1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.

I am the True Vine, and My Father is the Vinedresser.

2 E very 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.

Any branch in Me that does not bear fruit He cuts away (trims off, takes away); and He cleanses and repeatedly prunes every branch that continues to bear fruit, to make it bear more and richer and more excellent fruit.

3 N ow ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.

You are cleansed and pruned already, because of the word which I have given you.

4 A bide 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.

Dwell in Me, and I will dwell in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit of itself without abiding in (being vitally united to) the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you abide in Me.

5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

I am the Vine; you are the branches. Whoever lives in Me and I in him bears much (abundant) fruit. However, apart from Me you can do nothing.

6 I f a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.

If a person does not dwell in Me, he is thrown out like a branch, and withers; such branches are gathered up and thrown into the fire, and they are burned.

7 I f ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

If you live in Me and My words remain in you and continue to live in your hearts, ask whatever you will, and it shall be done for you.

8 H erein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.

When you bear (produce) much fruit, My Father is honored and glorified, and you show and prove yourselves to be true followers of Mine.

9 A s the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.

I have loved you, as the Father has loved Me; abide in My love '> continue in His love with Me].

10 I f ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.

If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love and live on in it, just as I have obeyed My Father’s commandments and live on in His love.

11 T hese things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.

I have told you these things, that My joy and delight may be in you, and that your joy and gladness may be of full measure and complete and overflowing.

12 T his is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

This is My commandment: that you love one another as I have loved you.

13 G reater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

No one has greater love than to lay down (give up) his own life for his friends.

14 Y e are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.

You are My friends if you keep on doing the things which I command you to do.

15 H enceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.

I do not call you servants (slaves) any longer, for the servant does not know what his master is doing (working out). But I have called you My friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from My Father.

16 Y e have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you and I have appointed you, that you might go and bear fruit and keep on bearing, and that your fruit may be lasting, so that whatever you ask the Father in My Name '> presenting all that I Am ], He may give it to you.

17 T hese things I command you, that ye love one another.

This is what I command you: that you love one another.

18 I f the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.

If the world hates you, know that it hated Me before it hated you.

19 I f ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

If you belonged to the world, the world would treat you with affection and would love you as its own. But because you are not of the world, but I have chosen (selected) you out of the world, the world hates (detests) you.

20 R emember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.

Remember that I told you, A servant is not greater than his master. If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you; if they kept My word and obeyed My teachings, they will also keep and obey yours.

21 B ut all these things will they do unto you for my name’s sake, because they know not him that sent me.

But they will do all this to you because of My name and on My account, for they do not know or understand the One Who sent Me.

22 I f I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin.

If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.

23 H e that hateth me hateth my Father also.

Whoever hates Me also hates My Father.

24 I f I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.

If I had not done (accomplished) among them the works which no one else ever did, they would not be guilty of sin. But now they have both seen and have hated both Me and My Father.

25 B ut this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.

But that the word written in their Law might be fulfilled, They hated Me without a cause.

26 B ut when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:

But when the Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Advocate, Intercessor, Strengthener, Standby) comes, Whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of Truth Who comes (proceeds) from the Father, He will testify regarding Me.

27 a nd ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.

But you also will testify and be My witnesses, because you have been with Me from the beginning.