Why Did Jesus Say "Keep My Commandments" Five Times in One Night?
On the night before the cross, Jesus used one Greek word, tēreō, five times for “keep.” It means to guard, not to check off a list. Five of the ten statements in Chapter Three use it, and a sixth uses hypakouō (“hear and place yourself under”). Both words describe the opposite of willful sin. The post ends with Jesus asking the Father to guard His people too.
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