John 15

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

I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine-dresser.

2 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit, he takes away. Every branch that bears fruit, he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.

Every branch in me that bears no fruit, he takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.

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

Now are you pure, through the word which I have spoken to you.

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

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

5 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.

I am the vine, you are the branches. He that abides in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; for apart from me you can do nothing.

6 If a man does not 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.

If any one abide not in me, he is thrown out as a branch, and withers; and such are gathered, and thrown into the fire, and burned.

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

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

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

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

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

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

10 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.

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

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

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

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

This is my commandment: That you love one another, as I have loved you.

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

Greater love has no man than this, that one should 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, for the servant does not 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.

I no longer call you servants, because the servant knows not what his master does. But I have called you friends; for all things that 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 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.

You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and appointed you, that you may go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit may remain; that whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he may give you.

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

These things I command you, that you may love one another.

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

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

19 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.

If you were of the world, the world would love its own. But because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hates 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 the word which I spoke to you, The servant is not greater than his master. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my word, they will keep yours also.

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

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

22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have had 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 He who hates me, hates my Father also.

He that hates me, hates my Father also.

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

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

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

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

26 “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.

But when the Paraclete has come, whom I will send to you from my Father, the Spirit of the truth, which proceeds from the Father, he will testify of me;

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

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