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De wijnstok en de ranken

15 ‘Ik ben de echte wijnstok en mijn Vader is de wijnbouwer. De ranken aan Mij die geen vrucht dragen, kapt Hij weg. De ranken die wel vrucht dragen, snoeit Hij om er nog meer vruchten aan te laten komen. Jullie zijn zuiver door het woord dat Ik tot jullie gesproken heb. Blijf dicht bij Mij, dan blijf Ik in jullie. Net zoals een rank alleen maar vrucht kan dragen als hij aan de wijnstok zit, kunnen ook jullie alleen maar vruchtbaar leven als jullie in Mij blijven. Ik ben de wijnstok en jullie zijn de ranken. Als jullie in Mij blijven en Ik blijf in jullie, brengen jullie veel vrucht voort. Want zonder Mij kunnen jullie niets doen. Wie niet in Mij blijft, wordt weggegooid als een waardeloze rank en zal verdorren. Samen met andere dorre ranken wordt hij in het vuur gegooid en verbrand. Maar als jullie één met Mij blijven en mijn woorden niet vergeten, kunnen jullie vragen wat jullie willen en het zal gebeuren. Door veel vrucht te dragen, bewijzen jullie mijn leerlingen te zijn. Daardoor wordt duidelijk hoe glorierijk mijn Vader is.

Zoals de Vader van Mij houdt, houd Ik van jullie. Zorg dat je in mijn liefde blijft 10 en dat doe je door je aan mijn geboden te houden. Want de Vader is van Mij blijven houden, doordat Ik Mij aan zijn geboden heb gehouden. Leef vanuit zijn liefde.

11 Ik heb dit gezegd met de bedoeling dat mijn blijdschap in jullie zal zijn. Jullie zullen grote blijdschap ervaren. 12 Ik zeg dat jullie net zoveel van elkaar moet houden als Ik van jullie gehouden heb. 13 Wie zijn leven voor zijn vrienden overheeft, heeft de grootste liefde. 14 Jullie zijn mijn vrienden als jullie doen wat Ik zeg. 15 Ik noem jullie geen knechten meer, want een heer neemt zijn knechten niet in vertrouwen. Maar Ik noem jullie vrienden, omdat Ik jullie alles heb verteld wat Ik van mijn Vader gehoord heb. 16 Jullie hebben niet Mij uitgekozen, maar Ik heb jullie uitgekozen. Ik heb jullie aangewezen om erop uit te gaan en blijvende vrucht voort te brengen, zodat mijn Vader jullie alles zal geven wat jullie Hem vragen in mijn naam. 17 Ik draag jullie op van elkaar te houden.

18 Als de mensen jullie haten, vergeet dan niet dat zij Mij al eerder hebben gehaat. 19 De mensen zouden alleen van jullie houden als jullie bij de wereld hoorden. Maar nu dat niet zo is, haten zij jullie. Dat doen zij omdat Ik jullie van hen heb weggeroepen. 20 Weten jullie nog dat Ik zei dat een knecht niet de meerdere van zijn baas is? Als zij Mij hebben vervolgd, zullen ze jullie ook vervolgen. Als zij zich aan mijn woorden hebben gehouden, zullen ze zich ook aan jullie woorden houden. 21 De mensen zullen jullie vervolgen omdat jullie bij Mij horen. Zij kennen God niet, die Mij gestuurd heeft. 22 Als Ik niet gekomen was en tot hen gesproken had, zouden ze niet schuldig zijn. Maar nu hebben zij geen verontschuldiging voor de zonden die zij doen. 23 Wie Mij haat, haat ook mijn Vader. 24 Als Ik niet zulke grote wonderen onder hen had gedaan, zouden zij niet schuldig zijn. Maar nu hebben zij die wonderen met hun eigen ogen gezien, en ondanks dat haten zij zowel Mij als mijn Vader. 25 Daardoor wordt werkelijkheid wat er in hun wet staat: “Zij hebben mij zonder reden gehaat.”

26 Als Ik bij de Vader ben, zal Ik mijn Helper sturen. Dat is de Heilige Geest, de bron van alle waarheid. Hij komt van de Vader vandaan en zal jullie alles over Mij vertellen. 27 Omdat jullie vanaf het begin bij Mij geweest zijn, moeten jullie ook van Mij getuigen.’

Jesus the True Vine

15 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch of mine that bears no fruit, he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. You are already made clean by the word which I have spoken to you. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in me, and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. If a man does not abide in me, he is cast forth as a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire and burned. If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you will, and it shall be done for you. By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be my disciples. As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you; abide in my love. 10 If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. 11 These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.

12 “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. 13 Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. 14 You are my friends if you do what I command you. 15 No longer do I call you servants,[a] for the servant[b] does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you. 16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide; so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you. 17 This I command you, to love one another.

The World’s Hatred

18 “If the world hates you, 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 I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. 20 Remember the word that I said to you, ‘A servant[c] is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will persecute you; if they kept my word, they will keep yours also. 21 But all this they will do to you on my account, because they do not know him who sent me. 22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin. 23 He who hates me hates my Father also. 24 If I had not done among them the works which no one else did, they would not have sin; but now they have seen and hated both me and my Father. 25 It is to fulfil the word that is written in their law, ‘They hated me without a cause.’ 26 But when the Counselor comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness to me; 27 and you also are witnesses, because you have been with me from the beginning.

Footnotes

  1. John 15:15 Or slaves
  2. John 15:15 Or slave
  3. John 15:20 Or slave

The Vine and the Branches

15 “I am(A) the true vine,(B) and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit,(C) while every branch that does bear fruit(D) he prunes[a] so that it will be even more fruitful. You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.(E) Remain in me, as I also remain in you.(F) No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.

“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit;(G) apart from me you can do nothing. If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned.(H) If you remain in me(I) and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.(J) This is to my Father’s glory,(K) that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.(L)

“As the Father has loved me,(M) so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10 If you keep my commands,(N) you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. 11 I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.(O) 12 My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.(P) 13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.(Q) 14 You are my friends(R) if you do what I command.(S) 15 I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.(T) 16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you(U) so that you might go and bear fruit(V)—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.(W) 17 This is my command: Love each other.(X)

The World Hates the Disciples

18 “If the world hates you,(Y) keep in mind that it hated me first. 19 If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you(Z) out of the world. That is why the world hates you.(AA) 20 Remember what I told you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’[b](AB) If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also.(AC) If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also. 21 They will treat you this way because of my name,(AD) for they do not know the one who sent me.(AE) 22 If I had not come and spoken to them,(AF) they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.(AG) 23 Whoever hates me hates my Father as well. 24 If I had not done among them the works no one else did,(AH) they would not be guilty of sin.(AI) As it is, they have seen, and yet they have hated both me and my Father. 25 But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law:(AJ) ‘They hated me without reason.’[c](AK)

The Work of the Holy Spirit

26 “When the Advocate(AL) comes, whom I will send to you from the Father(AM)—the Spirit of truth(AN) who goes out from the Father—he will testify about me.(AO) 27 And you also must testify,(AP) for you have been with me from the beginning.(AQ)

Footnotes

  1. John 15:2 The Greek for he prunes also means he cleans.
  2. John 15:20 John 13:16
  3. John 15:25 Psalms 35:19; 69:4

15 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.

Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.

Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.

I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.

If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.

As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.

10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.

11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.

12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.

15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.

16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

17 These things I command you, that ye love one another.

18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.

19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

20 Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.

21 But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me.

22 If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloak for their sin.

23 He that hateth me hateth my Father also.

24 If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.

25 But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.

26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:

27 And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.