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Isaiah 53:11
He shall see of the travail of his soul,and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.

Isaiah 62:4
Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.

Jeremiah 32:41
Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.

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John 16:24,33
Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full…

John 17:13
And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.

Romans 15:13
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

so that My joy may be in you
Jesus speaks of His own joy, which is rooted in His relationship with the Father and His obedience to the Father's will. This joy is not dependent on external circumstances but is a deep, abiding sense of fulfillment and peace. By sharing His teachings, Jesus desires that His disciples experience this same joy. The concept of joy in the Bible often relates to a sense of spiritual well-being and contentment that comes from a right relationship with God. This joy is a fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22) and is available to believers who remain in Christ.

and your joy may be complete.
The completion of joy suggests a fullness or perfection that can only be achieved through a relationship with Jesus. This echoes the biblical theme of joy being made perfect in the presence of God (Psalm 16:11). The idea of completeness also ties into the biblical concept of shalom, which encompasses peace, wholeness, and well-being. Jesus' desire is for His followers to experience a joy that is not partial or temporary but complete and eternal. This joy is a testament to the transformative power of living in accordance with Jesus' teachings and being in communion with Him.

Jesus has just finished describing life-giving union with Himself:

• “Abide in Me, and I in you” (John 15:4).

• “Apart from Me you can do nothing” (John 15:5).

• “If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love” (John 15:10).

• “Love one another as I have loved you” (John 15:12).

These instructions—rooted in love, obedience, and fruitful abiding—are not optional extras. Earlier He promised, “The Advocate, the Holy Spirit…will teach you all things” (John 14:26), and now He reveals the outcome of that teaching. As inJohn 17:13, “I speak these things...so that they may have My joy fulfilled within them,” Christ’s words carry purpose: they channel divine life into believing hearts.

The joy Jesus offers is the very delight He shares with the Father. It is:

• Steadfast—“For the joy set before Him He endured the cross” (Hebrews 12:2).

• Spirit‐generated—“Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit” (Luke 10:21).

• Strengthening—“The joy of the LORD is your strength” (Nehemiah 8:10).

• A fruit of abiding—“The fruit of the Spirit is…joy” (Galatians 5:22).

Because the Vine’s life flows into the branches, His own joy becomes the believer’s internal reality, independent of changing circumstances (John 16:33).

“Complete” points to overflowing, unshakeable satisfaction. Scripture links this fullness to:

• Prayerful dependence—“Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete” (John 16:24).

• Resurrection hope—“Your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you” (John 16:22).

• Fellowship with God and His people—“We write these things so that our joy may be complete” (1 John 1:4).

• God’s presence—“In Your presence is fullness of joy” (Psalm 16:11).

Worldly happiness flickers; Christ’s joy endures and overflows, equipping believers to face trials with praise (Acts 5:41;James 1:2).

Jesus teaches, commands, and invites believers to abide in Him so that His own unbreakable joy can take up residence in their hearts, producing a fullness nothing on earth can match or remove. Remaining in the Vine, obeying His word, and relying on the Spirit transform transient happiness into complete, enduring joy.

And that your joy might be full.--Comp. the words of the Intercessory Prayer inJohn 17:13, and the same phrase inJohn 3:29;John 16:24;1John 1:4;2John 1:12. The state of which He has spoken to them--the loving and being loved of God--is the ideal perfection of human life. It supplies satisfaction for all the deepest desires of our being. The capacities of the whole man are fulfilled in it, and the result is fulness of joy. They have learnt little of the true spirit of Christianity whose religion does not impart to them a joy which sheds its light over the whole of their lives. . . .

(8) Theresults of the union between Christ and his disciples.Verses 11-16. - (a)To themselves. The Lord moves into another and wider development of the union between himself and his disciples. He drops the metaphor of the vine and the branches, and comes to the essence of the relation between them; that is, he does much to explain the meaning and nature of his abiding in them, and the character of the fruit which they were expected by the great Husbandman and Father to bring forth and ripen. A connection between the second section and the first is revealed in the new beginning.Verse 11. -These things I have spoken, and am still speaking, to you (perfect, not aorist) with this purpose,that the joy that is mine may bein you. This is variously explained. Augustine, "My joyfulness concerning you," which is scarcely the burden of the previous verses; Grotius, "Your delight in me," which would be somewhat tautologous; Calvin and De Wette, "The joyfulness capable of being produced in you by me, might be in you." But the words are more simply explained by Lange, Meyer, Lucke, Westcott, Alford, and Moulton, as the communication to his disciples of his own absolute and personal joy. "The joy that is mine," like "the peace which is mine," is graciously bestowed. A joy was set before him, the joy of perfect self-sacrifice, which gave to his present acts an intensity and fullness of bliss. It was this, in its motives and character and supernatural sweetness, which would be in them. If they receive his life into them, it will convey not only hispeace, but that peace uprising and bursting into joy; and he adds,in order that your joy may be fulfilled,i.e.perfected, reach its highest expression, its fullness of contents and entire sufficiency for all needs.1 John 1:1-4 is the best commentary on this last clause. The Old Testament prophets had often spoken of Jehovah's joy in his people, comparing it to the bridegroom's joy, and the bride's (Isaiah 62:5;Zephaniah 3:17). This entire idea is linked with Ver. 10; where the keeping of his commandments, from motives of love, will enable the disciples to "abide in his love." He now passes the whole law of the second table into the light of his joy and the power of his example.

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