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John 15:11

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These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.
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  1. Romans 15:13Rank 1 from verse 11
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    13Now 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.

  2. John 17:13Rank 2 from verse 11
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    13And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.

  3. John 16:24Rank 3 from verse 11
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    24Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

  4. 1 John 1:4Rank 4 from verse 11
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    4And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.

  5. 1 Peter 1:8Rank 5 from verse 11
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    8Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:

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John 15:11

COMBINED MEANING

spoken

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1. Uttered, said, declared, addressed, or communicated in words. 2. In 'spoken of,' mentioned, described, or referred to. 3. In 'spoken for,' addressed by request or commendation on another's behalf; in a marriage setting, sought as a spouse. 4. In 'spoken against' or 'evil spoken of,' opposed, contradicted, denounced, or reviled.

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COMBINED MEANING

you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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joy

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Sense 1: Gladness, delight, or rejoicing. Sense 2: To rejoice, delight, or be glad.

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might

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Sense 1: Power or strength. Sense 2: An auxiliary expressing possibility or permission.

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remain

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Sense 1: To be left or still exist after others are gone, removed, consumed, or destroyed. Sense 2: To stay, abide, or continue in a place, state, condition, or relation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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your

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The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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10If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.

11These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.

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

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