John 14:23–15:17

23 Jesus answered and said unto him, apIf a man love me, qhe will keep my words: and omy Father will love him, and rwe will come unto him, and smake our abode with him. 24 He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and tthe word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father’s which sent me.

25 These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you. 26 But uthe Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom xthe Father will send in my name, yhe shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. 27 zPeace I leave with you, amy peace I give unto you: not bas the world giveth, give I unto you. cLet not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. 28 Ye have heard how dI said unto you, I go away, and ecome again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, fI go unto the Father: for gmy Father is greater than I. 29 And hnow I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe. 30 iHereafter I will not talk much with you: for jthe prince of this world cometh, and khath nothing in me. 31 But lthat the world may know that I love mthe Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. nArise, let us go hence.

15 I am athe true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. 2 bEvery branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. 3 Now cye are clean through dthe word which I have spoken unto you. 4 eAbide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. 5 I am the vine, fye are the branches: eHe that abideth in me, and I in him, the same gbringeth forth much fruit: for ||without me ye can do nothing. 6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and his withered; and imen gather them, and ijcast them into the fire, and ithey are burned. 7 kIf ye abide in me, and dmy words abide in you, lye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. 8 mHerein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; kso shall ye be my disciples. 9 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in nmy love. 10 oIf ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept pmy Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.

11 These things have I spoken unto you, that qmy joy might remain in you, and rthat your joy might be full. 12 This is my commandment, sThat ye love one another, as I have loved you. 13 tGreater love hath no man than this, uthat a man lay down his life for his friends. 14 Ye are xmy friends, yif ye do whatsoever I command you. 15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that zI have heard of my Father aI have made known unto you. 16 Ye have not chosen me, but bI have chosen you, and cordained you, that ye should go and dbring forth fruit, and that eyour fruit should remain: that fwhatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. 17 These things I command you, gthat ye love one another.