15“I am^as the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. ²Every branch in me that does not produce fruit he removes,^at and he prunes every branch that produces fruit so that it will produce more fruit. ³You are already clean^au because of the word I have spoken to you. ⁴Remain in me, and I in you. Just as a branch is unable to produce fruit by itself unless it remains on the vine, neither can you unless you remain in me.^av ⁵I am the vine;^aw you are the branches. The one who remains in me and I in him produces much fruit,^ax because you can do nothing without me. ⁶If anyone does not remain in me, he is thrown aside^ay like a branch and he withers. They gather them, throw them into the fire,^az and they are burned.^ba ⁷If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you want and it will be done for you.^a ⁸My Father is glorified^b by this: that you produce much fruit and prove to be^B my disciples.

CHRISTLIKE LOVE

⁹“As the Father has loved me, I have also loved you. Remain in my love.^c ¹⁰If you keep my commands you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love.^d

¹¹“I have told you these things so that my joy may be in you and your joy may be complete.^e

Read in Logos

John 15:4: 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.

Footnotes

BOr and become

Cross references

as Ex 3:14; Jn 8:24,58
at Mt 3:10; 7:19; 15:13; Lk 3:9; 13:6–9; Jn 15:6; Rm 11:17,22
au Ps 24:4; Ti 1:15
av Jn 6:56; 8:28; 1Jn 2:5
aw Jms 3:12
ax Mk 4:8
ay Jn 15:2
az 2Th 1:8
ba 1Th 1:8; 2Pt 3:7
a Jn 14:14
b Jn 11:4; 17:1; 1Pt 2:12
c Col 1:13; 1Jn 5:20; Jd 21
d Jn 5:19
e 1Jn 1:4; 2Jn 12