New American Standard Bible 1995

John 15

Jesus Is the Vine--Followers Are Branches

1“I amG1510the trueἀληθινή,alēthinēG228vineἄμπελοςampelosG288,and My FatherπατήρpatērG3962is thevinedresserγεωργόςgeōrgosG1092.

2EveryπᾶνpanG3956branchκλῆμαklēmaG2814in Me that does not bearφέρονpheronG5342fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590,He takesG142awayαἴρειaireiG142;and everyπᾶνpanG3956branchthat bearsφέρονpheronG5342fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590, HeprunesκαθαίρειkathaireiG2508it soἵναinaG2443that it may bearφέρῃ.pherēG5342moreG4183fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590.

3You are alreadyἤδηēdēG2235cleanκαθαροίkatharoiG2513becauseδιὰdiaG1223of the wordλόγονlogonG3056whichὃνhonG3739I have spokenλελάληκαlelalēkaG2980to you.

4AbideμείνατεmeinateG3306in Me, and I in you. As the branchκλῆμαklēmaG2814cannotοὐ δύναταιou dunataiG1410 G3756bearφέρεινphereinG5342fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590of itselfἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361it abidesμένῃmenēG3306in the vineἀμπέλῳ,ampelōG288,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779neitherοὐδὲoudeG3761canyou unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361you abideμένητε.menēteG3306in Me.

5I amεἰμιeimiG1510the vineἄμπελος,ampelosG288,you are the branchesκλήματα.klēmataG2814;he who abidesμένωνmenōnG3306in Me and I in him, hebearsφέρειphereiG5342muchπολύν·polunG4183fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590,for apartχωρὶςchōrisG5565from Me you canδύνασθεdunastheG1410doποιεῖνpoieinG4160nothingοὐ οὐδέν.ou oudenG3756 G3762.

6IfἐὰνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100does not abideμένῃmenēG3306in Me, he isthrownἐβλήθηeblēthēG906awayἔξωexōG1854as a branchκλῆμαklēmaG2814and driesἐξηράνθη,exēranthēG3583up; and they gatherσυνάγουσινsunagousinG4863them, and castβάλλουσιν,ballousinG906them into the fireπῦρpurG4442and they are burnedκαίεται.kaietaiG2545.

7IfἐὰνeanG1437you abideμείνητεmeinēteG3306in Me, and My wordsῥήματάrhēmataG4487abideμείνῃ,meinēG3306in you,askαἰτήσασθε,aitēsastheG154whateverὃ ἐὰνho eanG3739 G1437you wishθέλητεthelēteG2309,and it will be doneγενήσεταιgenēsetaiG1096for you.

8MyFatherπατήρpatērG3962is glorifiedἐδοξάσθηedoxasthēG1392by thisτούτῳtoutōG3778,that you bearφέρητεpherēteG5342muchπολὺνpolunG4183fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590, and soproveγένησθεgenēstheG1096to be My disciplesμαθηταί.mathētaiG3101.

9JustκαθὼςkathōsG2531asthe Fatherπατήρ,patērG3962has lovedἠγάπησένēgapēsenG25Me, I have alsoκἀγὼkagōkaiG2532lovedἠγάπησα·ēgapēsaG25you; abideμείνατεmeinateG3306in My loveἀγάπῃagapēG26.

10IfἐὰνeanG1437you keepτηρήσητε,tērēsēteG5083My commandmentsἐντολάςentolasG1785,you will abideμενεῖτεmeneiteG3306in My loveἀγάπῃagapēG26;justκαθὼςkathōsG2531asI have keptτετήρηκα,tetērēkaG5083My Father’sπατρόςpatrosG3962commandmentsἐντολὰςentolasG1785and abideμένωmenōG3306in His loveἀγάπῃ.¶agapēG26.

11TheseG3778thingsΤαῦταTautaG3778I have spokenλελάληκαlelalēkaG2980to you soἵναinaG2443that My joyχαρὰcharaG5479may be in you, and that yourjoyχαρὰcharaG5479may be madeG4137fullπληρωθῇ.plērōthēaG4137.

Disciples’ Relation to Each Other

12“ThisαὕτηhautēG3778isMy commandmentἐντολὴentolēG1785,that you loveἀγαπᾶτεagapateG25oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240,justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as I have lovedἠγάπησαēgapēsaG25you.

13GreaterμείζοναmeizonaG3173loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26hasἔχειecheiG2192noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762than thisταύτηςtautēsG3778,that oneτιςtisG5100layG5087downθῇthēaG5087his lifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590for his friendsφίλωνphilōnG5384.

14You are MyfriendsφίλοιphiloiG5384ifἐὰνeanG1437you doποιῆτεpoiēteG4160whatἃhaG3739I commandἐντέλλομαιentellomaiG1781you.

15NoG3765longerG3765do I callG3004you slavesδούλους,doulousG1401,for the slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401does not knowG3609whatτίtiG5101his masterκύριος·kuriosG2962is doingποιεῖpoieiG4160;but I have calledG3004you friendsφίλους,philousG5384, forallG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956that I have heardἤκουσαēkousaG191from My FatherπατρόςpatrosG3962I have madeG1107knownG1107to you.

16You did not chooseἐξελέξασθε,exelexastheG1586Me but I choseἐξελεξάμηνexelexamēnG1586you, and appointedἔθηκαethēkaG5087you that you would goὑπάγητεhupagēteG5217andbearφέρητε,pherēteG5342fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590, and thatyour fruitκαρπὸςkarposG2590would remainμένῃ·menēG3306,soG2443thatwhateverὅ τι ἂνho ti anG3739 G5100 G302you askαἰτήσητεaitēsēteG154of the FatherπατέραpateraG3962in My nameὀνόματίonomatiG3686He may giveδῷdōG1325to you.

17ThisΤαῦταTautaG3778I commandἐντέλλομαιentellomaiG1781you, that you loveἀγαπᾶτεagapateG25oneἀλλήλους.allēlousG240anotherG240.

Disciples’ Relation to the World

18“IfεἰeiG1487the worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889hatesμισεῖ,miseiG3404you,you knowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097that it has hatedμεμίσηκεν.memisēkenG3404Me beforeπρῶτονprōtonG4413it hated you.

19IfεἰeiG1487you were of the worldκόσμουkosmouG2889,the worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889would loveἐφίλει·ephileiG5368its ownἴδιονidionG2398;but becauseG3754you are not of the worldκόσμουkosmouG2889, butI choseἐξελεξάμηνexelexamēnG1586you out of the worldκόσμου,kosmouG2889,becauseG3754of thisδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223 G3778the worldκόσμος.¶kosmosG2889hatesμισεῖmiseiG3404you.

20RememberμνημονεύετεmnēmoneueteG3421the wordλόγουlogouG3056that I saidG3004to you, ‘A slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401is not greaterμείζωνmeizōnG3173than his masterκυρίουkuriouG2962.’IfεἰeiG1487they persecutedἐδίωξανediōxanG1377Me,they will alsoκαὶkaiG2532persecuteδιώξουσιν·diōxousinG1377you; ifεἰeiG1487theykeptἐτήρησανetērēsanG5083My wordλόγονlogonG3056,they will keepτηρήσουσιν.tērēsousinG5083yoursG5212alsoκαὶkaiG2532.

21But allπάνταpantaG3956theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778they will doποιήσουσινpoiēsousinG4160to youfor My name’sὄνομάonomaG3686sakeδιὰdiaG1223,becauseὅτιhotiG3754they do not knowG3609the One who sentπέμψαντάpempsantaG3992Me.

22IfΕἰEiG1487I had not comeἦλθονēlthonG2064and spokenἐλάλησαelalēsaG2980to them, they would not haveεἴχοσαν·eichosanG2192sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266,but nowνῦνnunG3568they haveἔχουσινechousinG2192noG3756excuseπρόφασινprophasinG4392for their sinἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266.

23He who hatesμισῶνmisōnG3404Me hatesμισεῖ.miseiG3404My FatherπατέραpateraG3962alsoκαὶkaiG2532.

24IfεἰeiG1487I had not doneἐποίησαepoiēsaG4160amongἐνenG1722themthe worksἔργαergaG2041whichἃhaG3739noG3762oneG3762elseἄλλοςallosG243didἐποίησεν,epoiēsenG4160,they would not haveεἴχοσαν·eichosanG2192sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266;but nowνῦνnunG3568they have bothG2532seenἑωράκασινhe'ōrakasinG3708and hatedμεμισήκασινmemisēkasinG3404Me and My FatherπατέραpateraG3962as wellG2532.

25But they have done thisto fulfillπληρωθῇplērōthēaG4137the wordλόγοςlogosG3056that is writtenγεγραμμένοςgegrammenosG1125in theirLawνόμῳnomōG3551, ‘They hatedἐμίσησάνemisēsanG3404Me withoutG1431a causeG1431.’

26“WhenὍτανHotanG3752theHelperπαράκλητοςparaklētosG3875comesἔλθῃelthēG2064,whomὃνhonG3739I will sendπέμψωpempsōG3992to you from the Fatherπατρός,patrosG3962, that isthe SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225whoὃhoG3739proceedsἐκπορεύεται,ekporeuetaiG1607from the FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962,He will testifyμαρτυρήσειmarturēseiG3140aboutπερὶperiG4012Me,

27and you willtestifyμαρτυρεῖτε,martureiteG3140alsoκαὶkaiG2532,becauseὅτιhotiG3754you have beenἐστε.¶esteG1510with Mefrom the beginningἀρχῆςarchēsG746.

Jesus Is the Vine--Followers Are Branches

Disciples’ Relation to Each Other

Disciples’ Relation to the World

Commentaries on John 15