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, so neither can you unless you remain in Me. ^b

⁵“I am the vine; ^cyou are the branches. The one who remains in Me and I in him produces much fruit, ^dbecause you can do nothing without Me. ⁶If anyone does not remain in Me, he is thrown aside ^elike a branch and he withers. They gather them, throw them into the fire, ^fand they are burned. ^g7If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you want and it will be done for you. ^h8My Father is glorified ⁱby this: that you produce much fruit and prove to be ^jMy disciples.

Christlike Love

⁹“As the Father has loved Me, I have also loved you. Remain in My love. ^k10If you keep My commands you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commands and remain in His love. ^l

¹¹“I have spoken these things to you so that My joy may be in you and your joy may be complete. ^m12This is My command: Love one another as I have loved ⁿyou. ¹³No one has greater love than this, that someone would lay down his life ^ofor his friends. ¹⁴You are My friends if you do what I command you. ¹⁵I do not call you ^•slaves anymore, because a slave doesn’t know what his master ^pqis 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. ^rI appointed you that you should go out and produce fruit and that your fruit should remain, so that whatever you ask ^sthe Father in My name, ^tHe will give you. ^u