¹⸤Then Jesus said,⸥ “I am the true vine, and my Father takes care of the vineyard. ²He removes every one of my branches that doesn’t produce fruit. He also prunes every branch that does produce fruit to make it produce more fruit.

³“You are already clean^abecause of what I have told you. ⁴Live in me, and I will live in you. A branch cannot produce any fruit by itself. It has to stay attached to the vine. In the same way, you cannot produce fruit unless you live in me.

⁵“I am the vine. You are the branches. Those who live in me while I live in them will produce a lot of fruit. But you can’t produce anything without me. ⁶Whoever doesn’t live in me is thrown away like a branch and dries up. Branches like this are gathered, thrown into a fire, and burned. ⁷If you live in me and what I say lives in you, then ask for anything you want, and it will be yours. ⁸You give glory to my Father when you produce a lot of fruit and therefore show that you are my disciples.

⁹“I have loved you the same way the Father has loved me. So live in my love. ¹⁰If you obey my commandments, you will live in my love. I have obeyed my Father’s commandments, and in that way I live in his love. ¹¹I have told you this so that you will be as joyful as I am, and your joy will be complete.

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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

a 15:3 “Clean” refers to anything that Moses’ Teachings say is presentable to God.