John 15:1–11

Jesus Is the Vine—Followers Are Branches

¹“^aI am the true vine, and My Father is the ^bvinedresser.

²“Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He ¹prunes it so that it may bear more fruit.

³“^aYou are already ¹clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.

⁴“^aAbide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit ¹of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me.

⁵“I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he ^abears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.

⁶“If anyone does not abide in Me, he is ^athrown away as a branch and dries up; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire and they are burned.

⁷“If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ^aask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

⁸“My ^aFather is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and so ^1bprove to be My disciples.

⁹“Just as ^athe Father has loved Me, I have also loved you; abide in My love.

¹⁰“^aIf you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love; just as ^bI have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love.

¹¹“^aThese things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and that your ^bjoy may be made full.