Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
These things I command you, that ye love one another.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
These things I command you, that ye love one another.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
I am giving you these commandments so that you may love one another."
A Conservative Version
These things I command you, so that ye may love each other.
American Standard Version
These things I command you, that ye may love one another.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
I command you to do these things so that you will [demonstrate your] love for one another. [Note: Or this may mean that His command was to love one another, as in verse 12].
Anderson New Testament
These things I command you, that you may love one another.
Bible in Basic English
So this is my law for you: Have love one for another.
Common New Testament
This I command you, that you love one another.
Daniel Mace New Testament
Above all I enjoin you, to love one another.
Godbey New Testament
I command these things unto you, that you must love one another with divine love.
Goodspeed New Testament
"What I command you to do is to love one another.
John Wesley New Testament
This I command you, that ye love one another.
Julia Smith Translation
These things I command you, that ye love one another.
King James 2000
These things I command you, that you love one another.
Lexham Expanded Bible
These [things] I command you: that you love one another.
Modern King James verseion
These things I command you, that you love one another.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
This command I you, that ye love together.
Moffatt New Testament
This is what I command you, to love one another.
Montgomery New Testament
"This is my command. to love one another. If the worlds hates you,
NET Bible
This I command you -- to love one another.
New Heart English Bible
"I command these things to you, that you may love one another.
Noyes New Testament
This I command you, that ye love one another.
Sawyer New Testament
These things I charge you, that you love one another.
The Emphasized Bible
These things, I command you, That ye be loving one another.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
These things I command you, that ye love one another.
Twentieth Century New Testament
I am giving you these commands that you may love one another.
Webster
These things I command you, that ye love one another.
Weymouth New Testament
"Thus I command you to love one another.
Williams New Testament
"What I command you to do is, to keep on loving one another.
World English Bible
"I command these things to you, that you may love one another.
Worrell New Testament
These things I command you, that ye may love one another.
Worsley New Testament
These commands I give you, that ye should love one another.
Youngs Literal Translation
'These things I command you, that ye love one another;
Themes
Apostles » Mutual love urged upon
Hate » Those that hate the lord
Hate » Why the world hates jesus Christ and those that believe in him
Hate » The world hating jesus Christ
Holy spirit » What the holy spirit does
Holy spirit » The holy spirit witnessing
Persecution » Who shall face persecution
Persecution » The world persecuting jesus Christ
Sin » Why you have no cloak for your sin
Witness » The holy spirit witnessing
World » Why the world hates jesus Christ and those that believe in him
Topics
Interlinear
Tauta
References
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 15:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Christlike Love
16 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. 17 These things I command you, that ye love one another. 18 If the world hate you, know that it has hated me before you.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
John 15:12
This is my commandment, that ye love one another, as I have loved you.
1 Peter 2:17
Shew honour to all, love the brotherhood, fear God, honour the king.
1 John 3:14-17
We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love his brother abides in death.