John 15

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1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser.	1 "I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower.
2 Every branch in me that bears no fruit he cuts away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunesto make it bear even more.	2 He takes away every branch in me that does not bear fruit, and everyone that does he prunes so that it bears more fruit.
3 You are clean already, by means of the word that I have spoken to you.	3 You are already pruned because of the word that I spoke to you.
4 Remain in me, as I in you. As a branch cannot bear fruit all by itself, unless it remains part of the vine,neither can you unless you remain in me.	4 Remain in me, as I remain in you. Just as a branch cannot bear fruit on its own unless it remains on the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in me.
5 I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me, with me in him, bears fruit in plenty; forcut off from me you can do nothing.	5 I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, because without me you can do nothing.
6 Anyone who does not remain in me is thrown away like a branch -- and withers; these branches arecol ected and thrown on the fire and are burnt.	6 Anyone who does not remain in me will be thrown out like a branch and wither; people will gather them and throw them into a fire and they will be burned.
7 If you remain in me and my words remain in you, you may ask for whatever you please and you wilget it.	7 If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask for whatever you want and it will be done for you.
8 It is to the glory of my Father that you should bear much fruit and be my disciples.	8 By this is my Father glorified, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples.
9 I have loved you just as the Father has loved me. Remain in my love.	9 As the Father loves me, so I also love you. Remain in my love.
10 If you keep my commandments you wil remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father'scommandments and remain in his love.	10 If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and remain in his love.
11 I have told you this so that my own joy may be in you and your joy be complete.	11 "I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and your joy may be complete.
12 This is my commandment: love one another, as I have loved you.	12 This is my commandment: love one another as I love you.
13 No one can have greater love than to lay down his life for his friends.	13 No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friends.
14 You are my friends, if you do what I command you.	14 You are my friends if you do what I command you.
15 I shall no longer cal you servants, because a servant does not know the master's business; I cal youfriends, because I have made known to you everything I have learnt from my Father.	15 I no longer call you slaves, because a slave does not know what his master is doing. I have called you friends, because I have told you everything I have heard from my Father.
16 You did not choose me, no, I chose you; and I commissioned you to go out and to bear fruit, fruit thatwil last; so that the Father wil give you anything you ask him in my name.	16 It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you.
17 My command to you is to love one another.	17 This I command you: love one another.
18 If the world hates you, you must realise that it hated me before it hated you.	18 "If the world hates you, realize that it hated me first.
19 If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you do not belong tothe world, because my choice of you has drawn you out of the world, that is why the world hates you.	19 If you belonged to the world, the world would love its own; but because you do not belong to the world, and I have chosen you out of the world, the world hates you.
20 Remember the words I said to you: A servant is not greater than his master. If they persecuted me,they will persecute you too; if they kept my word, they will keep yours as wel .	20 Remember the word I spoke to you, 'No slave is greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.
21 But it wil be on my account that they will do al this to you, because they do not know the one whosent me.	21 And they will do all these things to you on account of my name, because they do not know the one who sent me.
22 If I had not come, if I had not spoken to them, they would have been blameless; but as it is they haveno excuse for their sin.	22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would have no sin; but as it is they have no excuse for their sin.
23 Anyone who hates me hates my Father.	23 Whoever hates me also hates my Father.
24 If I had not performed such works among them as no one else has ever done, they would beblameless; but as it is, in spite of what they have seen, they hate both me and my Father.	24 If I had not done works among them that no one else ever did, they would not have sin; but as it is, they have seen and hated both me and my Father.
25 But al this was only to fulfil the words written in their Law: They hated me without reason.	25 But in order that the word written in their law might be fulfilled, 'They hated me without cause.'
26 When the Paraclete comes, whom I shal send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who issuesfrom the Father, he wil be my witness.	26 "When the Advocate comes whom I will send you from the Father, the Spirit of truth that proceeds from the Father, he will testify to me.
27 And you too will be witnesses, because you have been with me from the beginning.	27 And you also testify, because you have been with me from the beginning.