John 15 KJV Easy Read Bible

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KJV Easy Read Bible

The True Vine

1I am the true vine, and My Father is the husbandman. ISA 5:5 | vine dresser

2Every branch in Me that bears not fruit He takes away: and every branch that bears fruit, He purges it, that it may bring forth more fruit. prunes

3Now you^p are clean through the word which I have spoken to you^p.

4Abide in Me, and I in you^p. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can you^p, except you^p abide in Me. remain; unless

5I am the vine, you^p are the branches: He that abides in Me, and I in him, the same brings forth much fruit: for without Me you^p can do nothing. apart from

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

7If you^p abide in Me, and My words abide in you^p, you^p shall ask what you^p will, and it shall be done to you^p. live

8Herein is My Father glorified, that you^p bear much fruit; so shall you^p be My disciples. honored

Love and Joy Perfected

9As the Father has loved Me, so have I loved you^p: continue you^p in My love.

10If you^p keep My commandments, you^p shall abide in My love; even as I have kept My Father’s commandments, and abide in His love. obey

11These things have I spoken to you^p, that My joy might remain in you^p, and that your^p joy might be full.

12This is My commandment, That you^p love one another, as I have loved you^p.

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

14You^p are My friends, if you^p do whatsoever I command you^p.

15Hereafter I call you^p not servants; for the servant knows not what his lord does: but I have called you^p friends; for all things that I have heard of My Father I have made known to you^p. AMOS 3:7

16You^p have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you^p, and ordained you^p, that you^p should go and bring forth fruit, and that your^p fruit should remain: that whatsoever you^p shall ask of the Father in My name, He may give it you^p. appointed

17These things I command you^p, that you^p love one another.

The World’s Hatred

18If the world hate you^p, you^p know that it hated Me before it hated you^p.

19If you^p were of the world, the world would love his own: but because you^p are not of the world, but I have chosen you^p out of the world, therefore the world hates you^p. belonged to

20Remember the word that I said to you^p, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted Me, they will also persecute you^p; if they have kept My saying, they will keep yours^p also.

21But all these things will they do to you^p for My name’s sake, because they know not Him that sent Me.

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

23He that hates Me hates My Father also.

24If I had not done among them the works which no other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both Me and My Father.

25But this comes to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated Me without a cause. PS 69:4

The Coming Rejection

26But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send to you^p from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceeds from the Father, He shall testify of Me: Holy Spirit

27And you^p also shall bear witness, because you^p have been with Me from the beginning.

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