Jesus Is the True Vine
1 Jesus said to his disciples:
I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts away every branch of mine that doesn't produce fruit. But he trims clean every branch that does produce fruit, so that it will produce even more fruit. 3 You are already clean because of what I have said to you.
4 Stay joined to me, and I will stay joined to you. Just as a branch cannot produce fruit unless it stays joined to the vine, you cannot produce fruit unless you stay joined to me. 5 I am the vine, and you are the branches. If you stay joined to me, and I stay joined to you, then you will produce lots of fruit. But you cannot do anything without me. 6 If you don't stay joined to me, you will be thrown away. You will be like dry branches that are gathered up and burned in a fire.
7 Stay joined to me and let my teachings become part of you. Then you can pray for whatever you want, and your prayer will be answered. 8 When you become fruitful disciples of mine, my Father will be honored. 9 I have loved you, just as my Father has loved me. So remain faithful to my love for you. 10 If you obey me, I will keep loving you, just as my Father keeps loving me, because I have obeyed him.
11 I have told you this to make you as completely happy as I am. 12 Now I tell you to love each other, as I have loved you. 13 The greatest way to show love for friends is to die for them. 14 And you are my friends, if you obey me. 15 Servants don't know what their master is doing, and so I don't speak to you as my servants. I speak to you as my friends, and I have told you everything my Father has told me.
16 You did not choose me. I chose you and sent you out to produce fruit, the kind of fruit that will last. Then my Father will give you whatever you ask for in my name. 17 So I command you to love each other.
The World's Hatred
18 If the people of this world hate you, just remember that they hated me first. 19 If you belonged to the world, its people would love you. But you don't belong to the world. I have chosen you to leave the world behind, and this is why its people hate you. 20 Remember how I told you that servants are not greater than their master. So if people mistreat me, they will mistreat you. If they do what I say, they will do what you say.
21 People will do to you exactly what they did to me. They will do it because you belong to me, and they don't know the one who sent me. 22 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 Everyone who hates me also hates my Father. 24 I have done things no one else has ever done. If they had not seen me do these things, they would not be guilty. But they did see me do these things, and they still hate me and my Father too. 25 This is why the Scriptures are true when they say, “People hated me for no reason.”
26 I will send you the Spirit who comes from the Father and shows what is true. The Spirit will help you and will tell you about me. 27 Then you will also tell others about me, because you have been with me from the beginning.
Jēzus ir patiesais vīnakoks
1 “ES ESMU patiesais vīnakoks, un dārzkopis ir mans Tēvs. 2 Katru zaru manī, kas augļus nenes, viņš noņem, un katru, kas augļus nes, viņš šķīstī, lai tas jo vairāk augļus nestu. 3 Jūs esat jau šķīsti tā vārda dēļ, ko es jums esmu runājis. 4 Palieciet manī, un es jūsos; kā zars nevar nest augļus pats no sevis, ja tas nepaliek pie vīnakoka, tāpat nevarat arī jūs, ja nepaliekat manī. 5 ES ESMU vīnakoks, jūs esat zari. Kas manī paliek un es viņā, tas nes daudz augļu, jo bez manis jūs neko nespējat darīt. 6 Kas nepaliek manī, tas ir kā zars, kas tiek izmests ārā un sakalst. Tos savāc un met ugunī, un tie sadeg. 7 Ja jūs manī paliekat un mani vārdi paliek jūsos, jūs varēsiet lūgt, ko vien gribēsiet, un tas jums notiks. 8 Un mans Tēvs ar to tiks pagodināts, ka jūs nesīsiet daudz augļu un kļūsiet mani mācekļi. 9 Kā Tēvs mani ir mīlējis, arī es jūs esmu mīlējis. Palieciet manā mīlestībā! 10 Ja jūs turēsiet manus baušļus, jūs paliksiet manā mīlestībā, tāpat kā es esmu turējis sava Tēva baušļus un palieku viņa mīlestībā. 11 To es jums esmu sacījis tādēļ, lai mans prieks būtu jūsos un jūsu prieks būtu pilnīgs. 12 Mans bauslis ir: mīliet cits citu, tāpat kā es jūs esmu mīlējis. 13 Nevienam nav lielākas mīlestības par to, ja kāds savu dzīvību atdod par saviem draugiem. 14 Jūs esat mani draugi, ja jūs darāt, ko es jums pavēlu. 15 Es jūs vairs nesaucu par kalpiem, jo to, ko dara kungs, viņa kalps nezina. Es jūs saucu par draugiem, jo es esmu jums darījis zināmu visu, ko dzirdēju no Tēva. 16 Ne jūs izraudzījāt mani, bet es jūs izraudzīju un liku, ka jūs ejat un augļus nesat un ka jūsu augļi paliek, lai visu, ko vien jūs lūgtu manā vārdā no Tēva, viņš jums dotu. 17 Es jums to pavēlu: mīliet cits citu!
Pasaules naids
18 Ja pasaule jūs nīst, tad ziniet – mani tā ir ienīdusi jau pirms jums. 19 Ja jūs būtu no pasaules, tad pasaule mīlētu to, kas tai pieder; tā kā jūs neesat no pasaules, bet es jūs no pasaules esmu izraudzījis, pasaule jūs ienīst. 20 Atcerieties vārdus, ko es jums sacīju: kalps nav lielāks par savu kungu. Ja tie vajājuši mani, tie vajās arī jūs. Ja tie turējuši manus vārdus, tie turēs arī jūsējos. 21 Bet to visu viņi darīs mana vārda dēļ, jo viņi nepazīst to, kas mani sūtījis. 22 Ja es nebūtu nācis un runājis uz viņiem, tad viņiem nebūtu grēka, bet tagad viņiem nav ar ko attaisnot savu grēku. 23 Tas, kas nīst mani, nīst arī manu Tēvu. 24 Ja es viņu vidū nebūtu darījis tos darbus, ko neviens cits nav darījis, tad viņiem grēka nebūtu. Tagad viņi tos ir redzējuši, bet mani ir ienīduši, gan mani, gan manu Tēvu. 25 Bet, lai piepildās vārds, kas viņu bauslībā rakstīts: “Tie mani ienīduši bez pamata. ” 26 Kad nāks Aizstāvis, ko es jums sūtīšu no Tēva, Patiesības Gars, kurš no Tēva iziet, – viņš liecinās par mani. 27 Arī jūs lieciniet, jo jūs esat kopā ar mani no iesākuma.
