John 15
1 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard.
ⲁ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ϮⲂⲰ ⲚⲀⲖⲞⲖⲒ ⲚⲦⲀⲪⲘⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒ.
2 He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful.
ⲃ̅ⲔⲖⲎⲘⲀ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤⲚⲀⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲚ ϤⲚⲀⲔⲞⲢϪϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ϤⲚⲀⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞϤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲈⲚ ϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.
ⲅ̅ϨⲎⲆⲎ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
4 Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me.
ⲇ̅ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲖⲎⲘⲀ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲀϤϢⲦⲈⲘϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚϮⲂⲰ ⲚⲀⲖⲞⲖⲒ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲦⲈⲘϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦ.
5 I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.
ⲉ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ϮⲂⲰ ⲚⲀⲖⲞⲖⲒ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲚⲒⲔⲖⲎⲘⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈϤⲈⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲀⲦϬⲚⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲈⲢ ϨⲖⲒ
6 If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned.
ⲋ̅ⲀⲢⲈϢⲦⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲤⲈⲚⲀϨⲒⲦϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲖⲎⲘⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϢⲀϤϢⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϢⲀⲨⲐⲞⲨⲰⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲤⲈϨⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲒⲬⲢⲰⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϢⲀⲨⲢⲰⲔϨ.
7 If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
ⲍ̅ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲀⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲀⲤⲀϪⲒ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀϢϤ ⲀⲢⲒⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
8 This is to My Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, proving yourselves to be My disciples.
ⲏ̅ϦⲈⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀϤϬⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ.
9 As the Father has loved Me, so have I loved you. Remain in My love.
ⲑ̅ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ⲀⲒⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ.
10 If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love.
ⲓ̅ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲚⲀⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲚⲒⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲈϤⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ.
11 I have told you these things so that My joy may be in you and your joy may be complete.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲚⲀⲒ ⲀⲒϪⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲢⲀϢⲒ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲀϢⲒ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
12 This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲐⲀⲒ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲦⲈ ⲦⲀⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
13 Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲀⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲬⲰ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲈϤϢⲪⲎⲢ.
14 You are My friends if you do what I command you.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲀⲚⲈⲢ ⲚⲎ ⲈϮϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ.
15 No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have made known to you.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲚϮⲚⲀⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲂⲰⲔ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲂⲰⲔ ⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲈϤϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲢⲀ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲒⲚⲀⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀϢⲪⲎⲢ ϪⲈ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲤⲞⲐⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲀⲒⲦⲀⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ.
16 You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲞⲦⲠⲦ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲀⲒⲤⲈⲦⲠ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒⲬⲀ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲞϨⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲪⲒⲰⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲢⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
17 This is My command to you: Love one another.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ϮϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ.
18 If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲞⲤϮ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲢⲒⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲠⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲞⲤϮ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ.
19 If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲈⲚⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲪⲰϤ ⲞⲦⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲀⲒⲤⲈⲦⲠ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲞⲤϮ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
20 Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well.
ⲕ̅ⲀⲢⲒⲪⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲂⲰⲔ ⲈⲚⲀⲀϤ ⲈⲠⲈϤϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲀⲨϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲒ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲨⲈϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲀⲨⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲠⲀⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲨⲈⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲪⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
21 But they will treat you like this because of My name, since they do not know the One who sent Me.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲀⲢⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲀⲞⲨⲞⲒ.
22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. Now, however, they have no excuse for their sin.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲈⲚⲈ ⲘⲠⲒⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲀⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲞⲨ ⲖⲰⲒϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲞⲨⲚⲞⲂⲒ.
23 Whoever hates Me hates My Father as well.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲞⲤϮ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ϤⲘⲞⲤϮ ⲘⲠⲀⲔⲈⲒⲰⲦ.
24 If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have seen and hated both Me and My Father.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲈⲚⲈ ⲘⲠⲒⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲚⲒϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎ ⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲠⲈ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲘⲈⲤⲦⲰⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲀⲔⲈⲒⲰⲦ.
25 But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: ‘They hated Me without reason.’
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϨⲒ ⲠⲞⲨⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨⲘⲈⲤⲦⲰⲒ ⲚϪⲒⲚϪⲎ.
26 When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—He will testify about Me.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲠⲀⲢⲀⲔⲖⲎⲦⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈϮⲚⲀⲞⲨⲞⲢⲠϤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦ.
27 And you also must testify, because you have been with Me from the beginning.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲬⲎ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϢⲞⲢⲠ.
