John 15
1 I Am that true vine, and my Father is that husband man.
"I am the Vine--the True Vine, and my Father is the vine-dresser.
2 Euery branch that beareth not fruite in me, he taketh away: and euery one that beareth fruite, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruite.
Every branch in me--if it bears no fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.
3 Nowe are ye cleane through the worde, which I haue spoken vnto you.
Already you are cleansed--through the teaching which I have given you.
4 Abide in me, and I in you: as the branche cannot beare fruite of it selfe, except it abide in the vine, no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
Continue in me, and let me continue in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit of itself--that is, if it does not continue in the vine--so neither can you if you do not continue in me.
5 I am that vine: ye are the branches: he that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruite: for without me can ye doe nothing.
I am the Vine, you are the branches. He who continues in me and in whom I continue bears abundant fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.
6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branche, and withereth: and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they burne.
If any one does not continue in me, he is like the unfruitful branch which is at once thrown away and then withers up. Such branches they gather up and throw into the fire and they are burned.
7 If ye abide in me, and my wordes abide in you, aske what ye wil, and it shalbe done to you.
"If you continue in me and my sayings continue in you, ask what you will and it shall be done for you.
8 Herein is my Father glorified, that ye beare much fruite, and be made my disciples.
By this is God glorified--by your bearing abundant fruit and thus being true disciples of mine.
9 As the father hath loued me, so haue I loued you: continue in that my loue.
As the Father has loved me, I have also loved you: continue in my love.
10 If ye shall keepe my commandements, ye shall abide in my loue, as I haue kept my Fathers commandements, and abide in his loue.
If you obey my commands, you will continue in my love, as I have obeyed my Father's commands and continue in His love.
11 These things haue I spoken vnto you, that my ioy might remaine in you, and that your ioy might be full.
"These things I have spoken to you in order that I may have joy in you, and that your joy may become perfect.
12 This is my commandement, that ye loue one another, as I haue loued you.
This is my commandment to you, to love one another as I have loved you.
13 Greater loue then this hath no man, when any man bestoweth his life for his friendes.
No one has greater love than this--a man laying down his life for his friends.
14 Ye are my friendes, if ye doe whatsoeuer I commaund you.
You are my friends, if you do what I command you.
15 Henceforth call I you not seruants: for the seruant knoweth not what his master doeth: but I haue called you friends: for all things that I haue heard of my Father, haue I made knowen to you.
No longer do I call you servants, because a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, because all that I have heard from the Father I have made known to you.
16 Ye haue not chosen me, but I haue chosen you, and ordeined you, that ye goe and bring foorth fruite, and that your fruite remaine, that whatsoeuer ye shall aske of the Father in my Name, he may giue it you.
It is not you who chose me, but it is I who chose you and appointed you that you might go and be fruitful and that your fruit might remain; so that whatever petition you present to the Father in my name He may give you.
17 These things commaund I you, that ye loue one another.
"Thus I command you to love one another.
18 If the worlde hate you, ye knowe that it hated me before you.
If the world hates you, remember that it has first had me as the fixed object of its hatred.
19 If ye were of the worlde, the world woulde loue his owne: but because ye are not of ye world, but I haue chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
If you belonged to the world, the world would love its own property. But because you do not belong to the world, and I have chosen you out of the world--for that reason the world hates you.
20 Remember the word that I said vnto you, The seruant is not greater then his master. If they haue persecuted me, they will persecute you also: if they haue kept my worde, they will also keepe yours.
Bear in mind what I said to you, 'A servant is not superior to his master.' If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you: if they have obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also.
21 But all these things will they doe vnto you for my Names sake, because they haue not knowen him that sent me.
But they will inflict all this suffering upon you on account of your bearing my name--because they do not know Him who sent me.
22 If I had not come and spoken vnto them, they shoulde not haue had sinne: but nowe haue they no cloke for their sinne.
"If I had not come and spoken to them, they would have had no sin; but as the case stands they are without excuse for their sin.
23 He that hateth me, hateth my Father also.
He who hates me hates my Father also.
24 If I had not done workes among them which none other man did, they had not had sinne: but nowe haue they both seene, and haue hated both me, and my Father.
If I had not done among them, as I have, such miracles as no one else ever did, they would have had no sin; but they have in fact seen and also hated both me and my Father.
25 But it is that the worde might be fulfilled, that is written in their Lawe, They hated me without a cause.
But this has been so, in order that the saying may be fulfilled which stands written in their Law, 'They have hated me without any reason.'
26 But when that Comforter shall come, whom I will send vnto you from the Father, euen the Spirit of trueth, which proceedeth of the Father, he shall testifie of me.
"When the Advocate is come whom I will send to you from the Father's presence--the Spirit of Truth who comes forth from the Father's presence--He will be a witness concerning me.
27 And ye shall witnesse also, because ye haue bene with me from the beginning.
And you also are witnesses, because you have been with me from the first.
