John 15
1 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.
ⲁ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ϯⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓ.
2 He cuts off every one of my branches that doesn't bear fruit. He prunes every branch that bears fruit so it can bear even more.
ⲃ̅⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲕⲟⲣϫϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟϥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲛ ϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
3 You are already pruned and made clean through what I've told you.
ⲅ̅ϩⲏⲇⲏ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
4 Remain in me, and I will remain in you. Just as a branch cannot produce fruit unless it remains part of the vine, so it is for you: you cannot bear fruit unless you remain in me.
ⲇ̅ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲙⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲁϥ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧ.
5 I'm the vine, you're the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit—for apart from me you can't do anything.
ⲉ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ϯⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲙⲁ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲧϭⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ.
6 Anyone who doesn't remain in me is like a branch that is thrown out and dries up. Such branches are gathered together, thrown into the fire and burned.
ⲋ̅ⲁⲣⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁϥϣⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁⲩⲑⲟⲩⲱⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϩⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁⲩⲣⲱⲕϩ.
7 If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, then you can ask for whatever you want, and it will be given you.
ⲍ̅ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏ ⲛⲟⲩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⲁⲣⲓⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
8 My Father is glorified as you produce much fruit, proving you are my disciples.
ⲏ̅ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϥϭⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
9 As the Father loved me, so I have loved you. Remain in my love.
ⲑ̅⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲁⲓⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ.
10 If you do what I say, you will remain in my love, just as I do what my Father says and remain in his love.
ⲓ̅ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ.
11 I've explained this to you so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁϣⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲁϣⲓ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
12 This is my command: love one another as I have loved you.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲑⲁⲓ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
13 There is no greater love than to give your life for your friends.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲁⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲭⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ.
14 You're my friends if you do what I tell you.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲉⲣ ⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉϯϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
15 I don't call you servants any longer, for servants are not taken into their master's confidence. I call you friends, for everything my Father told me I've explained to you.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅⳿ⲛϯⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥ⳪ ⲣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ϫⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲥⲟⲑⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲓⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
16 You didn't choose me, I chose you. I have given you the responsibility to go and produce lasting fruit. So the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲟⲧⲡⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲥⲉⲧⲡ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲭⲁ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟϩⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ⳿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, remember that it hated me before it hated you.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲟⲥϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲥϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ.
19 If you were part of this world, it would love you as its own. But you're not part of the world, and I chose you out of the world—that's why the world hates you.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅⳿ⲉⲛⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲫⲱϥ ⲟⲧⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲥⲉⲧⲡ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲟⲥϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
20 Remember what I told you: servants aren't more important than their master. If they persecuted me, they will persecute you too. If they did what I told them, they will do what you tell them too.
ⲕ̅ⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥ⳪ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲁⲩϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲫⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
21 But everything they do to you will be because of me, for they don't know the one who sent me.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟⲓ.
22 If I hadn't come and spoken to them, they wouldn't be guilty of sin—but now they have no excuse for their sin.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅⳿ⲉⲛⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲓ.
23 Anyone who hates me hates my Father as well.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲙⲟⲥϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ϥⲙⲟⲥϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲕⲉⲓⲱⲧ.
24 If I had not given them such a demonstration through things that no one had ever done before, they wouldn't be guilty of sin, but despite seeing all this they hated both me and my Father.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅⳿ⲉⲛⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏ ⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲙⲉⲥⲧⲱⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲁⲕⲉⲓⲱⲧ.
25 But this just fulfilled what Scripture says, ‘They hated me for no reason at all.’
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲓ ⲡⲟⲩⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲙⲉⲥⲧⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲓⲛϫⲏ.
26 But I will send you the Comforter from the Father. When he comes, he will give evidence about me. He is the Spirit of truth who comes from the Father.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲗⲏ ⲧⲟⲥ ⲫⲏ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡϥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧ.
27 You will also give evidence about me because you were with me from the beginning.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϣⲟⲣⲡ
