New American Standard Bible 1995

John 15:9-27

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.

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.

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.

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