John 15:4–16

⁴Abide in me as I abide in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in me.^{* 5}I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing. ⁶Whoever does not abide in me is thrown away like a branch and withers; such branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. ⁷If you abide in me and my words abide in you, ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.^{* 8}My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit and becomeⁱ my disciples.^{* 9}As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love. ¹⁰If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love.^{* 11}I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.^*

¹²“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.^{* 13}No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.^{* 14}You are my friends if you do what I command you.^{* 15}I do not call you servants^j any longer, because the servant^k does not know what the master is doing, but I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from my Father. ¹⁶You did not choose me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask him in my name.^*