'I1am2the3true6vine,4and7my10Father9is13the11vinedresser.12 Every1branch2in3me4that does6not5bear6fruit7he takes away,8and10every [branch]11that does bear14fruit13he prunes,15that17it may bear20more19fruit.18 Already1you2are4clean3because5of the6word7that8I have spoken9to you.10 Abide1in2me,3and I4in5you.6As7the8branch9cannot1011bear13fruit12by14itself,15unless1617it abides18in19the20vine,21neither23canyou,24unless2526you abide29in27me.28 I1am2the3vine;4you5arethe6branches.7Whoever abides89in10me11and I12in13him,14he15it is thatbears16much18fruit,17for19apart from20me21you can23do24nothing.25 If1anyone3doesnot2abide4in5me6he is thrown7away8like9a10branch11and12withers;13and14[the branches]16are gathered,15thrown21into18the19fire,20and22burned.23 If1you abide2in3me,4and5my8words7abide11in9you,10ask15whatever1213you wish,14and16it will be done17for you.18 By1this2my6Father5is glorified,3that7you bear10much9fruit8and so11prove to be12my13disciples.14 As1the4Father5has loved2me,3so6have I loved8you.7Abide9in10my14love.12 If1you keep5my4commandments,3you will abide6in7my10love,9just as11I12have kept18my17Father’s16commandments14and19abide20in22his21love.24 These things1I have spoken2to you,3that4my8joy6may be11in9you,10and12thatyour15joy14may be full.16 This1is2my6commandment,4that7you love8one another9as10I have loved11you.12 Greater1love3has5no one4than1this,2that6someone7lay down11his10life9for12his15friends.14 You1are4my3friends2if5you do6what7I8command9you.10 No longer1doI call2you3servants,4for5the6servant7doesnot8know9what10his12master14is doing;11but16I have called17you15friends,18for19all20that21I have heard22from23my26Father25I have made known27to you.28 You2did4not1choose4me,3but5I6chose7you8and9appointed10you11that12you13should go14and15bear17fruit16and18thatyour21fruit20should abide,22so that23whatever2526you ask27the28Father29in30my33name,32he may give34itto you.35 These things1I command2you,3so that4you will love5one another.6 If1the2world3hates5you,4know6that7it has hated11me8before9it hatedyou.10 If1you were5of2the3world,4the6world7would love811you asits own;10but13because12you are18not17of14the15world,16but19I20chose21you22out of23the24world,25therefore2627the30world31hates28you.29 Remember1the2word3that4I5said6to you:7‘A servant10is9not8greater than11his14master.’13If15they persecuted17me,16they will20also18persecute20you.19If21they kept25my24word,23they will29also26keep29yours.28 But1all3these things2they will do4to5you6on account of7my10name,9because11they do13not12know13him14who sent15me.16 If1I had3not2come3and4spoken5to them,6they would9not8have been9[guilty of] sin,7but11now10they have14no13excuse12for15their18sin.17 Whoever hates13me2hates8my7Father6also.4 If1I had5not4done11among6them7the2works3that8no one9else10did,11they would14not13be14[guilty of] sin,12but16now15they have seen18and19hated20both21me22and23my26Father.25 But1the4word5that is written11in7their10Law9must be fulfilled:3‘They hated13me14without a cause.’15 Butwhen1the3Helper4comes,2whom5I6will send7to you8from9the10Father,11the12Spirit13of truth,15who16proceeds20from17the18Father,19he21will bear witness22about23me.24 And3you2also1[will] bear witness,4because5you have been10with8me9from6the beginning.7