John 15:1-20 ▼

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

2 Every branch not bearing fruit in Me, He takes it away; and every one bearing fruit, He prunes it clean so that it may bear more fruit.

3 Already you? are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you?.

4 Remain in Me, and I in you?. As the branch is not able to bear fruit of itself unless it remains in the vine, so neither you?, unless you? remain in Me.

5 I am the vine; you? are the branches. The one remaining in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit. For apart from Me you? are able to do nothing.

6 If anyone does not remain in Me, he is thrown out like the branch and is dried up; and they gather them and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.

7 If you? remain in Me and My words remain in you?, you? shall ask whatever you? wish, and to you? it will come to pass.

8 In this My Father is glorified, that you? should bear much fruit, and you? shall be My disciples.

9 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, as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love.

11 These things I have spoken to you? so that My joy may be in you? and your? joy may be full.

12 This is My commandment, that you? should love one another as I have loved you?.

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

14 You? are My friends if you? do what I command you?.

15 No longer do I call you? servants, because the servant does not know what his master is doing. But I have called you? friends, because all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you?.

16 You? did not choose Me, but I chose you?, and I appointed you? so that you? should go and bear fruit, and that your? fruit should remain, so that whatever you? might ask the Father in My name, He may give you?.

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

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

19 If you? were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you? are not of the world, but I chose you? out of the world, on account of this, the world hates you?.

20 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.