Berean Standard Bible

John 15:9-27

9AsκαθὼςkathōsG2531theὁhoG3588Fatherπατήρ,patērG3962has lovedἠγάπησένēgapēsenG25MeG1473,soG2504have I lovedἠγάπησα·ēgapēsaG25youὑμᾶςhumasG4771.RemainμείνατεmeinateG3306inἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588MyG1699τῇtēaG3588loveἀγάπῃagapēG26.

10IfἐὰνeanG1437you keepτηρήσητε,tērēsēteG5083τὰςtasG3588MyG1473commandmentsἐντολάςentolasG1785,you will remainμενεῖτεmeneiteG3306inἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588MyG1473loveἀγάπῃagapēG26,just asκαθὼςkathōsG2531IG1473have keptτετήρηκα,tetērēkaG5083τὰςtasG3588MyG1473Father’sπατρόςpatrosG3962τοῦtouG3588commandmentsἐντολὰςentolasG1785andκαὶkaiG2532remainμένωmenōG3306inἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846loveἀγάπῃ.¶agapēG26.

11I have toldλελάληκαlelalēkaG2980youὑμῖνhuminG4771these thingsΤαῦταTautaG3778so thatἵναinaG2443ἡhēG3588MyG1699ἡhēG3588joyχαρὰcharaG5479may beᾖēG1510inἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771andκαὶkaiG2532ἡhēG3588yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771joyχαρὰcharaG5479may be completeπληρωθῇ.plērōthēaG4137.

12ThisαὕτηhautēG3778isἐστὶνestinG1510ἡhēG3588MyG1699ἡhēG3588commandmentἐντολὴentolēG1785,thatἵναinaG2443you loveἀγαπᾶτεagapateG25one anotherἀλλήλουςallēlousG240asκαθὼςkathōsG2531I have lovedἠγάπησαēgapēsaG25youὑμᾶς.humasG4771.

13GreaterμείζοναmeizonaG3173loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26hasἔχειecheiG2192no oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762than thisταύτηςtautēsG3778,thatἵναinaG2443heτιςtisG5100τὴνtēnG3588lay downθῇthēaG5087hisαὐτοῦautouG846lifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590forὑπὲρhuperG5228τῶνtōnG3588hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846friendsφίλωνphilōnG5384.

14YouὑμεῖςhumeisG4771areἐστεesteG1510MyG1473friendsφίλοιphiloiG5384ifἐὰνeanG1437you doποιῆτεpoiēteG4160whatἃhaG3739IG1473commandἐντέλλομαιentellomaiG1781youὑμῖν.huminG4771.

15No longerG3765do I callλέγωlegōG3004youὑμᾶςhumasG4771servantsδούλους,doulousG1401,forὅτιhotiG3754ὁhoG3588a servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401does notG3756understandG1492whatτίtiG5101hisαὐτοῦautouG846ὁhoG3588masterκύριος·kuriosG2962is doingποιεῖpoieiG4160.ButδὲdeG1161I have calledεἴρηκαeirēkaG2046youὑμᾶςhumasG4771friendsφίλους,philousG5384,becauseὅτιhotiG3754everythingπάνταpantaG3956ἃhaG3739I have learnedἤκουσαēkousaG191fromπαρὰparaG3844MyG1473FatherπατρόςpatrosG3962I have made knownἐγνώρισαegnōrisaG1107τοῦtouG3588to youὑμῖν.¶huminG4771.

16YouὑμεῖςhumeisG4771did notΟὐχOuchG3756chooseἐξελέξασθε,exelexastheG1586MeG1473,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235IG1473choseἐξελεξάμηνexelexamēnG1586youὑμᾶςhumasG4771.AndκαὶkaiG2532I appointedἔθηκαethēkaG5087youὑμᾶςhumasG4771toἵναinaG2443ὑμεῖςhumeisG4771goὑπάγητεhupagēteG5217andκαὶkaiG2532bearφέρητε,pherēteG5342fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590καὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588ὑμῶνhumōnG4771—fruitκαρπὸςkarposG2590that will remainμένῃ·menēG3306—so thatἵναinaG2443whateverG3754ἂνanG302you askαἰτήσητεaitēsēteG154theτὸνtonG3588FatherπατέραpateraG3962inἐνenG1722MyG1473τῷtōG3588nameὀνόματίonomatiG3686,He will giveδῷdōG1325youὑμῖν.¶huminG4771.

17ThisΤαῦταTautaG3778is My commandἐντέλλομαιentellomaiG1781to youὑμῖνhuminG4771ἵναinaG2443:LoveἀγαπᾶτεagapateG25one anotherἀλλήλους.allēlousG240.

18IfεἰeiG1487theὁhoG3588worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889hatesμισεῖ,miseiG3404youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,understandγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754it hatedμεμίσηκεν.memisēkenG3404MeἐμὲemeG1473firstὑμῶνhumōnG4412 G4771.

19IfεἰeiG1487you wereἦτε,ēteG1510ofἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588worldκόσμουkosmouG2889ὁhoG3588, itκόσμοςkosmosG2889would loveἂν ἐφίλει·an ephileiG302 G5368you asitsτὸtoG3588ownἴδιονidionG2398.InsteadδὲdeG1161τοῦτοtoutoG3778,theτοῦtouG3588worldκόσμουkosmouG2889hatesμισεῖmiseiG3404youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,becauseὅτι διὰhoti diaG3754 G1223you areἐστέ,esteG1510notοὐκoukG3756ofἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588worldκόσμου,kosmouG2889,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235IἐγὼegōG1473have chosenἐξελεξάμηνexelexamēnG1586youὑμᾶςhumasG4771out ofἐκekG1537theὁhoG3588worldκόσμος.¶kosmosG2889.

20RememberμνημονεύετεmnēmoneueteG3421theτοῦtouG3588wordλόγουlogouG3056thatοὗhouG3739IG1473spokeεἶπονeiponG2036to youG4771: ‘NoοὐκoukG3756servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401isἔστινestinG1510greater thanμείζωνmeizōnG3173τοῦtouG3588hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846masterκυρίουkuriouG2962.’IfεἰeiG1487they persecutedἐδίωξανediōxanG1377MeG1473,they will persecuteδιώξουσιν·diōxousinG1377youG4771as wellκαὶkaiG2532;ifεἰeiG1487they keptἐτήρησανetērēsanG5083MyG1473τὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056,they will keepτηρήσουσιν.tērēsousinG5083τὸνtonG3588yoursG5212as wellκαὶkaiG2532.

21ButἀλλὰallaG235they will treatπάντα ποιήσουσινpanta poiēsousinG4160 G3956εἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶςhumasG4771like thisταῦταtautaG3778because ofδιὰdiaG1223MyG1473τὸtoG3588nameὄνομάonomaG3686,sinceὅτιhotiG3754they do not knowοὐκoukG3756 G1492theτὸνtonG3588One whosentπέμψαντάpempsantaG3992MeG1473.

22IfΕἰEiG1487I had not comeμὴ ἦλθονmē ēlthonG3361 G2064andκαὶkaiG2532spokenἐλάλησαelalēsaG2980to themαὐτοῖς,autoisG846,they would not be guilty of sinἁμαρτίαν οὐκ εἴχοσαν·hamartian ouk eichosanG3756 G2192 G266.NowνῦνnunG3568,howeverδὲdeG1161,they haveἔχουσινechousinG2192noοὐκoukG3756excuseπρόφασινprophasinG4392forπερὶperiG4012theirαὐτῶν.autōnG846τῆςtēsG3588sinἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266.

23WhoeverὁhoG3588hatesμισῶνmisōnG3404MeG1473hatesμισεῖ.miseiG3404MyG1473τὸνtonG3588FatherπατέραpateraG3962as wellκαὶkaiG2532.

24IfεἰeiG1487I had not doneμὴ ἐποίησαmē epoiēsaG3361 G4160amongἐνenG1722themαὐτοῖςautoisG846theτὰtaG3588worksἔργαergaG2041thatἃhaG3739no oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762elseἄλλοςallosG243didἐποίησεν,epoiēsenG4160,they would not be guilty of sinἁμαρτίαν οὐκ εἴχοσαν·hamartian ouk eichosanG3756 G2192 G266;butδὲdeG1161nowνῦνnunG3568καὶkaiG2532they have seenἑωράκασινhe'ōrakasinG3708andκαὶkaiG2532hatedμεμισήκασινmemisēkasinG3404bothκαὶkaiG2532MeG1473andκαὶkaiG2532MyG1473τὸνtonG3588FatherπατέραpateraG3962.

25Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235this istoἵναinaG2443fulfillπληρωθῇplērōthēaG4137ὁhoG3588whatλόγοςlogosG3056ὁhoG3588is writtenγεγραμμένοςgegrammenosG1125inἐνenG1722theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τῷtōG3588LawνόμῳnomōG3551ὅτιhotiG3754: ‘They hatedἐμίσησάνemisēsanG3404MeG1473without reasonδωρεάν.¶dōreanG1432.’

26WhenὍτανHotanG3752theὁhoG3588AdvocateπαράκλητοςparaklētosG3875comesἔλθῃelthēG2064,whomὃνhonG3739IἐγὼegōG1473will sendπέμψωpempsōG3992to youὑμῖνhuminG4771fromπαρὰparaG3844theτοῦtouG3588Fatherπατρός,patrosG3962—theτὸtoG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151τῆςtēsG3588of truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225whoὃhoG3739proceedsἐκπορεύεται,ekporeuetaiG1607fromπαρὰparaG3844theτοῦtouG3588FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962—HeἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565will testifyμαρτυρήσειmarturēseiG3140aboutπερὶperiG4012Meἐμοῦ·emouG1473.

27AndδὲdeG1161youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532must testifyμαρτυρεῖτε,martureiteG3140,becauseὅτιhotiG3754you have beenἐστε.¶esteG1510withμετ᾽met᾽G3326MeἐμοῦemouG1473fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575thebeginningἀρχῆςarchēsG746.

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