John 15

(Isaiah 27:1–13)

1“IG1473 amG1510 theG3588 trueG228 vineG288, andG2532 MyG1473 FatherG3962 isG1510 theG3588 keeper of the vineyardG1092. 2He cuts offG142G846 everyG3956 branchG2814 inG1722 MeG1473 that bears noG3361G5342 fruitG2590, andG2532 everyG3956 branch thatG3588 does bearG5342 fruitG2590, He prunesG2508 to make itG2443 even more fruitfulG5342G4119G2590. 3YouG4771 areG1510 alreadyG2235 cleanG2513 because ofG1223 theG3588 wordG3056 I have spokenG2980 to youG4771. 4RemainG3306 inG1722 MeG1473, and I will remainG2504 inG1722 youG4771. Just asG2531 noG3756 branchG2814 canG1410 bearG5342 fruitG575G2590 by itselfG1438 unlessG1437G3361 it remainsG3306 inG1722 theG3588 vineG288, neitherG3761 can youG4771 bear fruit unlessG1437G3361 you remainG3306 inG1722 MeG1473.

5IG1473 amG1510 theG3588 vineG288 and youG4771 are theG3588 branchesG2814. TheG3588 one who remainsG3306 inG1722 MeG1473, and IG2504 inG1722 himG846, will bearG5342 muchG4183 fruitG2590. ForG3754 apart fromG5565 MeG1473 you canG3756G1410 doG4160 nothingG3762. 6IfG1437 anyoneG5100 does notG3361 remainG3306 inG1722 MeG1473, he is likeG5613 aG3588 branchG2814 that is thrownG906 awayG1854 andG2532 withersG3583. Such branches are gathered upG4863, thrownG906 intoG1519 theG3588 fireG4442, andG2532 burnedG2545. 7IfG1437 you remainG3306 inG1722 MeG1473 andG2532 MyG1473 wordsG4487 remainG3306 inG1722 youG4771, askG154 whateverG3739 you wishG1437G2309, andG2532 it will be doneG1096 for youG4771. 8ThisG3778 is to MyG1473 Father’sG3962 gloryG1392, thatG2443 you bearG5342 muchG4183 fruitG2590, proving yourselves to beG2532G1096 MyG1699 disciplesG3101.

No Greater Love

9AsG2531 theG3588 FatherG3962 has lovedG25 MeG1473, soG2504 have I lovedG25 youG4771. RemainG3306 inG1722 MyG1699 loveG26. 10IfG1437 you keepG5083 MyG1473 commandmentsG1785, you will remainG3306 inG1722 MyG1473 loveG26, just asG2531 IG1473 have keptG5083 MyG1473 Father’sG3962 commandmentsG1785 andG2532 remainG3306 inG1722 HisG846 loveG26. 11I have toldG2980 youG4771 these thingsG3778 so thatG2443 MyG1699 joyG5479 may beG1510 inG1722 youG4771 andG2532 yourG4771 joyG5479 may be completeG4137.

12ThisG3778 isG1510 MyG1699 commandmentG1785, thatG2443 you loveG25 one anotherG240 asG2531 I have lovedG25 youG4771. 13GreaterG3173 loveG26 hasG2192 no oneG3762 than thisG3778, thatG2443 he lay downG5087 hisG846 lifeG5590 forG5228 hisG846 friendsG5384.

14YouG4771 areG1510 MyG1473 friendsG5384 ifG1437 you doG4160 whatG3739 IG1473 commandG1781 youG4771. 15No longerG3765 do I callG3004 youG4771 servantsG1401, forG3754 a servantG1401 does notG3756 understandG1492 whatG5101 hisG846 masterG2962 is doingG4160. ButG1161 I have calledG2046 youG4771 friendsG5384, becauseG3754 everythingG3956 I have learnedG191 fromG3844 MyG1473 FatherG3962 I have made knownG1107 to youG4771. 16YouG4771 did notG3756 chooseG1586 MeG1473, butG235 IG1473 choseG1586 youG4771. AndG2532 I appointedG5087 youG4771 toG2443 goG5217 andG2532 bearG5342 fruitG2590—fruitG2590 that will remainG3306—so thatG2443 whateverG3754 you askG154 theG3588 FatherG3962 inG1722 MyG1473 nameG3686, He will giveG1325 youG4771. 17ThisG3778 is My commandG1781 to youG4771: LoveG25 one anotherG240.

The Hatred of the World

18IfG1487 theG3588 worldG2889 hatesG3404 youG4771, understandG1097 thatG3754 it hatedG3404 MeG1473 first. 19IfG1487 you wereG1510 ofG1537 theG3588 worldG2889, it would loveG302G5368 you as itsG3588 ownG2398. InsteadG1161, theG3588 worldG2889 hatesG3404 youG4771, becauseG3754G1223 you areG1510 notG3756 ofG1537 theG3588 worldG2889, butG235 IG1473 have chosenG1586 youG4771 out ofG1537 theG3588 worldG2889.

20RememberG3421 theG3588 wordG3056 thatG3739 IG1473 spokeG2036 to youG4771: ‘NoG3756 servantG1401 isG1510 greater thanG3173 hisG846 masterG2962.’1 IfG1487 they persecutedG1377 MeG1473, they will persecuteG1377 youG4771 as wellG2532; ifG1487 they keptG5083 MyG1473 wordG3056, they will keepG5083 yoursG5212 as wellG2532. 21ButG235 they will treatG4160G3956 youG4771 like thisG3778 because ofG1223 MyG1473 nameG3686, sinceG3754 they do not knowG3756G1492 theG3588 One who sentG3992 MeG1473. 22IfG1487 I had not comeG3361G2064 andG2532 spokenG2980 to themG846, they would not be guilty of sinG3756G2192G266. NowG3568, howeverG1161, they haveG2192 noG3756 excuseG4392 forG4012 theirG846 sinG266.

23WhoeverG3588 hatesG3404 MeG1473 hatesG3404 MyG1473 FatherG3962 as wellG2532. 24IfG1487 I had not doneG3361G4160 amongG1722 themG846 theG3588 worksG2041 thatG3739 no oneG3762 elseG243 didG4160, they would not be guilty of sinG3756G2192G266; butG1161 nowG3568 they have seenG3708 andG2532 hatedG3404 bothG2532 MeG1473 andG2532 MyG1473 FatherG3962. 25ButG235 this is toG2443 fulfillG4137 what is writtenG1125 inG1722 theirG846 LawG3551: ‘They hatedG3404 MeG1473 without reasonG1432.’2

26WhenG3752 theG3588 AdvocateG38753 comesG2064, whomG3739 IG1473 will sendG3992 to youG4771 fromG3844 theG3588 FatherG3962—theG3588 SpiritG4151 of truthG225 whoG3739 proceedsG1607 fromG3844 theG3588 FatherG3962—HeG1565 will testifyG3140 aboutG4012 MeG1473. 27AndG1161 youG4771 alsoG2532 must testifyG3140, becauseG3754 you have beenG1510 withG3326 MeG1473 fromG575 the beginningG746.