John 15
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Jesus the True Vine
15 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 2 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. 3 You are already made clean by the word which I have spoken to you. 4 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. 5 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. 6 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. 7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you will, and it shall be done for you. 8 By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be my disciples. 9 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.[c] 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[d] 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
- John 15:15 Or slaves
- John 15:15 Or slave
- 15.18 Jesus contrasts the love his disciples have with the hatred the world bears them.
- John 15:20 Or slave
John 15
New American Standard Bible
Jesus Is the Vine—Followers Are Branches
15 “(A)I am the true vine, and My Father is the (B)vinedresser. 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 [b]clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. 4 (D)Remain in Me, [c]and I in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit [d]of itself [e]but must remain in the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in Me. 5 I am the vine, you are the branches; the one who remains in Me, and I in him [f](E)bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing. 6 If anyone does not remain in Me, he is (F)thrown away like a branch and dries up; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. 7 If you remain in Me, and My words remain 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 [g](I)prove to be My disciples. 9 Just as (J)the Father has loved Me, I also have loved you; remain in My love. 10 (K)If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love; just as (L)I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain 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 made full.
Disciples’ Relation to Each Other
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 a person will (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, because (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 remain, 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.
Disciples’ Relation to the World
18 “(Y)If the world hates you, [h]you know that it has hated Me before it hated you. 19 If you were of the world, the world would love you as 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 persecute you as well; if they (AD)followed My word, they will follow yours also. 21 But all these things they will do to you (AE)on account of My name, (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 [i]sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin. 23 The one 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 [j]sin; but now they have both seen and hated Me and My Father as well. 25 But this has happened so that the word that is written in their (AJ)Law will be fulfilled: ‘(AK)They hated Me for no reason.’
26 “When the [k](AL)Helper comes, (AM)whom I will send to you from the Father, namely, (AN)the Spirit of truth who comes from the Father, (AO)He will testify about Me, 27 and [l](AP)you are testifying as well, because you have been with Me (AQ)from the beginning.
Footnotes
- John 15:2 Lit cleans; used to describe pruning
- John 15:3 I.e., pruned like a branch
- John 15:4 Or I also remain in you
- John 15:4 Lit from
- John 15:4 Lit if it does not remain
- John 15:5 Lit this one bears
- John 15:8 Or become My disciples
- John 15:18 Or (command) know that
- John 15:22 I.e., guilt
- John 15:24 I.e., responsibility for their sin
- John 15:26 Or Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor
- John 15:27 Or (command) testify, you as well
Johannes 15
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
Liknelsen om vinstocken och grenarna
15 Jag är den sanna vinstocken och min Fader är trädgårdsmästaren. 2 Han skär bort varje gren i mig som inte bär frukt. Och han beskär de grenar som bär frukt så att de kan bära ännu mer frukt. 3 Ni har redan blivit beskurna genom det ord jag har förkunnat för er. 4 Bli kvar i mig så blir jag kvar i er! En gren kan inte bära frukt av sig själv om den inte sitter kvar på vinstocken. På samma sätt kan inte heller ni bära frukt om ni inte är kvar i mig.
5 Jag är vinstocken och ni är grenarna. Om någon är kvar i mig och jag i honom bär han mycket frukt, men utan mig kan ni inget göra. 6 Den som inte är kvar i mig blir bortkastad som en gren och vissnar. De ska samlas ihop och kastas i elden och brännas upp. 7 Men om ni är kvar i mig och mitt ord är kvar i er, så be om vad ni vill och ni ska få det. 8 Därigenom blir min Fader förhärligad att ni bär mycket frukt och blir mina lärjungar.
9 Så som Fadern har älskat mig har jag älskat er. Bli kvar i min kärlek! 10 Om ni lyder mina bud är ni kvar i min kärlek, på samma sätt som jag har hållit min Faders bud och är kvar i hans kärlek. 11 Detta har jag sagt till er för att min glädje ska vara i er så att er glädje blir fullkomlig. 12 Och detta är mitt bud: att ni ska älska varandra på samma sätt som jag har älskat er. 13 Det finns ingen större kärlek än att man offrar sitt liv för sina vänner. 14 Ni är mina vänner om ni gör det jag befaller er. 15 Jag kallar er inte längre tjänare för en tjänare vet inte vad hans herre gör. Jag kallar er vänner för jag har låtit er veta allt som jag har hört av min Fader. 16 Ni valde inte mig utan jag har valt ut er till att gå ut och bära frukt som består. Då ska Fadern ge er vad ni än ber om i mitt namn. 17 Detta är vad jag befaller er: att ni ska älska varandra!
Jesus varnar för hat och förföljelse
18 När världen hatar er, kom då ihåg att den hatade mig före er. 19 Om ni tillhörde världen skulle världen älska er som sina egna. Men nu tillhör ni inte världen utan jag har valt ut er ur världen och därför hatar världen er. 20 Kom ihåg vad jag sa till er: En tjänare står inte över sin herre. Om de har förföljt mig, kommer de också att förfölja er. Men har de hållit sig till mitt ord, kommer de också att hålla sig till det ni säger. 21 De behandlar er så för mitt namns skull därför att de inte känner honom som har sänt mig.
22 Om jag aldrig hade kommit och talat till dem, skulle de ha varit utan synd. Men nu har de ingen ursäkt för sin synd. 23 Den som hatar mig hatar också min Fader. 24 Om jag inte hade utfört sådana gärningar ibland dem som ingen annan har gjort, skulle de ha varit utan synd. Men nu har de sett dem och hatat både mig och min Fader. 25 Och genom detta går det i uppfyllelse som står skrivet i deras lag[a]: ’De har hatat mig utan anledning.’[b]
26 Men när Hjälparen kommer som jag ska sända er från Fadern, sanningens Ande, som kommer från Fadern, ska han vittna om mig. 27 Också ni ska vittna för ni har varit med mig från början.
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