John 15

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Jesus Washes the Disciples’ Feet

13 NownbeforeotheFeastofthePassover,whenJesusknewthatphishourhadcomeqtodepartoutofthisworldtotheFather,rhavinglovedshisownwhowereintheworld,helovedthemtotheend.Duringsupper,whentthedevilhadalreadyputitintotheheartofJudasIscariot,Simon’sson,tobetrayhim,Jesus,knowinguthattheFatherhadgivenallthingsintohishands,andthatvhehadcomefromGodandwwasgoingbacktoGod,rosefromsupper.Helaidasidehisoutergarments,andtakingatowel,xtieditaroundhiswaist.Thenheypouredwaterintoabasinandbegantowashthedisciples’feetandtowipethemwiththetowelthatwaswrappedaroundhim.HecametoSimonPeter,whosaidtohim,Lord,doyouwashmyfeet?zJesusansweredhim,WhatIamdoingayoudonotunderstandnow,butafterwardyouwillunderstand.bPetersaidtohim,Youshallneverwashmyfeet.Jesusansweredhim,cIfIdonotwashyou,youhavenosharewithme.SimonPetersaidtohim,Lord,notmyfeetonlybutalsomyhandsandmyhead!10 Jesussaidtohim,Theonewhohasbatheddoesnotneedtowash,dexceptforhisfeet,1butiscompletelyclean.Andeyou2areclean,fbutnoteveryoneofyou.11 gForheknewwhowastobetrayhim;thatwaswhyhesaid,Notallofyouareclean.

12 Whenhehadwashedtheirfeetandhputonhisoutergarmentsandresumedhisplace,hesaidtothem,iDoyouunderstandwhatIhavedonetoyou?13 jYoucallmekTeacherandLord,andyouareright,forsoIam.14 IfIthen,yourLordandTeacher,havewashedyourfeet,lyoualsooughttowashoneanother’sfeet.15 ForIhavegivenyouanexample,mthatyoualsoshoulddojustasIhavedonetoyou.16 Truly,truly,Isaytoyou,naservant3isnotgreaterthanhismaster,norisamessengergreaterthantheonewhosenthim.17 Ifyouknowthesethings,oblessedareyouifyoudothem.18 pIamnotspeakingofallofyou;IknowqwhomIhavechosen.ButrtheScripturewillbefulfilled,4sHewhoatemybreadhasliftedhisheelagainstme.19 tIamtellingyouthisnow,beforeittakesplace,thatwhenitdoestakeplaceyoumaybelievethatIamhe.20 Truly,truly,Isaytoyou,uwhoeverreceivestheoneIsendreceivesme,andwhoeverreceivesmereceivestheonewhosentme.

One of You Will Betray Me

21 Aftersayingthesethings,vJesuswastroubledinhisspirit,andtestified,wTruly,truly,Isaytoyou,xoneofyouwillbetrayme.22 yThediscipleslookedatoneanother,uncertainofwhomhespoke.23 zOneofhisdisciples,whomJesusloved,wasrecliningattableaatJesus’side,524 soSimonPetermotionedtohimtoaskJesus6ofwhomhewasspeaking.25 bSothatdisciple,cleaningbackagainstJesus,saidtohim,Lord,whoisit?26 Jesusanswered,dItishetowhomIwillgivethismorselofbreadewhenIhavedippedit.Sowhenhehaddippedthemorsel,fhegaveittoJudas,gthesonofSimonIscariot.27 Thenafterhehadtakenthemorsel,hSatanenteredintohim.Jesussaidtohim,iWhatyouaregoingtodo,doquickly.28 Nownooneatthetableknewwhyhesaidthistohim.29 Somethoughtthat,jbecauseJudashadthemoneybag,Jesuswastellinghim,Buywhatweneedkforthefeast,orthatheshouldlgivesomethingtothepoor.30 So,afterreceivingthemorselofbread,heimmediatelywentout.mAnditwasnight.

A New Commandment

31 Whenhehadgoneout,Jesussaid,nNowistheSonofManglorified,andoGodisglorifiedinhim.32 IfGodisglorifiedinhim,pGodwillalsoglorifyhiminhimself,andqglorifyhimatonce.33 Littlechildren,ryetalittlewhileIamwithyou.Youwillseekme,andjustsasIsaidtotheJews,sonowIalsosaytoyou,WhereIamgoingyoucannotcome.34 tAnewcommandmentuIgivetoyou,vthatyouloveoneanother:wjustasIhavelovedyou,youalsoaretoloveoneanother.35 xBythisallpeoplewillknowthatyouaremydisciples,ifyouhaveloveforoneanother.

Jesus Foretells Peter’s Denial

36 SimonPetersaidtohim,Lord,whereareyougoing?yJesusansweredhim,WhereIamgoingzyoucannotfollowmenow,abutyouwillfollowafterward.37 bPetersaidtohim,Lord,whycanInotfollowyounow?Iwilllaydownmylifeforyou.38 Jesusanswered,Willyoulaydownyourlifeforme?Truly,truly,Isaytoyou,ctheroosterwillnotcrowtillyouhavedeniedmethreetimes.

I Am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life

14 dLetnotyourheartsbetroubled.eBelieveinGod;1believealsoinme.InfmyFather’shousearemanyrooms.Ifitwerenotso,wouldIhavetoldyouthatgIgotoprepareaplaceforyou?2AndifIgoandprepareaplaceforyou,Iwillcomeagainandwilltakeyouhtomyself,thatiwhereIamyoumaybealso.AndyouknowthewaytowhereIamgoing.3jThomassaidtohim,Lord,kwedonotknowwhereyouaregoing.Howcanweknowtheway?Jesussaidtohim,Iamltheway,andmthetruth,andnthelife.NoonecomestotheFatherexceptthroughme.oIfyouhadknownme,youwouldhavepknownmyFatheralso.4Fromnowonyoudoknowhimandqhaveseenhim.

rPhilipsaidtohim,Lord,sshowustheFather,anditisenoughforus.Jesussaidtohim,HaveIbeenwithyousolong,andyoustilldonotknowme,Philip?tWhoeverhasseenmehasseentheFather.Howcanyousay,ShowustheFather?10 DoyounotbelievethatuIamintheFatherandtheFatherisinme?ThewordsthatIsaytoyouvIdonotspeakonmyownauthority,buttheFatherwhodwellsinmedoeshisworks.11 BelievemethatuIamintheFatherandtheFatherisinme,orelsewbelieveonaccountoftheworksthemselves.

12 Truly,truly,Isaytoyou,xwhoeverbelievesinmewillalsodotheworksthatIdo;andgreaterworksthanthesewillhedo,becauseIyamgoingtotheFather.13 zWhateveryouaskinmyname,thisIwilldo,thatatheFathermaybeglorifiedintheSon.14 zIfyouaskme5anythinginmyname,Iwilldoit.

Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit

15 bIfyouloveme,youwillckeepmycommandments.16 AndIwillasktheFather,andhewillgiveyouanotherdHelper,6tobewithyouforever,17 evenetheSpiritoftruth,fwhomtheworldcannotreceive,becauseitneitherseeshimnorknowshim.Youknowhim,forhedwellswithyouandgwillbe7inyou.

18 Iwillnotleaveyouasorphans;hIwillcometoyou.19 iYetalittlewhileandtheworldwillseemenomore,butjyouwillseeme.kBecauseIlive,youalsowilllive.20 lInthatdayyouwillknowthatmIaminmyFather,andnyouinme,andoIinyou.21 pWhoeverhasmycommandmentsandqkeepsthem,heitiswholovesme.AndrhewholovesmeswillbelovedbymyFather,andIwilllovehimandtmanifestmyselftohim.22 uJudas(notIscariot)saidtohim,Lord,howisitvthatyouwillmanifestyourselftous,andnottotheworld?23 Jesusansweredhim,wIfanyonelovesme,hewillkeepmyword,andmyFatherwilllovehim,andxwewillcometohimandymakeourhomewithhim.24 Whoeverdoesnotlovemedoesnotkeepmywords.AndzthewordthatyouhearisnotminebuttheFather’swhosentme.

25 ThesethingsIhavespokentoyouwhileIamstillwithyou.26 ButtheaHelper,theHolySpirit,bwhomtheFatherwillsendinmyname,chewillteachyouallthingsanddbringtoyourremembranceallthatIhavesaidtoyou.27 ePeaceIleavewithyou;fmypeaceIgivetoyou.NotastheworldgivesdoIgivetoyou.gLetnotyourheartsbetroubled,neitherhletthembeafraid.28 iYouheardmesaytoyou,jIamgoingaway,andIwillcometoyou.Ifyoulovedme,youwouldhaverejoiced,becauseIkamgoingtotheFather,forltheFatherisgreaterthanI.29 AndmnowIhavetoldyoubeforeittakesplace,sothatwhenitdoestakeplaceyoumaybelieve.30 Iwillnolongertalkmuchwithyou,forntherulerofthisworldiscoming.oHehasnoclaimonme,31 butIdopastheFatherhascommandedme,qsothattheworldmayknowthatIlovetheFather.Rise,letusgofromhere.

I Am the True Vine

15 Iamthertruevine,andmyFatherissthevinedresser.tEverybranchinmethatdoesnotbearfruituhetakesaway,andeverybranchthatdoesbearfruitheprunes,vthatitmaybearmorefruit.AlreadywyouarecleanxbecauseofthewordthatIhavespokentoyou.yAbidezinme,andIinyou.Asthebranchcannotbearfruitbyitself,unlessitabidesinthevine,neithercanyou,unlessyouabideinme.Iamthevine;ayouarethebranches.WhoeverabidesinmeandIinhim,heitisthatbbearsmuchfruit,forapartfrommeyoucandonothing.Ifanyonedoesnotabideinme,cheisthrownawaylikeabranchandwithers;dandthebranchesaregathered,thrownintothefire,andburned.Ifeyouabideinme,andmywordsabideinyou,faskwhateveryouwish,anditwillbedoneforyou.gBythismyFatherisglorified,thatyouhbearmuchfruitandsoprovetobemydisciples.iAstheFatherhaslovedme,jsohaveIlovedyou.Abideinmylove.10 kIfyoukeepmycommandments,youwillabideinmylove,justaslIhavekeptmmyFather’scommandmentsandabideinhislove.11 ThesethingsIhavespokentoyou,nthatmyjoymaybeinyou,andthatoyourjoymaybefull.

12 pThisismycommandment,thatyouloveoneanotherasIhavelovedyou.13 qGreaterlovehasnoonethanthis,rthatsomeonelaydownhislifeforhisfriends.14 YouaresmyfriendstifyoudowhatIcommandyou.15 uNolongerdoIcallyouservants,1fortheservantwdoesnotknowwhathismasterisdoing;butIhavecalledyoufriends,forxallthatIhaveheardfrommyFatheryIhavemadeknowntoyou.16 Youdidnotchooseme,butzIchoseyouandappointedyouthatyoushouldgoandabearfruitandthatyourfruitshouldabide,sothatbwhateveryouasktheFatherinmyname,hemaygiveittoyou.17 ThesethingsIcommandyou,csothatyouwillloveoneanother.

The Hatred of the World

18 dIftheworldhatesyou,knowthatithashatedmebeforeithatedyou.19 eIfyouwereoftheworld,theworldwouldloveyouasitsown;butbecausefyouarenotoftheworld,butIchoseyououtoftheworld,thereforetheworldhatesyou.20 RememberthewordthatIsaidtoyou:gAservantisnotgreaterthanhismaster.Iftheypersecutedme,htheywillalsopersecuteyou.iIftheykeptmyword,theywillalsokeepyours.21 Butjallthesethingstheywilldotoyoukonaccountofmyname,lbecausetheydonotknowhimwhosentme.22 IfIhadnotcomeandspokentothem,mtheywouldnothavebeenguiltyofsin,2butnowtheyhavenoexcusefortheirsin.23 nWhoeverhatesmehatesmyFatheralso.24 oIfIhadnotdoneamongthemtheworksthatnooneelsedid,mtheywouldnotbeguiltyofsin,butnowtheyhavepseenandhatedbothmeandmyFather.25 ButqthewordthatiswrittenintheirLawmustbefulfilled:rTheyhatedmewithoutacause.

26 ButswhentheHelpercomes,whomIwillsendtoyoufromtheFather,theSpiritoftruth,whoproceedsfromtheFather,thewillbearwitnessaboutme.27 Anduyoualsowillbearwitness,vbecauseyouhavebeenwithmewfromthebeginning.

16 Ihavesaidallthesethingstoyoutokeepyoufromfallingaway.xTheywillputyououtofthesynagogues.Indeed,ythehouriscomingwhenzwhoeverkillsyouwillthinkheisofferingservicetoGod.AndtheywilldothesethingsabecausetheyhavenotknowntheFather,norme.ButbIhavesaidthesethingstoyou,thatwhenctheirhourcomesyoumayrememberthatItoldthemtoyou.

The Work of the Holy Spirit

Ididnotsaythesethingstoyoufromthebeginning,dbecauseIwaswithyou.ButnoweIamgoingtohimwhosentme,andfnoneofyouasksme,Whereareyougoing?ButbecauseIhavesaidthesethingstoyou,gsorrowhasfilledyourheart.Nevertheless,Itellyouthetruth:itistoyouradvantagethatIgoaway,forhifIdonotgoaway,itheHelperwillnotcometoyou.ButjifkIgo,lIwillsendhimtoyou.mAndwhenhecomes,hewillnconvicttheworldconcerningsinandrighteousnessandjudgment:concerningsin,obecausetheydonotbelieveinme;10 pconcerningrighteousness,qbecauseIgototheFather,andyouwillseemenolonger;11 rconcerningjudgment,becausetherulerofthisworldsisjudged.

12 Istillhavemanythingstosaytoyou,butyoucannotbearthemnow.13 WhenttheSpiritoftruthcomes,uhewillvguideyouintoallthetruth,forhewillnotspeakonhisownauthority,butwwhateverhehearshewillspeak,andhewilldeclaretoyouthethingsthataretocome.14 Hewillxglorifyme,forhewilltakewhatismineanddeclareittoyou.15 yAllthattheFatherhasismine;zthereforeIsaidthathewilltakewhatismineanddeclareittoyou.

Your Sorrow Will Turn into Joy

16 aAlittlewhile,andyouwillseemenolonger;andbagainalittlewhile,andyouwillseeme.17 Socsomeofhisdisciplessaidtooneanother,Whatisthisthathesaystous,dAlittlewhile,andyouwillnotseeme,andagainalittlewhile,andyouwillseeme;and,ebecauseIamgoingtotheFather?18 Sotheyweresaying,Whatdoeshemeanbyalittlewhile?fWedonotknowwhatheistalkingabout.19 gJesusknewthattheywantedtoaskhim,sohesaidtothem,Isthiswhatyouareaskingyourselves,whatImeantbysaying,Alittlewhileandyouwillnotseeme,andagainalittlewhileandyouwillseeme?20 Truly,truly,Isaytoyou,hyouwillweepandlament,butitheworldwillrejoice.Youwillbesorrowful,butjyoursorrowwillturnintojoy.21 kWhenawomanisgivingbirth,shehassorrowbecauseherhourhascome,butwhenshehasdeliveredthebaby,shenolongerrememberstheanguish,forjoythatahumanbeinghasbeenbornintotheworld.22 lSoalsoyouhavesorrownow,butmIwillseeyouagain,andnyourheartswillrejoice,andnoonewilltakeyourjoyfromyou.23 oInthatdayyouwillpasknothingofme.Truly,truly,Isaytoyou,qwhateveryouaskoftheFatherinmyname,rhewillgiveittoyou.24 Untilnowyouhaveaskednothinginmyname.sAsk,andyouwillreceive,tthatyourjoymaybefull.

I Have Overcome the World

25 Ihavesaidthesethingstoyouinfiguresofspeech.uThehouriscomingwhenIwillnolongerspeaktoyouinfiguresofspeechbutwilltellyouplainlyabouttheFather.26 Inthatdayyouwillaskinmyname,andIdonotsaytoyouthatIwillasktheFatheronyourbehalf;27 vfortheFatherhimselflovesyou,becausewyouhavelovedmeandxhavebelievedthatIcamefromGod.128 yIcamefromtheFatherandhavecomeintotheworld,andnowzIamleavingtheworldandgoingtotheFather.

29 Hisdisciplessaid,Ah,nowyouarespeakingplainlyandnotausingfigurativespeech!30 Nowweknowthatbyouknowallthingsanddonotneedanyonetoquestionyou;thisiswhywebelievethatcyoucamefromGod.31 Jesusansweredthem,Doyounowbelieve?32 Behold,dthehouriscoming,indeedithascome,wheneyouwillbescattered,eachtohisownhome,andfwillleavemealone.gYetIamnotalone,fortheFatheriswithme.33 Ihavesaidthesethingstoyou,thathinmeyoumayhavepeace.iIntheworldyouwillhavejtribulation.Butktakeheart;lIhaveovercometheworld.

The High Priestly Prayer

17 WhenJesushadspokenthesewords,mhelifteduphiseyestoheaven,andsaid,Father,nthehourhascome;oglorifyyourSonthattheSonmaypglorifyyou,sinceqyouhavegivenhimauthorityoverallflesh,rtogiveeternallifetoallswhomyouhavegivenhim.tAndthisiseternallife,uthattheyknowyou,vtheonlywtrueGod,andxJesusChristwhomyouhavesent.Iyglorifiedyouonearth,zhavingaccomplishedtheworkthatyougavemetodo.Andnow,Father,aglorifymeinyourownpresencewiththeglorybthatIhadwithyoucbeforetheworldexisted.

dIhavemanifestedyournametothepeopleewhomyougavemeoutoftheworld.fYourstheywere,andyougavethemtome,andtheyhavekeptyourword.Nowtheyknowthateverythingfthatyouhavegivenmeisfromyou.ForIhavegiventhemgthewordsthatyougaveme,andtheyhavereceivedthemandhavecometoknowintruththathIcamefromyou;anditheyhavebelievedthatyousentme.Iamprayingforthem.jIamnotprayingfortheworldbutforthosekwhomyouhavegivenme,forltheyareyours.10 mAllmineareyours,andyoursaremine,andnIamglorifiedinthem.11 AndIamnolongerintheworld,butotheyareintheworld,andpIamcomingtoyou.qHolyFather,rkeeptheminyourname,swhichyouhavegivenme,tthattheymaybeone,uevenasweareone.12 vWhileIwaswiththem,Ikepttheminyourname,whichyouhavegivenme.Ihavewguardedthem,andxnotoneofthemhasbeenlostexceptythesonofdestruction,zthattheScripturemightbefulfilled.13 ButnowaIamcomingtoyou,andthesethingsIspeakintheworld,thattheymayhavebmyjoyfulfilledinthemselves.14 cIhavegiventhemyourword,anddtheworldhashatedthemebecausetheyarenotoftheworld,fjustasIamnotoftheworld.15 Igdonotaskthatyouhtakethemoutoftheworld,butthatyouikeepthemfromjtheevilone.116 kTheyarenotoftheworld,justasIamnotoftheworld.17 lSanctifythem2inthetruth;myourwordistruth.18 nAsyousentmeintotheworld,soIhavesentthemintotheworld.19 AndofortheirsakepIconsecratemyself,3thattheyalsoqmaybesanctified4intruth.

20 Idonotraskfortheseonly,butalsoforthoseswhowillbelieveinmethroughtheirword,21 tthattheymayallbeone,justasyou,Father,areinme,andIinyou,thatutheyalsomaybeinvus,sothattheworldwmaybelievethatyouhavesentme.22 xTheglorythatyouhavegivenmeyIhavegiventothem,tthattheymaybeoneevenasweareone,23 zIinthemandyouinme,athattheymaybecomeperfectlyone,bsothattheworldmayknowthatyousentmeandclovedthemevenasdyoulovedme.24 Father,Idesirethattheyalso,whomyouhavegivenme,maybeewithmefwhereIam,gtoseemyglorythatyouhavegivenmebecauseyoulovedmehbeforethefoundationoftheworld.25 iOrighteousFather,eventhoughjtheworlddoesnotknowyou,Iknowyou,andtheseknowthatyouhavesentme.26 kImadeknowntothemyourname,andIwillcontinuetomakeitknown,thatthelovelwithwhichyouhavelovedmemaybeinthem,andmIinthem.




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