so to punish, and so could not put 31 But that the world know that me to death, but that in obedience to my Father's may I love the Father; will, I mean voluntarily to lay down my life. Arise and as the Father from table, let us be gone, meet whatever comes, and, gave me commandto shew you how willing I am to lay down my life, ment, even so I do. Arise, let us let us go to the place where Judas waits to betray me, ch. xviii. 3.

hence.

go

CHAP. XV.

I AM the true 1. And as he was going on the way, he said to vine, and my Father those that were near him, John, &c., I am the true is the husbandman. (see note [f] ch. vi.) generous fruit-bearing vine,

Jer. ii. 21, my blood as the blood of the grape shall rejoice the heart of God and man, Judg. ix. 13; and my Father, who hath thus planted me in this world here below, hath the whole ordering of all that belongs to me, and every branch, every believer, every member of my mystical body.

2 Every branch in 2. Every barren member of my body (every me that beareth not unprofitable disciple or Christian) he proceeds to fruit he taketh away; excision of, every one that is fruitful he diligently and every branch that beareth fruit, pruneth, and useth all other probable means to he purgeth it, that render it more fruitful.

it may bring forth more fruit.

3. You are already sanctified by the operation of my doctrine and spirit upon you, though you may 3 2 Now ye are clean through the need farther pruning in order to that greater degree word which I have of fruitfulness, ver. 2.

spoken unto you. 4. Do ye therefore take care, by your obedience 4 Abide in me, and and constancy, that I may be so fastened in your I in you. As the hearts, that I may never be out of them, or be profruit of itself, except voked to withdraw myself from you, for this presence

branch cannot bear

it abide in the vine; of mine is absolutely necessary to you to make you no more can ye, ex- fruitful; as a branch cut off from the vine withers cept ye abide in me. presently, is far from bringing forth any fruit, so he that falls off, or is by my Father's just judgment on

15 Or, the world (for the King's MS., and ancient Greek and Latin, and most others, leave out ToÚTOV) cometh, and can find nothing in me; for the ancient Greek and Latin MS. reads, οὐκ ἔχει εὑρεῖν οὐδέν. I will purge; the ancient Greek and Latin MS. reads, κaðαριεῖ. 2 You are already pure because of the word, Ηδη ὑμεῖς καθαροί ἐστε διὰ τὸν λόγον.

are

5 I am the vine, ye him broken off from me, deprived of that grace, the branches: which, as juice, is distributed to all the branches, as me, and I in him, long as they are in the body, can never bring forth the same bringeth any good.

He that abideth in

forth much fruit: 5. He that adheres and keeps fast to me, and confor without me ye sequently I to him, he, by the grace communicated can do nothing. from me to him, will be enabled to bring forth much fruit, he, and none but he.

6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch,

6. If ye break off from me, and are by yourselves and is withered; and as branches separated from me, into whom you are men gather them, ingraffed by faith and obedience, ye straight wither the fire, and they are away, and are fit for nothing but the fire.

and cast them into

burned.

7 If ye abide in

7. As long as you continue obedient to me and me, and my words my doctrine, all your prayers shall be heard.

abide in you, ye shall

ask what ye will,

and it shall be done unto you.

8 Herein is my

8. Your fruitfulness is that which alone brings in Father glorified, that glory to my Father, and which denominates you bear much fruit; truly my disciples.

so shall ye be my

disciples.

9 As the Father 9. My love to you is like that of my Father to me, hath loved me, so and that must oblige you to take care to do those have I loved you: things which are grateful to me, that I

continue ye in my

love.

to love you.

may

continue

10 If ye keep my 10. And that will be secured by your constant commandments, ye obedience to my commands, as my obedience to my shall abide in my Father's commandments hath secured me of the conlove; even as I have tinuance of his love.

kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.

II These things 11. These things have I largely said to you, that have I spoken unto the comfort you have taken in my presence may in you, that my joy my absence continue to you, and by the addition of might remain in you, that comfort of the Spirit, which shall come when I and that your joy am gone, your joy may abound.

might be full.

12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

13 Greater love 13. No man can express greater love to his dearest hath no man than friends, than to adventure to die for them.

this, that a man lay

down his life for his

friends.

are

14 Ye

14. my

And that I mean to do for you, and the benefriends, if ye do fit of that greatest kindness shall accrue to you, as to

3 and ye shall, kal.

whatsoever I com- my choicest friends, if ye continue obedient to my mand you. doctrine and commands.

15 Henceforth

I 15. And certainly I have long dealt with you as call you not ser- friends, far above the condition of servants, who use vants; for the ser- not to know their master's intentions or counsels or vant knoweth not what his lord doeth: purposes, but only to do his commands, but I have but I have called you received you as friends and confidents into my bofriends; forallthings som, to make known all my Father's will unto you. that I have heard of 16. And this I have done toward you by way of my Father I have prevention, out of free undeserved kindness to you, made known unto and of my own accord, put you in this blessed course,

you.

16 Ye have not enabled you to fructify and bring forth abundance of chosen me, but I fruit to the honour and praise of God; appointed you have chosen you, and to go abroad into all the world, and bring in an harvest ordained you, that ye should go and of converts to heaven, which is a real and a durable bring forth fruit, and fruit, and that which shall be advantageous to you also; that your fruit should devolve on you the benefit of having all your prayers remain: that whatso-heard by God, all your wants supplied by him, which ever ye shall ask of the Father in my you shall present to him in my name.

it you.

name, he may give 17. All this concerning my love to you I inculcate and repeat on purpose, as an obligation to you, that 17 These things I (as the most eminent way of return which I expect command you, that from you to all this) you live in charity one toward

ye love one another.

18 If the world hate you, ye know

fore it hated you.

another.

18. And if ye find by experience that impious and that it hated me be- hypocritical worldlings do, instead of believing, resist and persecute you, there is no reason that this should give you any discouragement; you are to expect that, and arm yourselves against it by this consideration, that such as these persecuted me before you, and so 19 If ye were of the world, the world as I began in love to you, so I have had the first would love his own: taste of the enmity and hatred of the wicked men of but because ye are this world.

not of the world, but

19. These men's opposing and hating you will be a I have chosen you comfortable symptom to you, that you are a peculiar therefore the world people of mine, dignified above and separated from the rest of men.

out of the world,

hateth you.

20 Remember the 20. And that you are likely to meet with such word that I said unto entertainment need not be strange to you, when you you, The servant is not greater than his remember how oft I have foretold you of it, that you lord. If they have could not in reason expect any better treating than persecuted me, they I have met with before you; if they have persecuted will also persecute me, in all probability they will persecute you also, you; if they have and, on the other side, you have no more reason to [a] kept my saying, they will keep your's expect of the world that it should receive your preaching, than that it should receive mine.

also.

4 observed.