John 15
1 I, am the real vine, and, my Father, is, the husbandman.
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser.
2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit, He taketh it away; and, every one that beareth, fruit, He pruneth it, that, more fruit, it may bear.
Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will bear more fruit.
3 Already, ye, are, pure, because of the word which I have spoken unto you:
You have already been pruned by the word I have spoken to you.
4 Abide in me, and, I, in you. Just as, the branch, cannot be bearing fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine, so, neither, ye, except, in me, ye abide.
Abide in me, and I will abide in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you abide in me.
5 I, am the vine: Ye, are the branches. He that abideth in me and, I, in him, the same, beareth much fruit; because, apart from me, ye can bring forth, nothing.
I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me, and I in him, bears much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing.
6 If one abide not me, he is cast out as the branch, and withered, and they gather them, —and, into fire, they cast them, and they are burned.
If anyone does not abide in me, he is thrown out like a branch and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned.
7 If ye abide in me, and, my sayings, in you, abide, whatsoever ye may be desiring, ask! and it shall be brought to pass for you.
If you abide in me and my words abide in you, you will ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
8 Herein, was my Father glorified, that, much fruit, ye should bear, and become my disciples.
My Father is glorified when you bear much fruit, and by doing so you will be my disciples.
9 Just as the Father loved me, I also, loved you: Abide ye in my love.
Just as the Father has loved me, so have I loved you; abide in my love.
10 If, my commandments, ye keep, ye shall abide in my love, —just as, I, the Father’s commandments, have kept, and abide in his love.
If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love.
11 These things, have I spoken unto you, that, my own joy, in you, may be, and, your joy, may be made full.
I have told you these things so that my joy may abide in you, and so that your joy may be full.
12 This, is my own commandment, That ye be loving one another, just as I loved you.
“This is my commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you.
13 Greater love than this, hath, no one, That, his life, one should lay down in behalf of his friends.
No one has greater love than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
14 Ye, are, friends of mine, if ye be doing that which, I, am commanding you.
You are my friends if you do whatever I command you.
15 No longer, do I call you, servants, for, the servant, knoweth not what, his lord, is doing. But, you, I have called, friends, because, all things which I heard from my Father, made I known unto 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 I have made known to you everything I heard from my Father.
16 Not, ye, chose, me, but, I, chose you, and placed you, that ye should go your way and bear, fruit, —and, your fruit, should abide: that, whatsoever ye should ask the Father in my name, he might give unto you.
You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask of the Father in my name he will give you.
17 These things, I command you, That ye be loving one another.
I am giving you these commands so that you may love one another.
18 If, the world, is hating, you, ye are getting to know that, me, before you, it hath hated.
“If the world hates you, know that it hated me before it hated you.
19 If, of the world, ye had been, the world, of its own, had been fond; but, because, of the world, ye are not, on the contrary, I, chose you out of the world, therefore, the world, doth hate you.
If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own. However, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, the world hates you.
20 Remember the word which, I, spake unto you: A servant is not greater than his lord. If, me, they persecuted, you too, will they persecute, —If, my word, they kept, your own also, will they keep.
Remember what I told you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. If they kept my word, they will keep yours also.
21 But, all these things, will they do unto you, on account of my name, because they know not him that sent me.
But they will do all these things to you on account of my name, because they do not know him who sent me.
22 Had I not come and spoken unto them, Sin, had they none; but, now, have they no, excuse, for their sin.
If I had not come and spoken to them, they would have no sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.
23 He that hateth me, hateth, my Father also.
Whoever hates me hates my Father also.
24 Had I not done among them, the works, which, no other, had done, sin, had they none; but, now, have they, both seen and hated both me and my Father.
If I had not done among them the works that no one else had done, they would have no sin, but now they have seen and hated both me and my Father.
25 But…that the word which, in their law, is written, might be fulfilled—They hated me without cause.
But this has happened to fulfill what is written in their law: ‘They hated me for no reason.’
26 Whensoever the Advocate shall come, Whom, I, will send unto you from the Father, The Spirit of truth, which, from the Father, cometh forth, He, will bear witness concerning me;
“When the Helper comes, whom I will send you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, he will testify about me.
27 And do, ye also, bear witness, because, from the beginning, ye are, with me,
You must also testify, because you have been with me from the beginning.
