John 15

1 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser.

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the farmer.

2 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.

Every branch in me that doesn’t bear fruit, he takes away. Every branch that bears fruit, he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.

3 You have already been pruned by the word I have spoken to you.

You are already pruned clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.

4 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.

Remain in me, and I in you. As the branch can’t bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you, unless you remain in me.

5 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.

I am the vine. You are the branches. He who remains in me and I in him bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.

6 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.

If a man doesn’t remain in me, he is thrown out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them, throw them into the fire, and they are burned.

7 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.

If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you.

8 My Father is glorified when you bear much fruit, and by doing so you will be my disciples.

“In this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; and so you will be my disciples.

9 Just as the Father has loved me, so have I loved you; abide in my love.

Even as the Father has loved me, I also have loved you. Remain in my love.

10 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.

If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, even as I have kept my Father’s commandments and remain in his love.

11 I have told you these things so that my joy may abide in you, and so that your joy may be full.

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

12 “This is my commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you.

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

13 No one has greater love than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.

14 You are my friends if you do whatever I command you.

You are my friends if you do whatever I command you.

15 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.

No longer do I call you servants, for the servant doesn’t know what his lord does. But I have called you friends, for everything that I 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 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.

You didn’t choose me, but I chose you and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatever you will ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you.

17 I am giving you these commands so that you may love one another.

“I command these things to you, that you may love one another.

18 “If the world hates you, know that it hated me before it hated you.

If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you.

19 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.

If you were of the world, the world would love its own. But because you are not of the world, since I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.

20 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.

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.

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

But they will do all these things to you for my name’s sake, because they don’t know him who sent me.

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

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

23 Whoever hates me hates my Father also.

He who hates me, hates my Father also.

24 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.

If I hadn’t done among them the works which no one else did, they wouldn’t have had sin. But now they have seen and also hated both me and my Father.

25 But this has happened to fulfill what is written in their law: ‘They hated me for no reason.’

But this happened so that the word may be fulfilled which was written in their law, ‘They hated me without a cause.’

26 “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.

“When the Counselor has come, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will testify about me.

27 You must also testify, because you have been with me from the beginning.

You will also testify, because you have been with me from the beginning.