John 15

1 “I AM the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser;

I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.

2 every branch not bearing fruit in Me, He takes it away, and everyone bearing fruit, He cleanses by pruning it, that it may bear more fruit;

Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away; and every branch that beareth fruit he cleanseth, that it may bear more fruit.

3 you are already clean, because of the word that I have spoken to you;

Ye are clean already, by reason of the word which I have spoken to you.

4 remain in Me, and I in you, as the branch is not able to bear fruit of itself, if it may not remain in the vine, so neither you, if you may not remain in Me.

Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, if it abide not in the vine, so neither can ye, unless ye abide in me.

5 I AM the vine, you the branches; he who is remaining in Me, and I in him, this one bears much fruit, because apart from Me you are not able to do anything;

I am the vine, ye are the branches. He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same beareth much fruit; for apart from me ye can do nothing.

6 if anyone may not remain in Me, he was cast forth outside as the branch, and was withered, and they gather them, and cast into fire, and they are burned;

If any one abideth not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather it, and cast it into the fire, and it is burned.

7 if you may remain in Me, and My sayings may remain in you, whatever you may wish you will ask, and it will be done to you.

If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever ye will, and it shall be done for you.

8 In this was My Father glorified, that you may bear much fruit, and you will become My disciples.

Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; and ye will become my disciples.

9 According as the Father loved Me, I also loved you, remain in My love;

As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you; abide in my love.

10 if you may keep My commands, you will remain in My love, according as I have kept the commands of My Father, and remain in His love;

If ye keep my commandments, ye will abide in my love, even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.

11 these things I have spoken to you, that My joy in you may remain, and your joy may be full.

These things have I spoken to you, that my joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be made full.

12 This is My command, that you love one another, according as I loved you;

This is my commandment, that ye love one another, as I have loved you.

13 greater love has no one than this, that anyone may lay down his life for his friends;

Greater love hath no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

14 you are My friends if you may do whatever I command you;

Ye are my friends, if ye do what I command you.

15 I no longer call you servants, because the servant has not known what his lord does, and I have called you friends, because all things that I heard from My Father, I made known to you.

No longer do I call you servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things which I have heard from my Father, I have made known to you.

16 You did not choose Me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that you might go away, and might bear fruit, and your fruit might remain, that whatever you may ask of the Father in My Name, He may give you.

Ye did not choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that ye should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatever ye ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

17 These things I command you, that you love one another;

This I command you, that ye love one another.

18 if the world hates you, you know that it has hated Me before you;

If the world hateth you, ye know that it hath hated me before it hated you.

19 if you were of the world, the world would have been cherishing its own, but because you are not of the world, but I chose [you] out of the world—because of this the world hates you.

If ye were of the world, the world would love its own; but because ye are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

20 Remember the word that I said to you: A servant is not greater than his lord; if they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you; if they kept My word, they will also keep yours;

Remember what I said to you, A servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my words, they will keep yours also.

21 but all these things will they do to you, because of My Name, because they have not known Him who sent Me;

But all these things will they do to you on account of my name, because they know not him that sent me.

22 if I had not come and spoken to them, they were not having sin; but now they have no pretext for their sin.

If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.

23 He who is hating Me, hates My Father also;

He that hateth me, hateth my Father also.

24 if I did not do among them the works that no other has done, they were not having sin, and now they have both seen and hated both Me and My Father;

If I had not done among them the works which no other man hath done, they would not have sin; but now they have both seen and hated both me and my Father.

25 but—that the word may be fulfilled that was written in their law—They hated Me without a cause.

But this cometh to pass, that the word may be fulfilled that is written in their Law: “They hated me without a cause.”

26 And when the Comforter may come, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth, who comes forth from the Father, He will testify of Me;

When the Comforter is come, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he will bear witness of me.

27 and you also testify, because you are with Me from the beginning.”

And ye also are witnesses, because ye have been with me from the beginning.