New American Standard Bible 2020

John 15:9-27

9JustG2531asG2531the Fatherπατήρ,patērG3962has lovedἠγάπησένēgapēsenG25Me, I alsoκἀγὼkagōkaiG2532have lovedἠγάπησα·ēgapēsaG25you; remainμείνατεmeinateG3306in My loveἀγάπῃagapēG26.

10IfἐὰνeanG1437you keepτηρήσητε,tērēsēteG5083My commandmentsἐντολάςentolasG1785,you will remainμενεῖτεmeneiteG3306in My loveἀγάπῃagapēG26;justG2531asG2531I have keptτετήρηκα,tetērēkaG5083My Father’sπατρόςpatrosG3962commandmentsἐντολὰςentolasG1785and remainμένωmenōG3306in His loveἀγάπῃ.¶agapēG26.

11TheseG3778thingsΤαῦταTautaG3778I have spokenλελάληκαlelalēkaG2980to you soG2443thatG2443My joyχαρὰcharaG5479may be in you, and that yourjoyχαρὰcharaG5479may be madeG4137fullπληρωθῇ.plērōthēaG4137.

12“ThisαὕτηhautēG3778isMy commandmentἐντολὴentolēG1785,that you loveἀγαπᾶτεagapateG25oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240,justG2531asG2531I have lovedἠγάπησαēgapēsaG25you.

13GreaterμείζοναmeizonaG3173loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26hasἔχειecheiG2192noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762than thisταύτηςtautēsG3778,that a personτιςtisG5100willlayG5087downθῇthēaG5087his 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,becauseG3754allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956that 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,soἵναinaG2443thatἵναinaG2443whateverὅ 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·ephileiG5368you asits ownἴδιονidionG2398;but becauseὅτιhotiG3754you are not of the worldκόσμουkosmouG2889, butI choseG1586you outG1586of the worldκόσμου,kosmouG2889,becauseδιὰdiaG1223of thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778the worldκόσμος.¶kosmosG2889hatesμισεῖmiseiG3404you.

20RememberμνημονεύετεmnēmoneueteG3421the wordλόγουlogouG3056that I saidG3004to you, ‘A slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401is not greaterμείζωνmeizōnG3173than his masterκυρίουkuriouG2962.’IfεἰeiG1487they persecutedἐδίωξανediōxanG1377Me,they will persecuteδιώξουσιν·diōxousinG1377you asG2532wellG2532;ifεἰeiG1487theyfollowedἐτήρησανetērēsanG5083My wordλόγονlogonG3056,they will followτηρήσουσιν.tērēsousinG5083yoursG5212alsoG2532.

21But allπάνταpantaG3956theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778they will doποιήσουσινpoiēsousinG4160to youonG1223accountδιὰdiaG1223ofG1223My nameὄνομάonomaG3686,becauseὅτιhotiG3754they do not knowG3609the OneG3588who sentπέμψαντάpempsantaG3992Me.

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

23The one who hatesμισῶνmisōnG3404Me hatesμισεῖ.miseiG3404My FatherπατέραpateraG3962alsoκαὶkaiG2532.

24IfεἰeiG1487I had not doneἐποίησαepoiēsaG4160amongἐνenG1722themthe worksἔργαergaG2041whichἃhaG3739noG3762oneG3762elseἄλλοςallosG243didἐποίησεν,epoiēsenG4160,they would not haveεἴχοσαν·eichosanG2192sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266;but nowνῦνnunG3568they have bothG2532seenἑωράκασινhe'ōrakasinG3708and hatedμεμισήκασινmemisēkasinG3404Me and My FatherπατέραpateraG3962asG2532wellG2532.

25But this has happenedsoG2443thatG2443the wordλόγοςlogosG3056that is writtenγεγραμμένοςgegrammenosG1125in theirLawνόμῳnomōG3551will be fulfilledπληρωθῇplērōthēaG4137: ‘They hatedἐμίσησάνemisēsanG3404Me forG1432noG1432reasonG1432.’

26“WhenὍτανHotanG3752theHelperπαράκλητοςparaklētosG3875comesἔλθῃelthēG2064,whomὃνhonG3739I will sendπέμψωpempsōG3992to you from the Fatherπατρός,patrosG3962, namely,the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225whoὃhoG3739comesἐκπορεύεται,ekporeuetaiG1607from the FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962,He will testifyμαρτυρήσειmarturēseiG3140aboutπερὶperiG4012Me,

27andyou are testifyingμαρτυρεῖτε,martureiteG3140asG2532wellG2532,becauseὅτιhotiG3754you have beenἐστε.¶esteG1510with Mefrom the beginningἀρχῆςarchēsG746.

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