1Jesus said to his disciples:
I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.
2He 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.
3You are already clean because of what I have said to you.
4Stay 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.
5I 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.
6If 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.
7Stay 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.
8When you become fruitful disciples of mine, my Father will be honored.
9I have loved you, just as my Father has loved me. So remain faithful to my love for you.
10If you obey me, I will keep loving you, just as my Father keeps loving me, because I have obeyed him.
11I have told you this to make you as completely happy as I am.
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17So I command you to love each other.
The World's Hatred18If the people of this world hate you, just remember that they hated me first.
19If 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 you and will tell you about me.
27Then you will also tell others about me, because you have been with me from the beginning.
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