John 15

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

I am the true vine; and my Father is the cultivator.

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

Every branch in me, which yieldeth not fruits, he taketh it away: and that which yieldeth fruits, he cleanseth it, that it may yield more fruits.

3 Already ye are clean because of the word which I have spoken unto you.

Ye henceforth are clean, on account of the discourse I have held with you.

4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; so neither can ye, except ye abide in me.

Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot yield fruits of itself, unless it abide in the vine; so also, neither can ye, unless ye 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: for apart from me ye can do nothing.

I am the vine, and ye are the branches. He that abideth in me, and I in him, he yieldeth much fruit; for without me, ye can do nothing.

6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.

And if a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a withered branch; and they gather it up, and cast it into the fire to be burned.

7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatsoever ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

But if ye shall abide in me, and my instructions shall abide in you, whatever ye shall be pleased to ask, it will be given to you.

8 Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; and [so] shall ye be my disciples.

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

9 Even as the Father hath loved me, I also have loved you: abide ye in my love.

As my Father hath loved me, I also have loved you: abide ye in the love of me.

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

If ye shall keep my commands, ye will abide in the love of me, as I have kept the commands of my Father, and abide in his love.

11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy may be in you, and [that] your joy may be made full.

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

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

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

13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

There is no greater love than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

14 Ye are my friends, if ye do the things which I command you.

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

15 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 that I heard from my Father I have made known unto you.

I no longer call you servants; because a servant knoweth not what his lord doeth; but I have called you my friends; because, whatever I have heard from my Father, I have made known to you.

16 Ye did not choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that ye should go and bear fruit, and [that] your fruit should abide: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

It is not ye that chose me, but I that have chosen you; and I have appointed you, that ye also should go and yield fruits, and that your fruits should continue; so that whatever ye may ask of my Father in my name, he may give it you.

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

These things I command you, that ye should love one another.

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

And if the world hate you, know ye, that it hated me before you.

19 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.

And if ye were of the world, the world would love what is of it. But ye are not of the world, for I have chosen you out of the world; for this cause, the world hateth you.

20 Remember the word that I said unto 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 keep yours also.

Remember the word that I spoke to you, That there is no servant, who is greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; and if they have observed my teaching, they will also observe yours.

21 But all these things will they do unto you for my name’s sake, because they know not him that 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 unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no excuse for their sin.

If I had not come and discoursed with them, sin would not have been to them; but now there is no excuse for their sins.

23 He that hateth me hateth my Father also.

He that hateth me, hateth my Father also.

24 If I had not done among them the works which none other did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.

If I had not wrought before them works which no other person ever did, sin would not have been to them: but now they have seen, and have hated, both me and my Father;

25 But [this cometh to pass], that the word may be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.

so that in them will be fulfilled the word which is written in their law: They hated me, without a cause.

26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, [even] the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall bear witness of me:

But when the Comforter shall come, whom I will send to you from my Father, that Spirit of truth who proceedeth from the Father, He will testify of me.

27 and ye also bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.

And do ye also testify; for ye have been with me from the beginning.