John 15
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Jesus the True Vine
15 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinegrower. 2 He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit he prunes[a] to make it bear more fruit. 3 You have already been cleansed[b] by the word that I have spoken to you.(A) 4 Abide in me as I abide in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in me.(B) 5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing. 6 Whoever does not abide in me is thrown away like a branch and withers; such branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. 7 If you abide in me and my words abide in you, ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.(C) 8 My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit and become[c] my disciples.(D) 9 As the Father has loved me, so I have 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.(E) 11 I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.(F)
12 “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.(G) 13 No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.(H) 14 You are my friends if you do what I command you.(I) 15 I do not call you servants[d] any longer, because the servant[e] does not know what the master is doing, but I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from my Father. 16 You did not choose me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask him in my name.(J) 17 I am giving you these commands so that you may love one another.
The World’s Hatred
18 “If the world hates you, be aware that it hated me before it hated you.(K) 19 If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as its own. Because you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. 20 Remember the word that I said to you, ‘Slaves are not greater than their master.’ If they persecuted me, they will persecute you; if they kept my word, they will keep yours also.(L) 21 But they will do all these things to you on account of my name, because they do not know him who sent me.(M) 22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.(N) 23 Whoever hates me hates my Father also.(O) 24 If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not have sin. But now they have seen and hated both me and my Father.(P) 25 It was to fulfill the word that is written in their law, ‘They hated me without a cause.’(Q)
26 “When the Advocate[f] comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who comes from the Father, he will testify on my behalf.(R) 27 You also are to testify, because you have been with me from the beginning.(S)
John 15
English Standard Version
I Am the True Vine
15 “I am the (A)true vine, and my Father is (B)the vinedresser. 2 (C)Every branch in me that does not bear fruit (D)he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, (E)that it may bear more fruit. 3 Already (F)you are clean (G)because of the word that I have spoken to you. 4 (H)Abide (I)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. 5 I am the vine; (J)you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that (K)bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If anyone does not abide in me, (L)he is thrown away like a branch and withers; (M)and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. 7 If (N)you abide in me, and my words abide in you, (O)ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8 (P)By this my Father is glorified, that you (Q)bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples. 9 (R)As the Father has loved me, (S)so have I loved you. Abide in my love. 10 (T)If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as (U)I have kept (V)my Father's commandments and abide in his love. 11 These things I have spoken to you, (W)that my joy may be in you, and that (X)your joy may be full.
12 (Y)“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. 13 (Z)Greater love has no one than this, (AA)that someone lay down his life for his friends. 14 You are (AB)my friends (AC)if you do what I command you. 15 (AD)No longer do I call you servants,[a] for the servant (AE)does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for (AF)all that I have heard from my Father (AG)I have made known to you. 16 You did not choose me, but (AH)I chose you and appointed you that you should go and (AI)bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that (AJ)whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you. 17 These things I command you, (AK)so that you will love one another.
The Hatred of the World
18 (AL)“If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. 19 (AM)If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because (AN)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: (AO)‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, (AP)they will also persecute you. (AQ)If they kept my word, they will also keep yours. 21 But (AR)all these things they will do to you (AS)on account of my name, (AT)because they do not know him who sent me. 22 If I had not come and spoken to them, (AU)they would not have been guilty of sin,[b] but now they have no excuse for their sin. 23 (AV)Whoever hates me hates my Father also. 24 (AW)If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, (AX)they would not be guilty of sin, but now they have (AY)seen and hated both me and my Father. 25 But (AZ)the word that is written in their Law must be fulfilled: (BA)‘They hated me without a cause.’
26 “But (BB)when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, (BC)he will bear witness about me. 27 And (BD)you also will bear witness, (BE)because you have been with me (BF)from the beginning.
Footnotes
- John 15:15 Or bondservants, or slaves (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface); likewise for servant later in this verse and in verse 20
- John 15:22 Greek they would not have sin; also verse 24
Jean 15
La Bible du Semeur
La vigne et les sarments
15 Moi, je suis le vrai plant de vigne et mon Père est le vigneron. 2 Tous les sarments, en moi, qui ne portent pas de fruit, il les coupe, et tous ceux qui en portent, il les purifie[a] afin qu’ils produisent un fruit encore plus abondant. 3 Vous aussi, vous avez déjà été purifiés grâce à la parole que je vous ai enseignée. 4 Demeurez en moi, et moi je demeurerai en vous. Un sarment ne saurait porter du fruit tout seul, sans demeurer attaché au cep. Il en est de même pour vous : si vous ne demeurez pas en moi, vous ne pouvez porter aucun fruit.
5 Je suis le cep de la vigne, vous en êtes les sarments. Celui qui demeure en moi et en qui je demeure, portera du fruit en abondance, car sans moi, vous ne pouvez rien faire. 6 Si quelqu’un ne demeure pas en moi, on le jette hors du vignoble, comme les sarments coupés : ils se dessèchent, puis on les ramasse, on y met le feu et ils brûlent. 7 Mais si vous demeurez en moi, et que mes paroles demeurent en vous, demandez ce que vous voudrez, vous l’obtiendrez. 8 Si vous produisez du fruit en abondance et que vous prouvez ainsi que vous êtes vraiment mes disciples, mon Père sera glorifié aux yeux de tous. 9 Comme le Père m’a toujours aimé, moi aussi je vous ai aimés ; maintenez-vous donc dans mon amour. 10 Si vous obéissez à mes commandements, vous demeurerez dans mon amour, tout comme moi-même j’ai obéi aux commandements de mon Père et je demeure dans son amour. 11 Tout cela, je vous le dis pour que la joie qui est la mienne vous remplisse vous aussi, et qu’ainsi votre joie soit complète.
12 Voici quel est mon commandement : aimez-vous les uns les autres comme moi-même je vous ai aimés. 13 Il n’y a pas de plus grand amour que de donner sa vie pour ses amis. 14 Vous êtes mes amis, si vous faites ce que je vous commande.
15 Je ne vous appelle plus serviteurs, parce qu’un serviteur n’est pas mis au courant des affaires de son maître. Je vous appelle mes amis, parce que je vous ai fait part de tout ce que j’ai appris de mon Père. 16 Ce n’est pas vous qui m’avez choisi. Non, c’est moi qui vous ai choisis ; je vous ai donné mission d’aller, de porter du fruit, du fruit qui soit durable. Alors le Père vous accordera tout ce que vous lui demanderez en mon nom. 17 Voici donc ce que je vous commande : aimez-vous les uns les autres.
La haine du monde à l’égard des disciples
18 Si le monde a de la haine pour vous, sachez qu’il m’a haï avant vous. 19 Si vous faisiez partie du monde, il vous aimerait parce que vous lui appartiendriez. Mais vous n’appartenez pas au monde parce que je vous ai choisis du milieu du monde ; c’est pourquoi il vous poursuit de sa haine.
20 Souvenez-vous de ce que je vous ai déjà dit : Le serviteur n’est jamais plus grand que son maître. S’ils m’ont persécuté, ils vous persécuteront vous aussi ; s’ils ont gardé mes paroles, ils garderont aussi les vôtres. 21 Mais c’est à cause de moi qu’ils agiront ainsi, parce qu’ils ne connaissent pas celui qui m’a envoyé.
22 Si je n’étais pas venu et si je ne leur avais pas parlé, ils ne seraient pas coupables, mais maintenant, leur péché est sans excuse. 23 Celui qui a de la haine pour moi en a aussi pour mon Père.
24 Si je n’avais pas accompli au milieu d’eux des œuvres que jamais personne d’autre n’a faites, ils ne seraient pas coupables. Mais maintenant, bien qu’ils les aient vues, ils continuent à nous haïr, et moi, et mon Père. 25 Mais il fallait bien que s’accomplisse cette parole écrite dans leur Loi : Ils m’ont haï sans raison[b].
26 Quand le Défenseur en justice[c] sera venu, celui que je vous enverrai d’auprès du Père, l’Esprit de vérité qui vient du Père, il rendra lui-même témoignage de moi. 27 Et vous, à votre tour, vous serez mes témoins, parce que depuis le commencement vous avez été à mes côtés.
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