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John 15

I Am the True Vine

1 “I am the ^atrue vine, and my Father is ^bthe vinedresser. 2 ^cEvery branch in me that does not bear fruit ^dhe takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes ^ethat it may bear more fruit. 3 Already ^fyou are clean ^gbecause of the word that I have spoken to you. 4 ^hAbide ⁱin me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. 5 I am the vine; ^jyou are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that ^kbears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If anyone does not abide in me ^lhe is thrown away like a branch and withers; ^mand the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. 7 If ⁿyou abide in me, and my words abide in you ^oask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8 ^pBy this my Father is glorified, that you ^qbear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples. 9 ^rAs the Father has loved me ^sso have I loved you. Abide in my love. 10 ^tIf you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as ^uI have kept ^vmy Father’s commandments and abide in his love. 11 These things I have spoken to you, ^wthat my joy may be in you, and that ^xyour joy may be full.

12 ^y“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. 13 ^zGreater love has no one than this ^aathat someone lay down his life for his friends. 14 You are ^abmy friends ^acif you do what I command you. 15 ^adNo longer do I call you servants ^{▼

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Greek bondservant; also verse 20} ^agdoes not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for ^ahall that I have heard from my Father ^aiI have made known to you. 16 You did not choose me, but ^ajI chose you and appointed you that you should go and ^akbear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that ^alwhatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you. 17 These things I command you, ^amso that you will love one another.

The Hatred of the World

18 ^an“If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. 19 ^aoIf you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because ^apyou are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. 20 Remember the word that I said to you: ^aq‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me ^arthey will also persecute you. ^asIf they kept my word, they will also keep yours. 21 But ^atall these things they will do to you ^auon account of my name ^avbecause they do not know him who sent me. 22 If I had not come and spoken to them, ^awthey would not have been guilty of sin, ^{▼

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Greek they would not have sin; also verse 24} but now they have no excuse for their sin. 23 ^ayWhoever hates me hates my Father also. 24 ^azIf I had not done among them the works that no one else did ^bathey would not be guilty of sin, but now they have ^bbseen and hated both me and my Father. 25 But ^bcthe word that is written in their Law must be fulfilled: ^bd‘They hated me without a cause.’

26 “But ^bewhen the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father ^bfhe will bear witness about me. 27 And ^bgyou also will bear witness ^bhbecause you have been with me ^bifrom the beginning.