15“I am^s the true vine,^t and my Father is the gardener. ²He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit,^u while every branch that does bear fruit^v he prunes^a so that it will be even more fruitful. ³You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.^w ⁴Remain in me, as I also remain in you.^x No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.

⁵“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit;^y apart from me you can do nothing. ⁶If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned.^z ⁷If you remain in me^a and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.^b ⁸This is to my Father’s glory,^c that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.^d

⁹“As the Father has loved me,^e so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. ¹⁰If you keep my commands,^f you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. ¹¹I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.^g

Read in Logos

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

aThe Greek for he prunes also means he cleans.

Cross references

sSee Jn 6:35
t Ps 80:8–11; Isa 5:1–7
uver 6; See Mt 3:10
v Ps 92:14; Mt 3:8; 7:20; Gal 5:22; Eph 5:9; Php 1:11
w Jn 13:10; 17:17; Eph 5:26
xSee Jn 6:56
yver 16
zver 2; Eze 15:4; See Mt 3:10
aver 4; See Jn 6:56
bSee Mt 7:7
cSee Mt 9:8
d Jn 8:31
e Jn 17:23, 24, 26
fSee Jn 14:15
gSee Jn 3:29