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John 15

New American Standard Bible 1995

Jesus Is the Vine--Followers Are Branches

1“1I amG1510 the trueG228 vineG288, and My FatherG3962 is the 2vinedresserG1092. 2EveryG3956 branchG2814 in Me that does not bearG5342 fruitG2590, He takesG142 awayG142; and everyG3956 branch that bearsG5342 fruitG2590, He 3prunesG2508 it soG2443 that it may bearG5342 moreG4183 fruitG2590. 34You are alreadyG2235 5cleanG2513 becauseG1223 of the wordG3056 whichG3739 I have spokenG2980 to you. 46AbideG3306 in Me, and I in you. As the branchG2814 cannotG1410G3756 bearG5342 fruitG2590 7of itselfG1438 unlessG1437G3361 it abidesG3306 in the vineG288, soG3779 neitherG3761 can you unlessG1437G3361 you abideG3306 in Me. 5I amG1510 the vineG288, you are the branchesG2814; he who abidesG3306 in Me and I in him, he 8bearsG5342 muchG4183 fruitG2590, for apartG5565 from Me you canG1410 doG4160 nothingG3756G3762. 6IfG1437 anyoneG5100 does not abideG3306 in Me, he is 9thrownG906 awayG1854 as a branchG2814 and driesG3583 up; and they gatherG4863 them, and castG906 them into the fireG4442 and they are burnedG2545. 7IfG1437 you abideG3306 in Me, and My wordsG4487 abideG3306 in you, 10askG154 whateverG3739G1437 you wishG2309, and it will be doneG1096 for you. 8My 11FatherG3962 is glorifiedG1392 by thisG3778, that you bearG5342 muchG4183 fruitG2590, and so 1213proveG1096 to be My disciplesG3101. 9JustG2531 as 14the FatherG3962 has lovedG25 Me, I have alsoG2532 lovedG25 you; abideG3306 in My loveG26. 1015IfG1437 you keepG5083 My commandmentsG1785, you will abideG3306 in My loveG26; justG2531 as 16I have keptG5083 My Father’sG3962 commandmentsG1785 and abideG3306 in His loveG26. 1117TheseG3778 thingsG3778 I have spokenG2980 to you soG2443 that My joyG5479 may be in you, and that your 18joyG5479 may be madeG4137 fullG4137.

Disciples’ Relation to Each Other

12“ThisG3778 is 19My commandmentG1785, that you loveG25 oneG240 anotherG240, justG2531 as I have lovedG25 you. 1320GreaterG3173 loveG26 hasG2192 noG3762 oneG3762 than thisG3778, that oneG5100 21layG5087 downG5087 his lifeG5590 for his friendsG5384. 14You are My 22friendsG5384 ifG1437 23you doG4160 whatG3739 I commandG1781 you. 15NoG3765 longerG3765 do I callG3004 you slavesG1401, for the slaveG1401 does not knowG3609 whatG5101 his masterG2962 is doingG4160; but I have calledG3004 you friendsG5384, for 24allG3956 thingsG3956 that I have heardG191 from My FatherG3962 I have madeG1107 knownG1107 to you. 1625You did not chooseG1586 Me but I choseG1586 you, and appointedG5087 you that you would goG5217 and 26bearG5342 fruitG2590, and that your fruitG2590 would remainG3306, soG2443 that 27whateverG3739G5100G302 you askG154 of the FatherG3962 in My nameG3686 He may giveG1325 to you. 17ThisG3778 28I commandG1781 you, that you loveG25 oneG240 anotherG240.

Disciples’ Relation to the World

18“29IfG1487 the worldG2889 hatesG3404 you, 30you knowG1097 that it has hatedG3404 Me beforeG4413 it hated you. 19IfG1487 you were of the worldG2889, the worldG2889 would loveG5368 its ownG2398; but becauseG3754 you are not of the worldG2889, but 31I choseG1586 you out of the worldG2889, 32becauseG3754 of thisG1223G3778 the worldG2889 hatesG3404 you. 20RememberG3421 the wordG3056 that I saidG3004 to you, ‘33A slaveG1401 is not greaterG3173 than his masterG2962.’ IfG1487 they persecutedG1377 Me, 34they will alsoG2532 persecuteG1377 you; ifG1487 they 35keptG5083 My wordG3056, they will keepG5083 yoursG5212 alsoG2532. 21But allG3956 theseG3778 thingsG3778 they will doG4160 to you 36for My name’sG3686 sakeG1223, 37becauseG3754 they do not knowG3609 the One who sentG3992 Me. 2238IfG1487 I had not comeG2064 and spokenG2980 to them, they would not haveG2192 39sinG266, but nowG3568 they haveG2192 noG3756 excuseG4392 for their sinG266. 23He who hatesG3404 Me hatesG3404 My FatherG3962 alsoG2532. 2440IfG1487 I had not doneG4160 amongG1722 them 41the worksG2041 whichG3739 noG3762 oneG3762 elseG243 didG4160, they would not haveG2192 42sinG266; but nowG3568 they have bothG2532 seenG3708 and hatedG3404 Me and My FatherG3962 as wellG2532. 25But they have done this to fulfillG4137 the wordG3056 that is writtenG1125 in their 43LawG3551, ‘44They hatedG3404 Me withoutG1431 a causeG1431.’

26“WhenG3752 the 4546HelperG3875 comesG2064, 47whomG3739 I will sendG3992 to you from the FatherG3962, that is 48the SpiritG4151 of truthG225 whoG3739 proceedsG1607 from the FatherG3962, 49He will testifyG3140 aboutG4012 Me, 2750and 51you will testifyG3140 alsoG2532, becauseG3754 you have beenG1510 with Me 52from the beginningG746.

Notes

  1. 1. John 15:1 Ps 80:8ff; Is 5:1ff; Ezek 19:10ff; Matt 21:33ff ↩
  2. 2. John 15:1 Matt 15:13; Rom 11:17; 1 Cor 3:9 ↩
  3. 3. John 15:2 Lit cleans; used to describe pruning ↩
  4. 4. John 15:3 John 13:10; 17:17; Eph 5:26 ↩
  5. 5. John 15:3 I.e. pruned like a branch ↩
  6. 6. John 15:4 John 6:56; 15:4-7; 1 John 2:6 ↩
  7. 7. John 15:4 Lit from ↩
  8. 8. John 15:5 John 15:16 ↩
  9. 9. John 15:6 John 15:2 ↩
  10. 10. John 15:7 Matt 7:7; John 15:16 ↩
  11. 11. John 15:8 Matt 5:16 ↩
  12. 12. John 15:8 Or become My disciples ↩
  13. 13. John 15:8 John 8:31 ↩
  14. 14. John 15:9 John 3:35; 17:23, 24, 26 ↩
  15. 15. John 15:10 John 14:15 ↩
  16. 16. John 15:10 John 8:29 ↩
  17. 17. John 15:11 John 17:13 ↩
  18. 18. John 15:11 John 3:29 ↩
  19. 19. John 15:12 John 13:34; 15:17; 1 John 3:23; 2 John 5 ↩
  20. 20. John 15:13 Rom 5:7f ↩
  21. 21. John 15:13 John 10:11 ↩
  22. 22. John 15:14 Luke 12:4 ↩
  23. 23. John 15:14 Matt 12:50 ↩
  24. 24. John 15:15 John 8:26; 16:12 ↩
  25. 25. John 15:16 John 6:70; 13:18; 15:19 ↩
  26. 26. John 15:16 John 15:5 ↩
  27. 27. John 15:16 John 14:13; 15:7; 16:23 ↩
  28. 28. John 15:17 John 15:12 ↩
  29. 29. John 15:18 John 7:7; 1 John 3:13 ↩
  30. 30. John 15:18 Or (imperative) know that ↩
  31. 31. John 15:19 John 15:16 ↩
  32. 32. John 15:19 Matt 10:22; 24:9; John 17:14 ↩
  33. 33. John 15:20 Matt 10:24; John 13:16 ↩
  34. 34. John 15:20 1 Cor 4:12; 2 Cor 4:9; 2 Tim 3:12 ↩
  35. 35. John 15:20 John 8:51 ↩
  36. 36. John 15:21 Matt 10:22; 24:9; Mark 13:13; Luke 21:12, 17; Acts 4:17; 5:41; 9:14; 26:9; 1 Pet 4:14; Rev 2:3 ↩
  37. 37. John 15:21 John 8:19, 55; 16:3; 17:25; Acts 3:17; 1 John 3:1 ↩
  38. 38. John 15:22 John 9:41; 15:24 ↩
  39. 39. John 15:22 I.e. guilt ↩
  40. 40. John 15:24 John 9:41; 15:21 ↩
  41. 41. John 15:24 John 5:36; 10:37 ↩
  42. 42. John 15:24 I.e. guilt ↩
  43. 43. John 15:25 John 10:34 ↩
  44. 44. John 15:25 Ps 35:19; 69:4 ↩
  45. 45. John 15:26 Gr Paracletos, one called alongside to help; or Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor ↩
  46. 46. John 15:26 John 14:16 ↩
  47. 47. John 15:26 John 14:26 ↩
  48. 48. John 15:26 John 14:17 ↩
  49. 49. John 15:26 1 John 5:7 ↩
  50. 50. John 15:27 Or (imperative) and bear witness ↩
  51. 51. John 15:27 Luke 24:48; John 19:35; 21:24; 1 John 1:2; 4:14 ↩
  52. 52. John 15:27 Luke 1:2 ↩

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