John chapter 15

I am the true vine, and my Father is the farmer.

Every branch in me that bears not fruit he takes away: and every branch that bears fruit, he purges it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

Now you are clean through the word which I have spoken to you.

Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can you, except you abide in me.

I am the vine, you are the branches: He that stays in me, and I in him, the same brings forth much fruit: for without me you can do nothing.

If 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.

If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, you shall ask what you will, and it shall be done to you.

Herein is my Father glorified, that you bear much fruit; so shall you be my disciples.

As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you: continue you in my love.

If you keep my commandments, you shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.

These things have I spoken to you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.

This is my commandment, That you love one another, as I have loved you.

Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

You are my friends, if you do whatever I command you.

From now on I call you not servants; for the servant knows not what his lord does: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known to you.

You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that you should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatever you shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

These things I command you, that you love one another.

If the world hate you, you know that it hated me before it hated you.

If you were of the world, the world would love his own: but because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.

Remember the word that I said to 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.

But all these things will they do to you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me.

If I had not come and spoken to them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloak for their sin.

He that hates me hates my Father also.

If 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.

But this comes to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.

But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send to you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceeds from the Father, he shall testify of me:

And you also shall bear witness, because you have been with me from the beginning.

John chapter 16

These things have I spoken to you, that you should not be offended.

They shall put you out of the synagogues: yes, the time comes, that whoever kills you will think that he does God service.

And these things will they do to you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.

But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, you may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not to you at the beginning, because I was with you.

But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asks me, Where go you?

But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.

Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send him to you.

And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:

Of sin, because they believe not on me;

Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and you see me no more;

Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.

I have yet many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.

However, when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will show you things to come.

He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall show it to you.

All things that the Father has are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall show it to you.

A little while, and you shall not see me: and again, a little while, and you shall see me, because I go to the Father.

Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he said to us, A little while, and you shall not see me: and again, a little while, and you shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father?

They said therefore, What is this that he said, A little while? we cannot tell what he said.

Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said to them, Do you inquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and you shall not see me: and again, a little while, and you shall see me?

Truly, truly, I say to you, That you shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and you shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

A woman when she is in travail has sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembers no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.

And you now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man takes from you.

And in that day you shall ask me nothing. Truly, truly, I say to you, Whatever you shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.

Till now have you asked nothing in my name: ask, and you shall receive, that your joy may be full.

These things have I spoken to you in proverbs: but the time comes, when I shall no more speak to you in proverbs, but I shall show you plainly of the Father.

At that day you shall ask in my name: and I say not to you, that I will pray the Father for you:

For the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.

I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.

His disciples said to him, See, now speak you plainly, and speak no proverb.

Now are we sure that you know all things, and need not that any man should ask you: by this we believe that you came forth from God.

Jesus answered them, Do you now believe?

Behold, the hour comes, yes, is now come, that you shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.

These things I have spoken to you, that in me you might have peace. In the world you shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

John chapter 17

These words spoke Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify your Son, that your Son also may glorify you:

As you have given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as you have given him.

And this is life eternal, that they might know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.

I have glorified you on the earth: I have finished the work which you gave me to do.

And now, O Father, glorify you me with your own self with the glory which I had with you before the world was.

I have manifested your name to the men which you gave me out of the world: your they were, and you gave them me; and they have kept your word.

Now they have known that all things whatever you have given me are of you.

For I have given to them the words which you gave me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from you, and they have believed that you did send me.

I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which you have given me; for they are yours.

And all mine are yours, and yours are mine; and I am glorified in them.

And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to you. Holy Father, keep through your own name those whom you have given me, that they may be one, as we are.

While I was with them in the world, I kept them in your name: those that you gave me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.

And now come I to you; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.

I have given them your word; and the world has hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

I pray not that you should take them out of the world, but that you should keep them from the evil.

They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

Sanctify them through your truth: your word is truth.

As you have sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.

And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.

Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;

That they all may be one; as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that you have sent me.

And the glory which you gave me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:

I in them, and you in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that you have sent me, and have loved them, as you have loved me.

Father, I will that they also, whom you have given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which you have given me: for you loved me before the foundation of the world.

O righteous Father, the world has not known you: but I have known you, and these have known that you have sent me.

And I have declared to them your name, and will declare it: that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I in them.

John chapter 18

When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples.

And Judas also, which betrayed him, knew the place: for Jesus often resorted thither with his disciples.

Judas then, having received a band of men and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, comes thither with lanterns and torches and weapons.

Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come on him, went forth, and said to them, Whom seek you?

They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus said to them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them.

As soon then as he had said to them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground.

Then asked he them again, Whom seek you? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth.

Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he: if therefore you seek me, let these go their way:

That the saying might be fulfilled, which he spoke, Of them which you gave me have I lost none.

Then Simon Peter having a sword drew it, and smote the high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus.

Then said Jesus to Peter, Put up your sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father has given me, shall I not drink it?

Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him,

And led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year.

Now Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.

And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple: that disciple was known to the high priest, and went in with Jesus into the palace of the high priest.

But Peter stood at the door without. Then went out that other disciple, which was known to the high priest, and spoke to her that kept the door, and brought in Peter.

Then said the damsel that kept the door to Peter, Are not you also one of this man's disciples? He said, I am not.

And the servants and officers stood there, who had made a fire of coals; for it was cold: and they warmed themselves: and Peter stood with them, and warmed himself.

The high priest then asked Jesus of his disciples, and of his doctrine.

Jesus answered him, I spoke openly to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, where the Jews always resort; and in secret have I said nothing.

Why ask you me? ask them which heard me, what I have said to them: behold, they know what I said.

And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answer you the high priest so?

Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smite you me?

Now Annas had sent him bound to Caiaphas the high priest.

And Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. They said therefore to him, Are not you also one of his disciples? He denied it, and said, I am not.

One of the servants of the high priest, being his kinsman whose ear Peter cut off, said, Did not I see you in the garden with him?

Peter then denied again: and immediately the cock crew.

Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas to the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover.

Pilate then went out to them, and said, What accusation bring you against this man?

They answered and said to him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up to you.

Then said Pilate to them, Take you him, and judge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said to him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death:

That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spoke, signifying what death he should die.

Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said to him, Are you the King of the Jews?

Jesus answered him, Say you this thing of yourself, or did others tell it you of me?

Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered you to me: what have you done?

Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.

Pilate therefore said to him, Are you a king then? Jesus answered, You say that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Every one that is of the truth hears my voice.

Pilate said to him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again to the Jews, and said to them, I find in him no fault at all.

But you have a custom, that I should release to you one at the passover: will you therefore that I release to you the King of the Jews?

Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.

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