Joh 15-16 | ESV | STEP | I am the true vine , and my Father is the vinedresser .

1 “I am the ^atrue vine, and my Father is ^bthe vinedresser. 2 ^cEvery branch in me that does not bear fruit ^dhe takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, ^ethat it may bear more fruit. 3 Already ^fyou are clean ^gbecause of the word that I have spoken to you. 4 ^hAbide ⁱin 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. 5 I am the vine; ^jyou are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that ^kbears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If anyone does not abide in me ^lhe is thrown away like a branch and withers; ^mand the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. 7 If ⁿyou abide in me, and my words abide in you, ^oask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8 ^pBy this my Father is glorified, that you ^qbear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples. 9 ^rAs the Father has loved me, ^sso have I loved you. Abide in my love. 10 ^tIf you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as ^uI have kept ^vmy Father’s commandments and abide in his love. 11 These things I have spoken to you, ^wthat my joy may be in you, and that ^xyour joy may be full.

12 ^y“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. 13 ^zGreater love has no one than this, ^aathat someone lay down his life for his friends. 14 You are ^abmy friends ^acif you do what I command you. 15 ^adNo longer do I call you servants, ^{▼▼Greek bondservants} for the servant ^{▼▼Greek bondservant; also verse 20} ^agdoes not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for ^ahall that I have heard from my Father ^aiI have made known to you. 16 You did not choose me, but ^ajI chose you and appointed you that you should go and ^akbear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that ^alwhatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you. 17 These things I command you, ^amso that you will love one another.

The Hatred of the World

18 ^an“If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. 19 ^aoIf you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because ^apyou are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. 20 Remember the word that I said to you: ^aq‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, ^arthey will also persecute you. ^asIf they kept my word, they will also keep yours. 21 But ^atall these things they will do to you ^auon account of my name, ^avbecause they do not know him who sent me. 22 If I had not come and spoken to them, ^awthey would not have been guilty of sin, ^{▼▼Greek they would not have sin; also verse 24} but now they have no excuse for their sin. 23 ^ayWhoever hates me hates my Father also. 24 ^azIf I had not done among them the works that no one else did, ^bathey would not be guilty of sin, but now they have ^bbseen and hated both me and my Father. 25 But ^bcthe word that is written in their Law must be fulfilled: ^bd‘They hated me without a cause.’

26 “But ^bewhen the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, ^bfhe will bear witness about me. 27 And ^bgyou also will bear witness, ^bhbecause you have been with me ^bifrom the beginning.

John 16

1 “I have said all these things to you to keep you from falling away. 2 ^bjThey will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, ^bkthe hour is coming when ^blwhoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. 3 And they will do these things ^bmbecause they have not known the Father, nor me. 4 But ^bnI have said these things to you, that when ^botheir hour comes you may remember that I told them to you.

The Work of the Holy Spirit

“I did not say these things to you from the beginning, ^bpbecause I was with you. 5 But now ^bqI am going to him who sent me, and ^brnone of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’ 6 But because I have said these things to you, ^bssorrow has filled your heart. 7 Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for ^btif I do not go away, ^buthe Helper will not come to you. But ^bvif ^bwI go, ^bxI will send him to you. 8 ^byAnd when he comes, he will ^bzconvict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: 9 concerning sin, ^cabecause they do not believe in me; 10 ^cbconcerning righteousness, ^ccbecause I go to the Father, and you will see me no longer; 11 ^cdconcerning judgment, because the ruler of this world ^ceis judged.

12 “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 13 When ^cfthe Spirit of truth comes, ^cghe will ^chguide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but ^ciwhatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. 14 He will ^cjglorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. 15 ^ckAll that the Father has is mine; ^cltherefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.

Your Sorrow Will Turn into Joy

16 ^cm“A little while, and you will see me no longer; and ^cnagain a little while, and you will see me.” 17 So ^cosome of his disciples said to one another, “What is this that he says to us, ^cp‘A little while, and you will not see me, and again a little while, and you will see me’; and, ^cq‘because I am going to the Father’?” 18 So they were saying, “What does he mean by ‘a little while’? ^crWe do not know what he is talking about.” 19 ^csJesus knew that they wanted to ask him, so he said to them, “Is this what you are asking yourselves, what I meant by saying, ‘A little while and you will not see me, and again a little while and you will see me’? 20 Truly, truly, I say to you, ^ctyou will weep and lament, but ^cuthe world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but ^cvyour sorrow will turn into joy. 21 ^cwWhen a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow because her hour has come, but when she has delivered the baby, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world. 22 ^cxSo also you have sorrow now, but ^cyI will see you again, and ^czyour hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you. 23 ^daIn that day you will ^dbask nothing of me. Truly, truly, I say to you, ^dcwhatever you ask of the Father in my name, ^ddhe will give it to you. 24 Until now you have asked nothing in my name. ^deAsk, and you will receive, ^dfthat your joy may be full.

I Have Overcome the World

25 “I have said these things to you in figures of speech. ^dgThe hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech but will tell you plainly about the Father. 26 In that day you will ask in my name, and I do not say to you that I will ask the Father on your behalf; 27 ^dhfor the Father himself loves you, because ^diyou have loved me and ^djhave believed that I came from God. ^{▼▼Some manuscripts from the Father} 28 ^dlI came from the Father and have come into the world, and now ^dmI am leaving the world and going to the Father.”

29 His disciples said, “Ah, now you are speaking plainly and not ^dnusing figurative speech! 30 Now we know that ^doyou know all things and do not need anyone to question you; this is why we believe that ^dpyou came from God.” 31 Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe? 32 Behold, ^dqthe hour is coming, indeed it has come, when ^dryou will be scattered, each to his own home, and ^dswill leave me alone. ^dtYet I am not alone, for the Father is with me. 33 I have said these things to you, that ^duin me you may have peace. ^dvIn the world you will have ^dwtribulation. But ^dxtake heart; ^dyI have overcome the world.”