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John 15

Jesus Is the Vine--Followers Are Branches

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aI amg1510 the trueg228 vineg288, and My Fatherg3962 is the  bvinedresserg1092.

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"Everyg3956 branchg2814 in Me that does not bearg5342 fruitg2590, He takesg142 awayg142; and everyg3956 branch that bearsg5342 fruitg2590, He  1prunesg2508 it sog2443 that it may bearg5342 moreg4183 fruitg2590.

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aYou are alreadyg2235  1cleang2513 becauseg1223 of the wordg3056 whichg3739 I have spokeng2980 to you.

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aAbideg3306 in Me, and I in you. As the branchg2814 cannotg1410g3756 bearg5342 fruitg2590  1of itselfg1438 unlessg1437g3361 it abidesg3306 in the vineg288, sog3779 neitherg3761 can you unlessg1437g3361 you abideg3306 in Me.

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"I amg1510 the vineg288, you are the branchesg2814; he who abidesg3306 in Me and I in him, he  abearsg5342 muchg4183 fruitg2590, for apartg5565 from Me you cang1410 dog4160 nothingg3756g3762.

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"Ifg1437 anyoneg5100 does not abideg3306 in Me, he is  athrowng906 awayg1854 as a branchg2814 and driesg3583 up; and they gatherg4863 them, and castg906 them into the fireg4442 and they are burnedg2545.

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"Ifg1437 you abideg3306 in Me, and My wordsg4487 abideg3306 in you,  aaskg154 whateverg3739g1437 you wishg2309, and it will be doneg1096 for you.

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"My  aFatherg3962 is glorifiedg1392 by thisg3778, that you bearg5342 muchg4183 fruitg2590, and so  1 bproveg1096 to be My disciplesg3101.

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"Justg2531a as  athe Fatherg3962 has lovedg25 Me, I have alsog2532 lovedg25 you; abideg3306 in My loveg26.

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aIfg1437 you keepg5083 My commandmentsg1785, you will abideg3306 in My loveg26; justg2531a as  bI have keptg5083 My Father'sg3962 commandmentsg1785 and abideg3306 in His loveg26.

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aTheseg3778 thingsg3778 I have spokeng2980 to you sog2443 that My joyg5479 may be in you, and that your  bjoyg5479 may be madeg4137 fullg4137.

Disciples' Relation to Each Other

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"Thisg3778 is  aMy commandmentg1785, that you loveg25 oneg240 anotherg240, justg2531a as I have lovedg25 you.

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aGreaterg3173 loveg26 hasg2192 nog3762 oneg3762 than thisg3778, that oneg5100  blayg5087 downg5087 his lifeg5590 for his friendsg5384.

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"You are My  afriendsg5384 ifg1437  byou dog4160 whatg3739 I commandg1781 you.

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"Nog3765 longerg3765 do I callg3004 you slavesg1401, for the slaveg1401 does not knowg3609a whatg5101 his masterg2962 is doingg4160; but I have calledg3004 you friendsg5384, for  aallg3956 thingsg3956 that I have heardg191 from My Fatherg3962 I have madeg1107 knowng1107 to you.

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aYou did not chooseg1586 Me but I choseg1586 you, and appointedg5087 you that you would gog5217 and  bbearg5342 fruitg2590, and that your fruitg2590 would remaing3306, sog2443 that  cwhateverg3739g5100g302 you askg154 of the Fatherg3962 in My nameg3686 He may giveg1325 to you.

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"Thisg3778  aI commandg1781 you, that you loveg25 oneg240 anotherg240.

Disciples' Relation to the World

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aIfg1487 the worldg2889 hatesg3404 you,  1you knowg1097 that it has hatedg3404 Me beforeg4413 it hated you.

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"Ifg1487 you were of the worldg2889, the worldg2889 would loveg5368 its owng2398; but becauseg3754 you are not of the worldg2889, but  aI choseg1586 you out of the worldg2889,  bbecauseg3754 of thisg1223g3778 the worldg2889 hatesg3404 you.

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"Rememberg3421 the wordg3056 that I saidg3004 to you, ` aA slaveg1401 is not greaterg3173 than his masterg2962.' Ifg1487 they persecutedg1377 Me,  bthey will alsog2532 persecuteg1377 you; ifg1487 they  ckeptg5083 My wordg3056, they will keepg5083 yoursg5212 alsog2532.

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"But allg3956 theseg3778 thingsg3778 they will dog4160 to you  afor My name'sg3686 sakeg1223,  bbecauseg3754 they do not knowg3609a the One who sentg3992 Me.

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aIfg1487 I had not comeg2064 and spokeng2980 to them, they would not haveg2192  1sing266, but nowg3568 they haveg2192 nog3756 excuseg4392 for their sing266.

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"He who hatesg3404 Me hatesg3404 My Fatherg3962 alsog2532.

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aIfg1487 I had not doneg4160 amongg1722 them  bthe worksg2041 whichg3739 nog3762 oneg3762 elseg243 didg4160, they would not haveg2192  1sing266; but nowg3568 they have bothg2532 seeng3708 and hatedg3404 Me and My Fatherg3962 as wellg2532.

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"But they have done this to fulfillg4137 the wordg3056 that is writteng1125 in their  aLawg3551, ` bTHEY HATEDg3404 ME WITHOUTg1431 A CAUSEg1431.'

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"Wheng3752 the  1 aHelperg3875 comesg2064,  bwhomg3739 I will sendg3992 to you from the Fatherg3962, that is  cthe Spiritg4151 of truthg225 whog3739 proceedsg1607 from the Fatherg3962,  dHe will testifyg3140 aboutg4012 Me,

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 1and  ayou will testifyg3140 alsog2532, becauseg3754 you have beeng1510 with Me  bfrom the beginningg746.



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