John 15:4–16

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 5}I 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 7}If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you want and it will be done for you.^{a 8}My 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 10}If 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

¹²“This is my command: Love one another as I have loved^f you. ¹³No one has greater love than this: to lay down his life^g for his friends. ¹⁴You are my friends if you do what I command you. ¹⁵I do not call you servants anymore, because a servant doesn’t know what his master^Ch is doing. I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything I have heard from my Father. ¹⁶You did not choose me, but I chose you.ⁱ I appointed you to go and produce fruit and that your fruit should remain, so that whatever you ask^j the Father in my name,^k he will give you.^l