NASB — John 15 — KJV

Jesus Is the Vine—Followers Are Branches

1 aI am° the true° vine°, and My Father° is the bvinedresser°. 2 Every° branch° in Me that does not bear° fruit°, He takes° away°; and every° [branch] that bears° fruit°, He Iprunes° it so° that it may bear° more° fruit°. 3 aYou are already° Iclean° because° of the word° which° I have spoken° to you. 4 aAbide° in Me, and I in you. As the branch° cannot°° bear° fruit° Iof itself° unless°° it abides° in the vine°, so° neither° [can] you unless°° you abide° in Me. 5 I am° the vine°, you are the branches°; he who abides° in Me and I in him, he abears° much° fruit°, for apart° from Me you can° do° nothing°°. 6 If° anyone° does not abide° in Me, he is athrown° away° as a branch° and dries° up; and they gather° them, and cast° them into the fire° and they are burned°. 7 If° you abide° in Me, and My words° abide° in you, aask° whatever°° you wish°, and it will be done° for you. 8 My aFather° is glorified° by this°, that you bear° much° fruit°, and [so] Ibprove° to be My disciples°. 9 Just° as athe Father° has loved° Me, I have also° loved° you; abide° in My love°. 10 aIf° you keep° My commandments°, you will abide° in My love°; just° as bI have kept° My Father’s° commandments° and abide° in His love°. 11 aThese° things° I have spoken° to you so° that My joy° may be in you, and [that] your bjoy° may be made° full°.

[1] aPs 80:8ff; Is 5:1ff; Ezk 19:10ff; Mt 21:33ff bMt 15:13; Ro 11:17; 1Co 3:9
[2] ILit cleans; used to describe pruning
[3] II.e. pruned like a branch aJn 13:10; 17:17; Ep 5:26
[4] ILit from aJn 6:56; 15:4-7; 1 Jn 2:6
[5] aJn 15:16
[6] aJn 15:2
[7] aMt 7:7; Jn 15:16
[8] IOr become My disciples aMt 5:16 bJn 8:31
[9] aJn 3:35; 17:23, 24, 26
[10] aJn 14:15 bJn 8:29
[11] aJn 17:13 bJn 3:29

Disciples’ Relation to Each Other

12“This° is aMy commandment°, that you love° one° another°, just° as I have loved° you. 13 aGreater° love° has° no° one° than this°, that one° blay° down° his life° for his friends°. 14 You are My afriends° if° byou do° what° I command° you. 15 No° longer° do I call° you slaves°, for the slave° does not know° what° his master° is doing°; but I have called° you friends°, for aall° things° that I have heard° from My Father° I have made° known° to you. 16 aYou did not choose° Me but I chose° you, and appointed° you that you would go° and bbear° fruit°, and [that] your fruit° would remain°, so° that cwhatever°°° you ask° of the Father° in My name° He may give° to you. 17 This° aI command° you, that you love° one° another°.

[12] aJn 13:34; 15:17; 1 Jn 3:23; 2 Jn 5
[13] aRo 5:7f bJn 10:11
[14] aLk 12:4 bMt 12:50
[15] aJn 8:26; 16:12
[16] aJn 6:70; 13:18; 15:19 bJn 15:5 cJn 14:13; 15:7; 16:23
[17] aJn 15:12

Disciples’ Relation to the World

18aIf° the world° hates° you, Iyou know° that it has hated° Me before° [it hated] you. 19 If° you were of the world°, the world° would love° its own°; but because° you are not of the world°, but aI chose° you out of the world°, bbecause° of this°° the world° hates° you. 20 Remember° the word° that I said° to you, ‘aA slave° is not greater° than his master°.’ If° they persecuted° Me, bthey will also° persecute° you; if° they ckept° My word°, they will keep° yours° also°. 21 But all° these° things° they will do° to you afor My name’s° sake°, bbecause° they do not know° the One who sent° Me. 22 aIf° I had not come° and spoken° to them, they would not have° Isin°, but now° they have° no° excuse° for their sin°. 23 He who hates° Me hates° My Father° also°. 24 aIf° I had not done° among° them bthe works° which° no° one° else° did°, they would not have° Isin°; but now° they have both° seen° and hated° Me and My Father° as well°. 25 But [they have done this] to fulfill° the word° that is written° in their aLaw°, ‘bTHEY HATED° ME WITHOUT° A CAUSE°.’

[18] IOr (imperative) know that aJn 7:7; 1 Jn 3:13
[19] aJn 15:16 bMt 10:22; 24:9; Jn 17:14
[20] aMt 10:24; Jn 13:16 b1Co 4:12; 2Co 4:9; 2Ti 3:12 cJn 8:51
[21] aMt 10:22; 24:9; Mk 13:13; Lk 21:12, 17; Ac 4:17; 5:41; 9:14; 26:9; 1P 4:14; Rv 2:3 bJn 8:19, 55; 16:3; 17:25; Ac 3:17; 1 Jn 3:1
[22] II.e. guilt aJn 9:41; 15:24
[24] II.e. guilt aJn 9:41; 15:21 bJn 5:36; 10:37
[25] aJn 10:34 bPs 35:19; 69:4

26“When° the IaHelper° comes°, bwhom° I will send° to you from the Father°, [that is] cthe Spirit° of truth° who° proceeds° from the Father°, dHe will testify° about° Me, 27 Iand ayou [will] testify° also°, because° you have been° with Me bfrom the beginning°.

[26] IGr Paracletos, one called alongside to help; or Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor aJn 14:16 bJn 14:26 cJn 14:17 d1 Jn 5:7
[27] IOr (imperative) and bear witness aLk 24:48; Jn 19:35; 21:24; 1 Jn 1:2; 4:14 bLk 1:2


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The consolation and mutual love between Christ and his members, under the parable of the vine.

1Iº amºª the² trueº vine,º andº myº Fatherº isºª the² husbandman.º 2 Everyº branchº inº meº that¹ bearethºª notº fruitº he taketh away:ºª² andº everyº [branch] that bearethºª fruit,º he purgethºª it,º thatº it may bring forthºª moreº fruit.º 3 Nowº yeº areºª cleanº throughº the² wordº whichº I have spokenºª unto you.º 4 Abideºª inº me,º and Iº inº you.º Asº the² branchº cannotººª bearºª fruitº ofº itself,º exceptº it abideºª inº the² vine;º no² moreº¹ can ye,º exceptº ye abideºª inº me.º 5 Iº amºª the² vine,º yeº [are] the² branches:º He that abidethºª inº me,º and Iº inº him,º the sameº bringeth forthºª muchº fruit:º forº withoutº meº ye canºª² doºª nothing.º¹ 6 If¹ª a man¹ abide¹ª notº²² inº me,º he is castºª forthº asº a branch,º andº is withered;ºª andº men gatherºª them,º andº castºª [them] intoº the fire,º andº they are burned.ºª 7 Ifº ye abideºª inº me,º andº myº wordsº abideºª inº you,º ye shall askºª whatºº ye will,ºª andº it shall be doneºª unto you.º 8 Hereinºº is¹ª myº Fatherº glorified,ºª thatº ye bearºª muchº fruit;º soº shall ye beºª my¹² disciples.º 9 Asº the² Father¹ hath² lovedºª me,º so¹ª have¹ª I¹ lovedºª² you:º continue² ye¹ª inº myº love.º 10 Ifº ye keepºª myº commandments,º ye shall abideºª inº myº love;º even asº Iº have keptºª myº Father'sº commandments,º andº abideºª inº hisº love.º 11 These thingsº have I spokenºª unto you,º thatº myº joyº might remainºª inº you,º andº [that] yourº joyº might be full.ºª 12 Thisº isºª myº commandment,º Thatº ye loveºª one another,º asº I have lovedºª you.º 13 Greaterºª loveº hathºª no manº than¹ this,º thatº a manº lay downºª his¹² lifeº forº his¹² friends.º 14 Yeº areºª myº friends,º ifº ye doºª whatsoeverº Iº commandºª you.º 15 Henceforth¹ª I call¹ª you¹ notº²² servants;º forº the² servantº knowethºª notº whatº hisº lordº doeth:ºª butº I have calledºª youº friends;º forº all thingsº thatº I have heardºª ofº myº Fatherº I have made knownºª unto you.º 16 Yeº have¹ª notº chosenºª me,º butº Iº have chosenºª you,º andº ordainedºª you,º thatº yeº should goºª andº bring forthºª fruit,º andº [that] yourº fruitº should remain:ºª thatº whatsoeverºº¹ ye shall askºª of the² Fatherº inº myº name,º he may give² it¹ª you.º 17 These thingsº I commandºª you,º thatº ye loveºª one another.º

[1] Gn 49:10; Ps 80:8; So 7:12; 8:11; Is 4:2; 5:1; 27:2; 60:21; 61:3; Jr 2:21; 12:10; Ezk 15:2; Ho 10:1; Zc 3:8; Mt 20:1; 21:33; Mk 12:1; Lk 13:6; Jn 1:9, 17; 6:32, 55; 1Co 3:9; 1Jn 2:8.
[2] Jb 17:9; Ps 51:7; Pv 4:18; Is 27:9; 29:19; Ho 6:3; Mal 3:3; Mt 3:10, 12; 13:12, 33; 15:13; 21:19; Lk 8:13; 13:7; Jn 15:8, 16; 17:12; Ro 5:3; 8:28; 1Co 13:1; 2Co 4:17; Ga 5:22; Php 1:9, 11; Col 1:5; 1Th 5:23; Tit 2:14; He 6:7; 12:10, 15; 1Jn 2:19; Rv 3:19.
[3] Jn 13:10; 17:17; Ep 5:26; 1P 1:22.
[4] So 8:5; Is 27:10; Ezk 15:2; Ho 14:8; Lk 8:15; Jn 6:56, 68; 8:31; 14:20; 17:23; Ac 11:23; 14:22; Ro 8:9; 2Co 12:8; 13:5; Ga 2:20; Ep 3:17; Php 1:11; Col 1:23, 27; 2:6; 1Th 3:5; He 10:39; 1Jn 2:6, 24; 2Jn 1:9; Jde 1:20.
[5] Pv 11:30; Ho 4:8; Lk 13:6; Jn 5:19; 9:33; 12:24; Ac 4:12; Ro 6:22; 7:4; 12:5; 1Co 10:16; 12:12, 27; 2Co 9:10; 13:8; Ga 5:22; Ep 5:9; Php 1:11; 4:13, 17; Col 1:6, 10; Jm 1:17; 1P 2:4; 2P 1:2; 3:18.
[6] Jb 15:30; Ps 80:15; Is 14:19; 27:10; Ezk 15:3; 17:9; 19:12; Mt 3:10; 7:19; 13:41; 27:5; He 6:7; 10:27; 2P 2:20; 1Jn 2:19; Jde 1:12; Rv 20:15; 21:8.
[7] Dt 6:6; Jb 22:26; 23:12; Ps 37:4; 119:11; Pv 4:4; 10:24; Is 58:8; Jr 15:16; Jn 8:37; 14:13; 15:16; 16:23; Ga 4:2; 5:16; Col 3:16; 1Jn 2:14, 27; 3:22; 5:14; 2Jn 1:1.
[8] Ps 92:12; Is 60:21; 61:3; Hg 1:8; Mt 5:16, 44; Lk 6:35; Jn 8:31; 13:35; 1Co 6:20; 10:31; 2Co 9:10; Php 1:11; Tit 2:5, 10; 1P 2:12; 4:11.
[9] Jn 15:11, 13; 17:23, 26; Ep 3:18; 1Jn 2:28; Jde 1:20; Rv 1:5.
[10] Is 42:1; Mt 3:15; Jn 4:34; 8:29; 12:49; 14:15, 21, 31; 17:4; 1Co 7:19; 1Th 4:1; He 7:26; 10:5; 2P 2:21; 1Jn 2:1, 5; 3:21; 5:3; Rv 22:14.
[11] Is 53:11; 62:4; Jr 32:41; 33:9; Zp 3:17; Lk 15:5, 9, 23, 32; Jn 16:24, 33; 17:13; Ro 15:13; 2Co 1:24; Ep 5:18; Php 1:25; 1Th 5:16; 1P 1:8; 1Jn 1:4; 2Jn 1:12.
[12] Jn 13:34; Ro 12:10; Ep 5:2; 1Th 3:12; 4:9; 2Th 1:3; 1P 1:22; 3:8; 4:8; 1Jn 2:7; 3:11, 23; 4:21.
[13] Jn 10:11, 15; Ro 5:6; Ep 5:2; 1Jn 4:7.
[14] 2Ch 20:7; So 5:1; Is 41:8; Mt 12:50; Lk 12:4; Jn 2:5; 13:17; 14:15, 21, 28; Jm 2:23; 1Jn 5:3.
[15] Gn 18:17; 2K 6:8; Ps 25:14; Am 3:7; Mt 13:11; Lk 10:23; Jn 4:19; 12:26; 13:16; 15:20; 17:6, 26; 20:17; Ac 20:27; Ro 16:25; 1Co 2:9; Ga 4:6; Ep 1:9; 3:5; Col 1:26; Phm 1:16; Jm 1:1; 2:23; 1P 1:11; 2P 1:1; Jde 1:1; Rv 1:1.
[16] Gn 18:18; Ps 71:18; 78:4; 145:4; Pv 11:30; Is 27:6; 49:1; 55:10; Jr 1:5; Mi 5:7; Zc 1:4; Mt 21:22; 28:18; Mk 16:15; Lk 6:13; 24:47; Jn 6:70; 13:18; 14:13; 15:7, 8, 19; 16:23; 20:21; 21:15; Ac 1:8, 24; 9:15; 10:41; 20:25; 22:14; Ro 1:5, 13; 9:11, 21; 15:4, 15, 16; 1Co 3:6; 9:16; 10:11; Ga 1:15; Ep 2:10; Col 1:6, 23; 1Ti 2:7; 2Ti 1:11; 2:2; 3:15; Tit 1:5; He 11:4; Jm 3:18; 1P 1:14; 3:2, 15; 1Jn 4:10, 19.
[17] Jn 15:12; 1P 2:17; 1Jn 3:14.

A comfort in the hatred and persecution of the world.

18 Ifº the² worldº hateºª you,º ye knowºªª thatº it hatedºª meº beforeº [it hated] you.º 19 Ifº ye wereºª ofº the² world,º the² worldº would¹ loveºª² his own:º butº becauseº ye areºª notº ofº the² world,º butº Iº have chosenºª youº out ofº the² world,º thereforeºº the² worldº hatethºª you.º 20 Rememberºª the² wordº thatº Iº saidºª unto you,º The servantº isºª notº greater² than¹ his¹² lord.º Ifº they have persecutedºª me,º they will¹ª alsoº persecuteºª you;º ifº they have keptºª myº saying,º they will keepºª yoursº also.º 21 Butº allº these thingsº will they doºª unto youº for¹ my¹ª name's¹ sake,º²² becauseº they knowºª notº him that sentºª me.º 22 If¹ª² I had¹ª not¹² comeºª andº spokenºª unto them,º they had¹ª notº hadºª sin:º butº nowº they haveºª noº clokeº forº their¹² sin.º 23 He that hatethºª meº hatethºª myº Fatherº also.º 24 If¹ª² I had¹ª not¹² doneºª amongº themº the² worksº whichº noneº other manº did,ºª they had¹ª notº hadºª sin:º butº nowº have they¹ª bothº seenºª andº hatedºª bothº meº andº myº Father.º 25 Butº [this cometh to pass], thatº the² wordº might be fulfilledºª that is writtenºª inº theirº law,º¹ They hatedºª meº without a cause.º

[18] 1K 22:8; Is 49:7; 53:3; Zc 11:8; Mt 5:11; 10:22; 24:9; Mk 13:13; Lk 6:22; Jn 3:20; 7:7; 15:23; He 12:2; Jm 4:4; 1Jn 3:1, 3, 13.
[19] Lk 6:32; Jn 15:16; 17:14; Ep 1:4; 2:2; Tit 3:3; 1P 2:9; 4:3; 1Jn 3:12; 4:4; 5:19; Rv 12:9, 17; 20:7.
[20] 1S 8:7; Is 53:1; Ezk 3:7; Mt 10:24; Lk 2:34; 6:40; Jn 5:16; 7:32; 8:59; 10:31; 11:57; 13:16; Ac 4:27; 7:52; 1Th 2:15.
[21] Ps 69:7; Is 66:5; Mt 5:11; 10:18, 22, 39; 24:9; Lk 6:22; Jn 8:19, 54; 16:3; Ac 9:16; 17:23; 28:25; Ro 1:28; 1Co 2:8; 15:34; 2Co 4:3; 2Th 1:8; 1P 4:13; 1Jn 2:3.
[22] Ezk 2:5; 33:31; Lk 12:46; Jn 3:18; 9:41; 12:48; 19:11; Ac 17:30; Ro 1:20; 2:1; 2Co 2:14; He 6:4; Jm 4:17; 1P 2:16.
[23] Jn 8:40; 1Jn 2:23; 2Jn 1:9.
[24] Ex 20:5; Dt 5:9; Ps 81:15; Pv 8:36; Mt 9:33; 11:5, 20; 21:32; Mk 2:12; Lk 10:12; 19:37; 24:19; Jn 3:2; 5:36; 6:36; 7:31; 9:32; 10:32, 37; 11:47; 12:10, 37, 45; 14:9; Ac 2:22; 10:38; Ro 1:30; 8:7; 2Ti 3:4; He 2:3; Jm 4:4.
[25] Ps 7:4; 35:19; 69:4; 109:3; Mt 10:8; Lk 24:44; Jn 10:34; 19:36; Ro 3:19, 24; 2Co 11:7; Ga 2:21; 2Th 3:8; Rv 21:6; 22:17.

The office of the Holy Ghost, and of the Apostles.

26 Butº whenº the² Comforterº is come,ºª whomº Iº will sendºª unto youº fromº the² Father,º [even] the² Spiritº of truth,º whichº proceedethºª fromº the² Father,º heº shall testifyºª ofº me:º 27 Andº yeº alsoº shall bear witness,ºª becauseº ye have beenºª withº meº fromº the beginning.º

[26] Lk 24:49; Jn 8:42; 14:16, 26; 16:7, 13, 14; Ac 2:32, 33; 5:32; 15:8; 1Co 1:6; He 2:4; 1Jn 5:6; Rv 22:1.
[27] Mk 1:1; Lk 1:2; 24:48; Jn 21:24; Ac 1:8, 21; 3:15; 4:20, 33; 10:39; 13:31; 18:5; 23:11; 1P 5:1, 12; 2P 1:16; 1Jn 1:1; Rv 1:2, 9.


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