1“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. (Jer 2:21; 1Co 3:9)2Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. (Mt 3:10; Mt 7:19; Mt 13:12; Mt 15:13; Joh 15:6; Ro 11:17; Ro 11:22; 2Pe 1:8)3Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. (Joh 13:10; Joh 15:7; Joh 17:17; Eph 5:26)4Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. (Joh 3:15; Joh 6:56; Joh 15:5; Php 1:11; Col 1:23; 1Jo 2:6)5I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. (Joh 15:16; Ro 6:5; Col 1:6; Col 1:10)6If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. (Eze 15:4; Mt 13:40; Joh 15:2)7If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. (Joh 8:31; Joh 14:13)8By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples. (Isa 61:3; Mt 5:16; Joh 15:5; 2Co 9:13; Php 1:11)9As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. (Joh 5:20; Joh 13:34)10If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. (Joh 8:55; Joh 10:18; Joh 14:15; Joh 14:23; Joh 17:4; Php 2:8)11These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full. (Joh 3:29; Joh 16:24; Joh 17:13; 2Co 2:3; 1Jo 1:4; 2Jo 1:12)12“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. (Joh 13:34)13Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. (Joh 10:11; Ro 5:7; Eph 5:2)14You are my friends if you do what I command you. (Mt 12:50; Lu 12:4; Joh 15:10)15No longer do I call you servants,[1] for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you. (Ge 18:17; Joh 3:32; Joh 8:26; Joh 8:40; Joh 13:7; Joh 13:12; Joh 15:20; Joh 16:13; Joh 17:26; 1Co 2:16; 1Co 13:9)16You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you. (Joh 13:18; Joh 14:13; Joh 15:7; 2Jo 1:8)17These things I command you, so that you will love one another. (Joh 15:12)
1‘I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.2He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes[1] so that it will be even more fruitful.3You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.4Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.5‘I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.6If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned.7If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.8This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.9‘As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love.10If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love.11I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.12My command is this: love each other as I have loved you.13Greater love has no-one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.14You are my friends if you do what I command.15I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.16You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit – fruit that will last – and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.17This is my command: love each other.
The world hates the disciples
18‘If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first.19If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you.20Remember what I told you: “A servant is not greater than his master.” If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also. (Joh 13:16)21They will treat you this way because of my name, for they do not know the one who sent me.22If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.23Whoever hates me hates my Father as well.24If I had not done among them the works no-one else did, they would not be guilty of sin. As it is, they have seen, and yet they have hated both me and my Father.25But this is to fulfil what is written in their Law: “They hated me without reason.”
The work of the Holy Spirit
26‘When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father – the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father – he will testify about me.27And you also must testify, for you have been with me from the beginning.
1‘I am the true vine. My Father is the gardener.2He cuts off every branch joined to me that does not bear fruit. He trims every branch that does bear fruit. Then it will bear even more fruit.3You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.4Remain joined to me, just as I also remain joined to you. No branch can bear fruit by itself. It must remain joined to the vine. In the same way, you can’t bear fruit unless you remain joined to me.5‘I am the vine. You are the branches. If you remain joined to me, and I to you, you will bear a lot of fruit. You can’t do anything without me.6If you don’t remain joined to me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and dries up. Branches like those are picked up. They are thrown into the fire and burned.7If you remain joined to me and my words remain in you, ask for anything you wish. And it will be done for you.8When you bear a lot of fruit, it brings glory to my Father. It shows that you are my disciples.9‘Just as the Father has loved me, I have loved you. Now remain in my love.10If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love. In the same way, I have obeyed my Father’s commands and remain in his love.11I have told you this so that you will have the same joy that I have. I also want your joy to be complete.12Here is my command. Love one another, just as I have loved you.13No one has greater love than the one who gives their life for their friends.14You are my friends if you do what I command.15I do not call you slaves anymore. Slaves do not know their master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends. I have told you everything I learned from my Father.16You did not choose me. Instead, I chose you. I appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit that will last. I also appointed you so that the Father will give you what you ask for. He will give you whatever you ask for in my name.17Here is my command. Love one another.
The world hates the disciples
18‘My disciples, does the world hate you? Remember that it hated me first.19If you belonged to the world, it would love you like one of its own. But you do not belong to the world. I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you.20Remember what I told you. I said, “A slave is not more important than his master.” If people hated me and tried to hurt me, they will do the same to you. If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also. (Joh 13:16)21They will treat you like that because of my name. They do not know the one who sent me.22If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. But now they have no excuse for their sin.23Whoever hates me hates my Father also.24I did works among them that no one else did. If I hadn’t, they would not be guilty of sin. But now they have seen those works. And still they have hated both me and my Father.25This has happened so that what is written in their Law would come true. It says, “They hated me without any reason.”
The work of the Holy Spirit
26‘I will send the Friend to you from the Father. He is the Spirit of truth, who comes out from the Father. When the Friend comes to help you, he will be a witness about me.27You must also be witnesses about me. That’s because you have been with me from the beginning.
John 15
King James Version
1I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.2Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.3Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.4Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.5I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.6If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.7If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.8Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.9As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.10If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.11These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.12This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.13Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.14Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.15Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.16Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.17These things I command you, that ye love one another.18If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.19If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.20Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.21But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me.22If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin.23He that hateth me hateth my Father also.24If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.25But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.26But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:27And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.
Die zweite Abschiedsrede. Einheit mit und in Jesus. Der Hass der Welt
1Ich bin der wahre Weinstock und mein Vater ist der Winzer. (Ps 80:9; Jer 2:21; Sir 24:17)2Jede Rebe an mir, die keine Frucht bringt, schneidet er ab und jede Rebe, die Frucht bringt, reinigt er, damit sie mehr Frucht bringt.3Ihr seid schon rein kraft des Wortes, das ich zu euch gesagt habe. (Joh 13:10)4Bleibt in mir und ich bleibe in euch. Wie die Rebe aus sich keine Frucht bringen kann, sondern nur, wenn sie am Weinstock bleibt, so auch ihr, wenn ihr nicht in mir bleibt.5Ich bin der Weinstock, ihr seid die Reben. Wer in mir bleibt und in wem ich bleibe, der bringt reiche Frucht; denn getrennt von mir könnt ihr nichts vollbringen.6Wer nicht in mir bleibt, wird wie die Rebe weggeworfen und er verdorrt. Man sammelt die Reben, wirft sie ins Feuer und sie verbrennen. (Eze 15:2)7Wenn ihr in mir bleibt und meine Worte in euch bleiben, dann bittet um alles, was ihr wollt: Ihr werdet es erhalten. (Mt 7:7; Mr 11:24; Lu 11:9; Joh 14:13; Joh 15:16)8Mein Vater wird dadurch verherrlicht, dass ihr reiche Frucht bringt und meine Jünger werdet.9Wie mich der Vater geliebt hat, so habe auch ich euch geliebt. Bleibt in meiner Liebe! (1Jo 3:16; 1Jo 4:7)10Wenn ihr meine Gebote haltet, werdet ihr in meiner Liebe bleiben, so wie ich die Gebote meines Vaters gehalten habe und in seiner Liebe bleibe.11Dies habe ich euch gesagt, damit meine Freude in euch ist und damit eure Freude vollkommen wird. (Joh 16:22; Joh 17:13; 1Jo 1:4)12Das ist mein Gebot, dass ihr einander liebt, so wie ich euch geliebt habe. (Joh 13:34)13Es gibt keine größere Liebe, als wenn einer sein Leben für seine Freunde hingibt. (1Jo 3:16)14Ihr seid meine Freunde, wenn ihr tut, was ich euch auftrage.15Ich nenne euch nicht mehr Knechte; denn der Knecht weiß nicht, was sein Herr tut. Vielmehr habe ich euch Freunde genannt; denn ich habe euch alles mitgeteilt, was ich von meinem Vater gehört habe. (Joh 17:26)16Nicht ihr habt mich erwählt, sondern ich habe euch erwählt und dazu bestimmt, dass ihr euch aufmacht und Frucht bringt und dass eure Frucht bleibt. Dann wird euch der Vater alles geben, was ihr in meinem Namen erbittet. (Joh 13:18)17Dies trage ich euch auf, dass ihr einander liebt.18Wenn die Welt euch hasst, dann wisst, dass sie mich schon vor euch gehasst hat. (Mt 10:22; Mr 13:13; Lu 21:17)19Wenn ihr von der Welt stammen würdet, würde die Welt euch als ihr Eigentum lieben. Aber weil ihr nicht von der Welt stammt, sondern weil ich euch aus der Welt erwählt habe, darum hasst euch die Welt. (Mr 13:27)20Denkt an das Wort, das ich euch gesagt habe: Der Sklave ist nicht größer als sein Herr. Wenn sie mich verfolgt haben, werden sie auch euch verfolgen; wenn sie an meinem Wort festgehalten haben, werden sie auch an eurem Wort festhalten. (Mt 10:24; Lu 6:40; Joh 13:16)21Doch dies alles werden sie euch um meines Namens willen antun; denn sie kennen den nicht, der mich gesandt hat.22Wenn ich nicht gekommen wäre und nicht zu ihnen gesprochen hätte, wären sie ohne Sünde; jetzt aber haben sie keine Entschuldigung für ihre Sünde.23Wer mich hasst, hasst auch meinen Vater.24Wenn ich bei ihnen nicht die Werke vollbracht hätte, die kein anderer vollbracht hat, wären sie ohne Sünde. Jetzt aber haben sie die Werke gesehen und doch haben sie mich und meinen Vater gehasst. (Joh 5:36; Joh 9:41; Joh 10:25)25Aber das Wort sollte sich erfüllen, das in ihrem Gesetz geschrieben steht: Ohne Grund haben sie mich gehasst. (Ps 35:19; Ps 69:5)26Wenn aber der Beistand kommt, den ich euch vom Vater aus senden werde, der Geist der Wahrheit, der vom Vater ausgeht, dann wird er Zeugnis für mich ablegen. (Joh 14:16; Joh 16:7)27Und auch ihr legt Zeugnis ab, weil ihr von Anfang an bei mir seid. (Ac 1:8; Ac 5:32)