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John 15
New King James Version
John 15
New King James Version
The True Vine
15 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. 2 (A)Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He [a]takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear (B)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, 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, bears much (E)fruit; for without Me you can do (F)nothing. 6 If anyone does not abide in Me, (G)he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. 7 If you abide in Me, and My words (H)abide in you, (I)you[b] will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. 8 (J)By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; (K)so you will be My disciples.
Love and Joy Perfected
9 “As the Father (L)loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love. 10 (M)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 remain in you, and (N)that your joy may be full. 12 (O)This is My (P)commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. 13 (Q)Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends. 14 (R)You are My friends if you do whatever I command you. 15 No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, (S)for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you. 16 (T)You did not choose Me, but I chose you and (U)appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father (V)in My name He may give you. 17 These things I command you, that you love one another.
The World’s Hatred
18 (W)“If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. 19 (X)If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet (Y)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, (Z)‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. (AA)If they kept My word, they will keep yours also. 21 But (AB)all these things they will do to you for My name’s sake, because they do not know Him who sent Me. 22 (AC)If I had not come and spoken to them, they would have no sin, (AD)but now they have no excuse for their sin. 23 (AE)He who hates Me hates My Father also. 24 If I had not done among them (AF)the works which no one else did, they would have no sin; but now they have (AG)seen and also hated both Me and My Father. 25 But this happened that the word might be fulfilled which is written in their law, (AH)‘They hated Me without a cause.’
The Coming Rejection
26 (AI)“But when the [c]Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, (AJ)He will testify of Me. 27 And (AK)you also will bear witness, because (AL)you have been with Me from the beginning.
Footnotes
- John 15:2 Or lifts up
- John 15:7 NU omits you will
- John 15:26 Comforter, Gr. Parakletos
Johannes 15
Swedish New Living Bible (Nya Levande Bibeln)
Johannes 15
Swedish New Living Bible (Nya Levande Bibeln)
Vinstocken och grenarna
15 Jag är den äkta vinstocken, och min far är trädgårdsmästaren.
2 Han skär bort varje gren som inte ger någon frukt. Och han beskär de grenar som ger frukt, så att de kan ge ännu rikare skörd.
3 Eftersom ni har tagit emot de ord jag talat till er är ni redan beskurna på samma sätt som dessa grenar för att få större styrka.
4 Se därför till att ni lever i mig, och låt mig leva i er. En gren kan ju inte bära frukt om den är skild från trädet. Inte heller kan ni bära frukt om ni är skilda från mig.
5 Ja, jag är vinstocken, och ni är grenarna. Om någon lever i mig och jag i honom så ska han ge rikligt med frukt, för utan mig kan ni inte göra något.
6 Om någon vill leva utan mig kommer han på samma sätt som en gren som inte bär frukt att skäras av och kastas bort. Och de torra grenarna kommer att samlas ihop och brännas upp.
7 Men om ni alltid är i mig och lyder mina bud så kan ni be om vad ni vill, och ni ska få det.
8 De som är mina verkliga lärjungar ger rikligt med frukt, och därigenom blir min Far ärad.
9 Som Fadern älskar mig så älskar jag er. Lev i min kärlek.
10 När ni lyder mina bud lever ni i min kärlek, liksom jag lyder min Far och lever i hans kärlek.
11 Jag har sagt er detta för att min glädje ska fylla er och er glädje ska bli fullkomlig.
12 Och detta är mitt bud: Ni ska älska varandra så som jag har älskat er.
13 Den största kärleken visar någon när han ger sitt liv för sina vänner.
14 Ni är mina vänner om ni lyder mig.
15 Jag kallar er inte längre tjänare, för en herre anförtror sig inte åt sina tjänare. Nu är ni mina vänner, för jag har ju sagt er allt som Fadern har sagt mig.
16 Ni har inte utvalt mig, utan jag har utvalt er så att ni kan gå ut och bära frukt som består. Då ska Fadern ge er allt vad ni ber om i mitt namn.
Jesus förvarnar om hat och förföljelse
17 Därför säger jag er ännu en gång: Ni ska älska varandra.
18 När människorna hatar er glöm då inte att man hatade mig innan man hatade er.
19 Den här världen skulle älska er om ni tillhörde den. Men det gör ni inte - för jag har kallat er till att lämna den, och därför hatar man er.
20 Kommer ni ihåg vad jag sa till er? 'En tjänare är inte större än sin herre.' Eftersom de har förföljt mig så kommer de naturligtvis att förfölja er. Och om de lyssnar till mina ord så borde de lyssna till er.
21 Världens människor kommer att förfölja er därför att ni tillhör mig, för de känner inte Gud som har sänt mig.
22 De skulle inte vara skyldiga om jag inte hade kommit och talat till dem. Men nu har de ingen ursäkt för sin synd.
23 Den som hatar mig hatar också min Far.
24 Om jag inte framför ögonen på dem hade gjort så mäktiga under, skulle de inte vara skyldiga. Men som det nu är har de sett dessa under, och ändå hatar de oss både mig och min Far.
25 Så har det uppfyllts som profeterna förutsagt om Messias: 'De har hatat mig utan orsak.'
26 Men jag ska sända någon till er som står vid er sida och tröstar er - den helige Ande som är sanningens Ande. Han kommer till er från Fadern, och han ska berätta allt om mig.
27 Och ni måste också berätta för alla om mig, för ni har varit med mig från början.
John 15
Legacy Standard Bible
John 15
Legacy Standard Bible
I Am the True Vine
15 “(A)I am the true vine, and My Father is the (B)vine-grower. 2 Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He [a]cleans it so that it may bear more fruit. 3 (C)You are already [b]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 from 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 [c](I)prove to be My disciples. 9 Just as (J)the Father has loved Me, I have also loved you; abide in My love. 10 (K)If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love; just as (L)I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love. 11 (M)These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and that your (N)joy may be complete.
Jesus’ Commandment Is Love
12 “This is (O)My commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you. 13 (P)Greater love has no one than this, that one (Q)lay down his life for his friends. 14 You are My (R)friends if (S)you 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 (T)all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you. 16 (U)You did not choose Me but I chose you, and appointed you that you would go and (V)bear fruit, and that your fruit would abide, so that (W)whatever you ask of the Father in My name He may give to you. 17 This (X)I command you, that you love one another.
If the World Hates You
18 “(Y)If the world hates you, [d]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 (Z)I chose you out of the world, (AA)because of this the world hates you. 20 Remember the word that I said to you, ‘(AB)A slave is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, (AC)they will also persecute you; if they (AD)kept My word, they will keep yours also. 21 But all these things they will do to you (AE)for My name’s sake, (AF)because they do not know the One who sent Me. 22 (AG)If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have [e]sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin. 23 He who hates Me hates My Father also. 24 (AH)If I had not done among them (AI)the works which no one else did, they would not have [f]sin; but now they have both seen and hated Me and My Father as well. 25 But this happened to fulfill the word that is written in their (AJ)Law, ‘(AK)They hated Me without cause.’
26 “When the [g](AL)Advocate comes, (AM)whom I will send to you from the Father, (AN)the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, (AO)He will bear witness about Me, 27 [h]and (AP)you will bear witness also, because you have been with Me (AQ)from the beginning.
Footnotes
- John 15:2 Prunes
- John 15:3 Pruned like a branch
- John 15:8 Or become My disciples
- John 15:18 Or you know; Gr indicative
- John 15:22 Guilt
- John 15:24 Guilt
- John 15:26 Gr parakletos, one called alongside as a helper
- John 15:27 Or and bear witness!; Gr imperative
John 15
New International Version
John 15
New International Version
The Vine and the Branches
15 “I am(A) the true vine,(B) and my Father is the gardener. 2 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. 3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.(E) 4 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.
5 “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. 6 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) 7 If you remain in me(I) and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.(J) 8 This is to my Father’s glory,(K) that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.(L)
9 “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
- John 15:2 The Greek for he prunes also means he cleans.
- John 15:20 John 13:16
- John 15:25 Psalms 35:19; 69:4
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