John 15 - New Life Version (NLV)

The Vine and the Branches

15 “I am the true Vine. My Father is the One Who cares for the Vine. ²He takes away any branch in Me that does not give fruit. Any branch that gives fruit, He cuts it back so it will give more fruit. ³You are made clean by the words I have spoken to you. ⁴Get your life from Me and I will live in you. No branch can give fruit by itself. It has to get life from the vine. You are able to give fruit only when you have life from Me. ⁵I am the Vine and you are the branches. Get your life from Me. Then I will live in you and you will give much fruit. You can do nothing without Me.

⁶“If anyone does not get his life from Me, he is cut off like a branch and dries up. Such branches are gathered and thrown into the fire and they are burned. ⁷If you get your life from Me and My Words live in you, ask whatever you want. It will be done for you.

⁸“When you give much fruit, My Father is honored. This shows you are My followers. ⁹I have loved you just as My Father has loved Me. Stay in My love. ¹⁰If you obey My teaching, you will live in My love. In this way, I have obeyed My Father’s teaching and live in His love. ¹¹I have told you these things so My joy may be in you and your joy may be full.

The Christian with Other Christians

¹²“This is what I tell you to do: Love each other just as I have loved you. ¹³No one can have greater love than to give his life for his friends. ¹⁴You are My friends if you do what I tell you. ¹⁵I do not call you servants that I own anymore. A servant does not know what his owner is doing. I call you friends, because I have told you everything I have heard from My Father. ¹⁶You have not chosen Me, I have chosen you. I have set you apart for the work of bringing in fruit. Your fruit should last. And whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give it to you.

The Christian and the World

¹⁷“This is what I tell you to do: Love each other. ¹⁸If the world hates you, you know it hated Me before it hated you. ¹⁹If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as its own. You do not belong to the world. I have chosen you out of the world and the world hates you. ²⁰Remember I said to you, ‘A servant is not greater than his owner.’ If they made it very hard for Me, they will make it very hard for you also. If they obeyed My teachings, they will obey your teachings also. ²¹They will do all these things to you because you belong to Me. They do not know My Father Who sent Me.

²²“I have come and have spoken to them so they are guilty of sin. But now they have no reason to give for keeping their sin any longer. ²³Whoever hates Me, hates My Father also. ²⁴I have done things among them which no one else has done so they are guilty of sin. But now they have seen these things and have hated Me and My Father. ²⁵This happened as their Law said it would happen, ‘They hated Me without a reason.’

²⁶“The Helper (Holy Spirit) will tell about Me when He comes. I will send Him to you from the Father. He is the Spirit of Truth and comes from the Father. ²⁷You will also tell of Me because you have been with Me from the beginning.

John 15 - Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

15 `I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman; 2 every branch in me not bearing fruit, He doth take it away, and every one bearing fruit, He doth cleanse by pruning it, that it may bear more fruit; 3 already ye are clean, because of the word that I have spoken to you; 4 remain in me, and I...
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John 15 - Wycliffe Bible (WYC)

15 I am a very vine, and my Father is an earth-tiller. 2 Each branch in me that beareth not fruit, he shall take away it [he shall do it away]; and each that beareth fruit, he shall purge it, that it bear the more fruit [that it bear more fruit]. 3 Now ye be clean, for the word that I have spoken ...
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John 15 - Worldwide English (New Testament) (WE)

15 I am the real fruit tree. My Father is the One who takes care of the tree. 2 He takes away from me every branch that does not bear fruit. And he cleans every branch that bears fruit so that it will bear more fruit. 3 What I said to you has made you clean already. 4 But you must be in me and I wil...
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John 15 - World English Bible (WEB)

15 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the farmer. 2 Every branch in me that doesn’t bear fruit, he takes away. Every branch that bears fruit, he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. 3 You are already pruned clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. 4 Remain in me, and I in you. As ...
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John 15 - The Voice (VOICE)

15 Jesus: I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard. 2 My Father examines every branch in Me and cuts away those who do not bear fruit. He leaves those bearing fruit and carefully prunes them so that they will bear more fruit; 3 already you are clean because you have heard My...
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John 15 - Tree of Life Version (TLV)

Abiding in the Vine15 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the gardener. 2 Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He trims so that it may bear more fruit. 3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. 4 Abide in Me, and ...
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John 15 - Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)

Jesus the True Vine15 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch of mine that bears no fruit, he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. 3 You are already made clean by the word which I have spoken to you. 4 Abide in me,...
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John 15 - Revised Standard Version (RSV)

John 15 - Revised Geneva Translation (RGT)

15 “I am the true Vine, and My Father is the Vinedresser. 2 “Every branch that does not bear fruit in Me, He takes away. And every one that bears fruit, He prunes it, so that it may bring forth more fruit. 3 “Now, you are clean, through the word which I have spoken to you. 4 “Abide in Me, and I in y...
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John 15 - New Testament for Everyone (NTE)

The True Vine15 ‘I am the true vine’, said Jesus, ‘and my father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn’t bear fruit; and he prunes every branch that does bear fruit, so that it can bear more fruit. 3 You are already clean. That’s because of the word that I’ve spoken to you...
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John 15 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSVCE)

Jesus the True Vine15 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinegrower. 2 He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit he prunes[a] to make it bear more fruit. 3 You have already been cleansed[b] by the word that I have spoken to you. 4 Abide in me as I abi...
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John 15 - New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition (NRSVACE)

Jesus the True Vine15 ‘I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine-grower. 2 He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit he prunes[a] to make it bear more fruit. 3 You have already been cleansed[b] by the word that I have spoken to you. 4 Abide in me as I ab...
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John 15 - New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA)

John 15 - New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

John 15 - New Matthew Bible (NMB)

The true vine. The husbandman and the branches. A doctrine of love. A sweet comfort against persecutions. 15 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. 2 Every branch that does not bear fruit in me, he will take away. And every branch that bears fruit he will prune, so that it may bring f...
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John 15 - New Living Translation (NLT)

Jesus, the True Vine15 “I am the true grapevine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn’t produce fruit, and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more. 3 You have already been pruned and purified by the message I have given you. 4 ...
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