John 15:1-8 (New American Standard Bible)

John 15

Jesus Is the Vine--Followers Are Branches

 ²"Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He ^[a]prunes it so that it may bear more fruit.

 ³"^(C)You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.

 ⁴"^(D)Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of 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 ^(E)bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.

 ⁶"If anyone does not abide in Me, he is ^(F)thrown 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, ^(G)ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

 ⁸"My ^(H)Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and so ^(I)prove to be My disciples.