< John 15 >
1 I myself am the vine true, and the Father of Mine the vinedresser is.
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.
2 Every branch in Me myself not bearing fruit He takes away it, and every one fruit bearing He prunes it that fruit more it may bear.
He takes away every branch in me that doesn’t bear fruit, and He prunes every branch that bears fruit, so that it may bear more fruit.
3 Already you yourselves clean are because of the word that I have spoken to you.
You are already pruned clean because of the words which I have spoken to you.
4 do abide in Me myself and I myself and I myself in you. Even as the branch not is able fruit to bear of itself only unless (it shall abide *N(k)O*) in the vine, so neither [are able] you only unless in Me myself (you shall abide. *N(k)O*)
Live in me, as I live in you. As the branch can’t bear fruit of itself, unless it lives in the vine, so neither can you, unless you live in me.
5 I myself am the vine, you [are] the branches. The [one] abiding in Me myself and I myself and I myself in him, he bears fruit much; For apart from Me not you are able to do no [thing].
I am the vine, and you are the branches. Whoever lives in me, and I in them, bears much fruit; for apart from me you can do nothing.
6 Only unless someone (shall abide *N(k)O*) in Me myself, he is thrown out like the branch and is dried up, and they gather them and into the fire cast, and it is burned.
Anyone who doesn’t live in me is thrown away as a branch, and dries up. The dried up branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned.
7 If you shall abide in Me myself and the declarations of Mine in you shall abide, whatever if you shall wish (do yourself ask *N(k)O*) and it will happen to you.
If you live in me, and my words live in you, ask whatever you want, and it will be done for you.
8 In this is glorified the Father of Mine, that fruit much you may bear and (you may become *N(k)O*) to Me disciples.
My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, so you will prove to be my disciples.
9 even as has loved Me the Father, I myself also I myself also you loved; do abide in the love of Mine.
“Just as the Father has sincerely loved me, I have also sincerely loved you. Continue to live in my sincere love.
10 If the commandments of Mine you shall keep, you will abide in the love of Mine; even as I myself the commandments of the Father of Mine have kept, and I abide of Him in the love.
If you keep my commandments, you will continue to live in my sincere love; just as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and continue to live in His sincere love.
11 These things I have spoken to you that joy of Mine in you (may be *N(K)O*) and the joy of you may be full.
I have told you these things, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full.
12 This is commandment of Mine that you may love one another even as I loved you.
This is my commandment, that you sincerely love one another, just as I have sincerely loved you.
13 Greater than this love no [one] has that one the life of him may lay down for the friends of him.
No one has greater sincere love than this, than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
14 You yourselves friends of Mine are if you shall do (what things *n(o)*) (as much as *K*) I myself command you.
You are my friends if you do whatever I command you.
15 no longer no longer I name you servants, for the servant not knows what is doing his master; You however I have called friends, because all things that I heard from the Father of Mine I have made known to you.
I don’t call you servants any longer, because a servant doesn’t know what the master is doing; but I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from my Father.
16 Not you yourselves Me chose, but I myself chose you and appointed you that you yourselves may go and fruit you may bear, and the fruit of you may remain; so that (which one *NK(o)*) maybe you may ask the Father in the name of Me, He may give you.
You didn’t choose me, but I chose you and appointed you, so that you should go and bear fruit, and so that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in my name He may give you.
17 These things I command you that you may love one another.
I command you this, that you sincerely love one another.
18 If the world you hates, you know that Me myself before you it has hated.
“If the world hates you, know that it hated me before it hated you.
19 If of the world you were, the world then would [as its] own was loving [you]; because however of the world not you are, but I myself chose you out of the world, on account of this hates you the world.
If you belonged to the world, the world would love its own. Because you aren’t the world’s, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.
20 do remember the word that I myself said to you: Not is a servant greater than the master of him. If Me myself they persecuted also you they will persecute; if the word of Mine they kept also yours they will keep.
Remember that I told you, ‘A servant isn’t greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they obeyed my teaching, they will also obey yours.
21 But these things all they will do (against *no*) (you *N(k)O*) on account of the name of Me, because not they know the [One] having sent Me.
The world will do all these things to you, however, for My name’s sake, because they don’t know Him who sent me.
22 only unless I come and I said to them, sin not they had; now however excuse not they have for the sin of them.
If I hadn’t come and spoken to them, they would have no sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.
23 The [one] Me myself hating also the Father of Mine hates.
Whoever hates me also hates my Father.
24 If the works not I had done among them that no other (did, *N(k)O*) sin not they had; now however both they have seen and have hated both Me myself and the Father of Mine;
If I hadn’t done the works which no one else did among them, they would have no sin; but now they have seen and also hated both me and my Father.
25 But [this is] that may be fulfilled the word in the law of them written that They hated Me without cause.’
This was to fulfill the word that is written in their Law, ‘They hated me without a cause.’
26 When (now *ko*) may come the Helper whom I myself will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who from the Father goes forth, He will bear witness concerning Me;
When the Counselor comes, who I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of Truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of me.
27 Also you yourselves now bear witness, because from [the] beginning with Me you are.
You will also testify, because you have been with me from the beginning.