As the Father hath loved me, so. have loved you.

The Father loved the Son and dwelt in him as the Son in the Father, because of their mutual love. Love opens the heart of the disciple to Christ that he may abide there (chap. 14:23) and hence the union of the disciple with Christ may be as close as that of Christ with the Father. Hence he enjoins:

Abide ye in my love.

This is the Revision and is better than the Common Version, the Greek word being that before rendered abide. The Lord next tells how they shall "continue" or abide in his love.

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