约翰福音 15

葡萄树与枝子

1 “我就是真葡萄树，我父是园丁。2 所有属于我t而不结果子的枝条，他就除掉；而所有结果子的，他就修剪干净，好让它结出更多的果子。3 藉着我给你们讲的话语，你们已经干净了。4 你们当住在我里面，我就住在你们里面。枝条如果不留在葡萄树上，就不能由自己结出果子；照样，你们如果不住在我里面，你们也是如此。

5 “我就是葡萄树，你们是枝条。那住在我里面、我也在他里面的，他才结出很多果子，因为没有我，你们什么也不能做。6 一个人如果不住在我里面，就像枝条被丢在外面枯干了，然后被收集扔进火里焚烧。7 你们如果住在我里面，而我的话也住在你们里面，那么，凡是你们所愿的，当祈求，就将为你们成就。8 你们结出很多果子，就表明是我的门徒了；从这一点我父也就得荣耀。

彼此相爱

9 “正如父爱我，我也爱你们。你们当住在我的爱里。10 如果你们遵守我的命令，就会住在我的爱里；就像我遵守了我父的命令，住在他的爱里那样。

11 “我把这些事告诉了你们，是要我的喜乐在t你们里面，并且使你们的喜乐得以满足。12 这是我的命令：你们要彼此相爱，就像我爱了你们那样。13 一个人为他的朋友舍弃自己的生命，人的爱没有比这更大的了。14 你们如果遵行我所吩咐的事，你们就是我的朋友了。15 我不再称你们为奴仆，因为奴仆不知道主人所做的事。我却称你们为朋友，因为我把从我父所听到的一切，都让你们明白了。16 不是你们拣选了我，而是我拣选了你们，并指派了你们，好使你们去，让你们结出果子，而且使你们的果子长存。这样，你们奉我的名无论向父求什么，他就会赐给你们。17 我将这些事吩咐你们，是要让你们彼此相爱。

预言受迫害

18 “这世界如果恨你们，你们应当知道，世界在恨你们之前已经恨我了。19 如果你们属于这世界，世界会把你们做为属自己的来爱；但是，因为你们不属于这世界，而是我从世界中拣选了你们，所以世界就恨你们。20 你们当记住我对你们说过的话：“没有一个奴仆大过他的主人。”他们既然逼迫了我，也会逼迫你们；如果他们遵守了我的话，也就会遵守你们的话。21 但是，因我名的缘故，他们会对你们做这一切事，因为他们不认识派我来的那一位。22 如果我没有来，也没有教导他们，他们就没有罪；但如今，他们的罪无可推诿了。23 恨我的，也恨我的父。24 如果我没有在他们当中做别人从未做过的事，他们就没有罪；但如今他们虽然看到了，还是恨我和我的父。25 不过这是为要应验他们律法上所记载的话：‘他们无缘无故地恨我。’t

做见证与被拒绝

26 “我将从父那里派遣慰助者来，他就是从父而来的真理的灵。他来的时候，将为我做见证。27 并且你们也要做见证，因为你们从一开始就与我在一起。

John 15

The Vine and the Branches

1 “I am the true vines and my Father is the gardener.t2 He takes awayts every branch that does not beart fruit in me. Het prunest every branch that bearst fruit so that it will bear more fruit.3 You are clean alreadys because of the word that I have spoken to you.

4 Remaint in me, and I will remain in you.t Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself,s unless it remainst int the vine, so neither can you unless you remaint in me.
5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remainst in me – and I in him – bearst much fruit,ts because apart from me you can accomplisht nothing.6 If anyone does not remaint in me, he is thrown out like a branch, and dries up; and such branches are gathered up and thrown into the fire,s and are burned up.t7 If you remaint in me and my words remaint in you, ask whatever you want, and it will be done for you.s

8 My Father is honoredt by this, thatt you beart much fruit and show that you ares my disciples.
9 “Just as the Father has loved me, I have also loved you; remaint in my love.10 If you obeyt my commandments, you will remaint in my love, just as I have obeyedt my Father’s commandments and remaint in his love.11 I have told you these thingst so that my joy may be in you, and your joy may be complete.12 My commandment is this – to love one another just as I have loved you.s13 No one has greater love than this – that one lays down his lifet for his friends.14 You are my friendss if you do what I command you.15 I no longer call you slaves,t because the slave does not understandt what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because I have revealed to you everythingt I heardt from my Father.16 You did not choose me, but I chose yous and appointed you to go and beart fruit, fruit that remains,s so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you.

17 Thist I command you – to love one another.

The World’s Hatred

18 “If the world hates you, be awaret that it hated me first.t19 If you belonged to the world,t the world would love you as its own.t However, because you do not belong to the world,t but I chose you out of the world, for this reasont the world hates you.s20 Remember whatt I told you, ‘A slavet is not greater than his master.’s If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they obeyedt my word, they will obeyt yours too.21 But they will do all these things to you on account oft my name, because they do not know the one who sent me.t22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin.ts But they no longer have any excuse for their sin.23 The one who hates me hates my Father too.24 If I had not performedt among them the miraculous deedst that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin.t But now they have seen the deedst and have hated both me and my Father.t25 Now this happenedt to fulfill the word that is written in their law, ‘They hated me without reason.’s26 When the Advocatet comes, whom I will send you from the Father – the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father – het will testify about me,

27 and you also will testify, because you have been with me from the beginning.