9. As HaAv has ahavah for me, so I have ahavah for you. Remain in my ahavah [see Yd verse 21].
10. If you are shomer of my mitzvot, you will remain in my ahavah, as I of the mitzvot of HaAv of me have been shomer, and I remain in His ahavah.
11. These things I have spoken to you that the simcha of me may be in you and the simcha of you may be made shleimah.
12. This is my mitzvah for you, that you have ahavah (agape) one for the other, as I have ahavah (agape) for you.
13. Ahavah (agape) gedolah than this no one has, that someone lay down his neshamah for his chaverim [BERESHIS 44:33].
14. You are my chaverim, if you are shomer oner my mitzvot. [IYOV 16:20; MISHLE 18:24]
15. No longer do I call you avadim, because the eved does not have da'as of what his Adon is doing. But you I have called chaverim, because all things which I heard from HaAv of me, of all these things I gave you da'as. [SHEMOT 33:11]
16. It was not that you chose me, but I chose you, and have given you s'michah that you go and bear p'ri and the p'ri of you remain, that whatever you ask HaAv b'Shem of me (Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach), HaAv may give it to you.
17. I am giving you these mitzvot, that you have ahavah (agape) one for the other.
18. If the Olam Hazeh has sin'as chinom (hatred without cause) for you, [YESHAYAH 66:5] be aware it has had sin'as chinom for me before you.