Revised Version 1895

John 15

1IἘγώEgōG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510theG3588trueἀληθινή,alēthinēG228vineἄμπελοςampelosG288,andG2532myG2532FatherπατήρpatērG3962isἐστιν.estinG1510theG3588husbandman.

2EveryπᾶνpanG3956branchκλῆμαklēmaG2814inἐνenG1722meἐμοὶemoiG1473thatG2443bearethnotμὴmēG3361fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590,heG2532takethitG846awayαἴρειaireiG142:andG2532everyπᾶνpanG3956branchG2814thatG2443bearethfruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590,heG2532cleansethitG846,thatG2443itG846mayG2532bearG5342moreG4183fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590.

3AlreadyἤδηēdēG2235yeareG1510cleanκαθαροίkatharoiG2513becauseδιὰdiaG1223ofG3056theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056whichG3739IG3739haveG1510spokenλελάληκαlelalēkaG2980untoyouG5210.

4AbideμείνατεmeinateG3306inἐνenG1722meἐμοὶemoiG1473,andοὐδὲoudeG3761IκἀγὼkagōkaiG1473inἐνenG1722youG5210.AsκαθὼςkathōsG2531theτὸtoG3588branchκλῆμαklēmaG2814cannotG3756bearφέρεινphereinG5342fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590ofἀφ᾽aph᾽G575itselfἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438,exceptμὴmēG3361itG1437abideμένῃmenēG3306inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588vineἀμπέλῳ,ampelōG288;soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779neitherG3756canδύναταιdunataiG1410ye,exceptμὴmēG3361yeabideμένητε.menēteG3306inἐνenG1722meἐμοὶemoiG1473.

5IἐγώegōG1473amG1510theἡhēG3588vineἄμπελος,ampelosG288, yeareG1510theτὰtaG3588branchesκλήματα.klēmataG2814:HeG846thatG3754abidethinἐνenG1722meἐμοὶemoiG1473,andG4160IκἀγὼkagōkaiG1473inἐνenG1722himG846,theὁhoG3588sameG846bearethmuchπολύν·polunG4183fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590:forG3754apartχωρὶςchōrisG5565fromG5565meἐμοῦemouG1473yecanδύνασθεdunastheG1410doG4160nothingοὐδέν.oudenG3762.

6IfἐὰνeanG1437amanτιςtisG5100abideμένῃmenēG3306notμήmēG3361inἐνenG1722meἐμοί,emoiG1473,heG2532iscastἐβλήθηeblēthēG906forthἔξωexōG1854asὡςhōsG5613abranchκλῆμαklēmaG2814,andG2532iswitheredἐξηράνθη,exēranthēG3583;andG2532theyG846gatherσυνάγουσινsunagousinG4863themG846,andG2532castβάλλουσιν,ballousinG906themG846intoεἰςeisG1519theG3588fireπῦρpurG4442,andG2532theyG846areburnedκαίεται.kaietaiG2545.

7IfἐὰνeanG1437yeabideμείνητεmeinēteG3306inG1722meἐμοὶemoiG1473,andG2532myG1722wordsῥήματάrhēmataG4487abideμείνῃ,meinēG3306inG1722youG5210,askαἰτήσασθε,aitēsastheG154whatsoever yewillὃhoG3739,andG2532itἐὰνeanG1437shallG2532beG1096doneG1096untoyouG5210.

8Herein ismyG1699FatherπατήρpatērG3962glorifiedἐδοξάσθηedoxasthēG1392,thatG2443yebearφέρητεpherēteG5342muchπολὺνpolunG4183fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590;andκαὶkaiG2532soG2443shallτούτῳtoutōG3778yebeγένησθεgenēstheG1096myG1699disciplesμαθηταί.mathētaiG3101.

9EvenasκαθὼςkathōsG2531theG3588Fatherπατήρ,patērG3962hathlovedἠγάπησένēgapēsenG25meκἀγὼkagōkaiG1473,Iἐμῇ.emēaG1473alsoG2504havelovedἠγάπησα·ēgapēsaG25youὑμᾶςhumasG4771:abideμείνατεmeinateG3306yeinἐνenG1722myG1699loveἀγάπῃagapēG26.

10IfἐὰνeanG1437yekeepG5083myG5083commandmentsἐντολάςentolasG1785, yeshallG2532abideμενεῖτεmeneiteG3306inἐνenG1722myG5083loveἀγάπῃagapēG26;evenG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531IἐγὼegōG1473havekeptG5083myG5083Father’sπατρόςpatrosG3962commandmentsἐντολὰςentolasG1785,andG2532abideμένωmenōG3306inἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦautouG846loveἀγάπῃ.¶agapēG26.

11TheseG3778thingsΤαῦταTautaG3778haveG1510IG2532spokenλελάληκαlelalēkaG2980untoyouG5210,thatG2443myG1699joyχαρὰcharaG5479mayG2532beᾖēG1510inἐνenG1722youG5210,andG2532thatG2443yourG2532joyχαρὰcharaG5479mayG2532beG1510fulfilledπληρωθῇ.plērōthēaG4137.

12ThisG3778isG1510myG1699commandmentἐντολὴentolēG1785,thatἵναinaG2443yeloveἀγαπᾶτεagapateG25oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240, evenasκαθὼςkathōsG2531IG3778haveG1510lovedἠγάπησαēgapēsaG25youG5210.

13GreaterμείζοναmeizonaG3173loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26hathnoοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762manG3778thanG5228thisG3778,thatἵναinaG2443amanG3778layG5087downθῇthēaG5087hisαὐτοῦautouG846lifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590forG5228hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846friendsφίλωνphilōnG5384.

14YeareἐστεesteG1510myG3739friendsφίλοιphiloiG5384,ifἐὰνeanG1437yedoG4160theG4160thingsἃhaG3739whichG3739IἐγὼegōG1473commandἐντέλλομαιentellomaiG1781youG5210.

15NoοὐκέτιouketietiG3756longerG3765doG4160IG1473callG3004youG5210servantsδούλους,doulousG1401;forG3754theG3956servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401knowethnotοὐκoukG3756whatτίtiG5101hisαὐτοῦautouG846lordκύριος·kuriosG2962doeth:butδὲdeG1161IG1473havecalledG3004youG5210friendsφίλους,philousG5384;forG3754allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956thatG3754IG1473heardG191fromπαρὰparaG3844myG191FatherπατρόςpatrosG3962IG1473havemadeG4160knownἐγνώρισαegnōrisaG1107untoyouG5210.

16YedidG1325notΟὐχOuchG3756chooseἐξελέξασθε,exelexastheG1586meG1325,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235IἐγὼegōG1473choseἐξελεξάμηνexelexamēnG1586youG5210,andG2532appointedἔθηκαethēkaG5087youG5210,thatG3739yeshouldG5100goὑπάγητεhupagēteG5217andG2532bearφέρητε,pherēteG5342fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590,andG2532thatG3739yourG5087fruitκαρπὸςkarposG2590shouldG5100abideμένῃ·menēG3306:thatG3739whatsoever yeshallG2532askαἰτήσητεaitēsēteG154ofG3686theG3588FatherπατέραpateraG3962inἐνenG1722myG5087nameὀνόματίonomatiG3686,heG2532mayG2532giveδῷdōG1325itG5087youG5210.

17TheseG3778thingsΤαῦταTautaG3778IG3778commandἐντέλλομαιentellomaiG1781youG5210,thatG2443yemayG2443loveἀγαπᾶτεagapateG25oneἀλλήλους.allēlousG240anotherG240.

18IfεἰeiG1487theὁhoG3588worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889hatethyouG5210, yeknowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754it hathhatedμισεῖ,miseiG3404meἐμὲemeG1473beforeπρῶτονprōtonG4413ithatedμεμίσηκεν.memisēkenG3404youG5210.

19IfεἰeiG1487yewereἦτε,ēteG1510ofG1537theG3588worldκόσμουkosmouG2889,theG3588worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889wouldἂνanG302loveG5368itsG5368ownἴδιονidionG2398:butG1161becauseὅτιhotiG3754yeareἐστέ,esteG1510notοὐκoukG3756ofG1537theG3588worldκόσμουkosmouG2889,butG1161IἐγὼegōG1473choseἐξελεξάμηνexelexamēnG1586youG5210outG1537ofG1537theG3588worldκόσμου,kosmouG2889,thereforeδιὰdiaG1223theG3588worldκόσμος.¶kosmosG2889hatethyouG5210.

20RememberμνημονεύετεmnēmoneueteG3421theG3588wordλόγουlogouG3056thatοὗhouG3739IG1473saidG3004untoyouG5210,AG1510servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401isG1510notοὐκoukG3756greaterG3173thanG3173hisG846lordκυρίουkuriouG2962.IfεἰeiG1487theyG846persecutedἐδίωξανediōxanG1377meG3004,theyG846willG1510alsoκαὶkaiG2532persecuteδιώξουσιν·diōxousinG1377youG5210;ifεἰeiG1487theyG846keptG5083myG5083wordλόγονlogonG3056,theyG846willG1510keepG5083yoursG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532.

21ButἀλλὰallaG235allG3956theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778willG3778theyG3754doG4160untoyouG5210forεἰςeisG1519myG3956name’sὄνομάonomaG3686sakeδιὰdiaG1223,becauseG3754theyG3754knowG1492notοὐκoukG3756himG4160thatG3754sentπέμψαντάpempsantaG3992meG1473.

22IfΕἰEiG1487IG2532hadnotG3756comeἦλθονēlthonG2064andG2532spokenἐλάλησαelalēsaG2980untothemG846,theyG846hadnotG3756hadsinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266:butG1161nowG1161theyG846havenoG3756excuseπρόφασινprophasinG4392forπερὶperiG4012theirG846sinἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266.

23HeG2532that hatethmeἐμὲemeG1473hatethmyG2532FatherπατέραpateraG3962alsoκαὶkaiG2532.

24IfεἰeiG1487IG1473hadnotG3756doneἐποίησαepoiēsaG4160amongἐνenG1722themG846theG3588worksἔργαergaG2041whichἃhaG3739noneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762otherἄλλοςallosG243didἐποίησεν,epoiēsenG4160,theyG846hadnotG3756hadsinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266:butG1161nowG1161havetheyG846bothκαὶkaiG2532seenG3708andκαὶkaiG2532hatedμεμισήκασινmemisēkasinG3404bothκαὶkaiG2532meG1473andκαὶkaiG2532myG3708FatherπατέραpateraG3962.

25Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235thisG3588comethtoG2443pass,thatG3754theG3588wordλόγοςlogosG3056mayG2443beG3056fulfilledπληρωθῇplērōthēaG4137thatG3754iswrittenγεγραμμένοςgegrammenosG1125inἐνenG1722theirG846lawνόμῳnomōG3551,TheyG846hatedἐμίσησάνemisēsanG3404meG1473without a cause.

26ButG3962whenὍτανHotanG3752theG3588Comforter iscomeἔλθῃelthēG2064,whomG3739IἐγὼegōG1473willG3739sendπέμψωpempsōG3992untoyouG5210fromπαρὰparaG3844theG3588Fatherπατρός,patrosG3962, eventheG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151ofG4151truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225,whichG3739proceedethfromπαρὰparaG3844theG3588FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962,heG3739shallbearμαρτυρήσειmarturēseiG3140witnessG3140ofG4151meἐμοῦ·emouG1473:

27andG2532yealsoκαὶkaiG2532bearμαρτυρεῖτε,martureiteG3140witnessG3140,becauseὅτιhotiG3754yehaveG1510beenG1510withμετ᾽met᾽G3326meἐμοῦemouG1473fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575theG2532beginningἀρχῆςarchēsG746.

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain

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