Source identified
Read & copy the quotation
“These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.”
- Date
- 1611
- Local voice
- Reported speaker · Jesus
- English wording
- King James Version translation committees · from Biblical Hebrew / Aramaic / Koine Greek
Meaning of “These things have I spoken unto you, that…”
Joy is presented as something that can remain and become full through a sustained relationship rather than a passing mood.
Where does it come from?
John 15:11 in the King James Version.
Why the local voice matters
John 15:11 in the King James Version preserves this wording as reported speech. The biblical passage remains the textual source while Jesus is stored as the local reported speaker.
