John 15

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

"I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.

2 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.

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.

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

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

4 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.

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.

5 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.

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

6 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.

If anyone does not remain in me, he is thrown out as a branch, and withers; and they gather them, throw them into the fire, and they are burned.

7 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.

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

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

"In this is my Father glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my talmidim.

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

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

10 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15 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.

No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, for everything that I heard from my Father I have made known to you.

16 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.

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.

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

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

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

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

19 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.

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 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.

Remember the word that I said to you: 'A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will keep yours also.

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

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

22 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.

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 that hateth me, hateth my Father also.

He who hates me hates my Father also.

24 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;

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

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

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

26 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.

"When the Helper has come, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Ruach of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will testify about me.

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

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