Father’s commandments and abiding in his love (v. 10b). Jesus’ life is based on his having kept the commandments of God, having done the will of the Father (perfect tense: teterēka), evident in his ongoing abiding in the love of the Father (present tense: menō). The disciples are to repeat, in their relationship with Jesus, what Jesus has always had with the Father: a loving mutuality shown by the unconditional observance of his commandments. This section of the discourse closes as Jesus announces,
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