John 15:12 (GNV)

Passage

This is my commandement, that ye loue one another, as I haue loued you.

Nearby Context

John 15:10 If ye shall keepe my commandements, ye shall abide in my loue, as I haue kept my Fathers commandements, and abide in his loue.

John 15:11 These things haue I spoken vnto you, that my ioy might remaine in you, and that your ioy might be full.

John 15:12 This is my commandement, that ye loue one another, as I haue loued you.

John 15:13 Greater loue then this hath no man, when any man bestoweth his life for his friendes.

John 15:14 Ye are my friendes, if ye doe whatsoeuer I commaund you.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "commandement", "loue", "another", "haue", and "loued". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "commandement" and "loue", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "These things haue I spoken vnto you..." into verse 13's "Greater loue then this hath no man...", so "commandement" and "loue" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "commandement" and "loue" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.