| International Standard Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1"I am the true vine, and my Father is the vintner. | 1“I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard. |
| 2He cuts off every branch that does not produce fruit in me, and he cuts back every branch that does produce fruit, so that it might produce more fruit. | 2He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful. |
| 3You are already clean because of what I've spoken to you. | 3You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. |
| 4"Abide in me, and I will abide in you. Just as the branch cannot produce fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in me. | 4Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me. |
| 5I am the vine, you are the branches. The one who abides in me while I abide in him produces much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing. | 5I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing. |
| 6Unless a person abides in me, he is thrown away like a pruned branch and dries up. People gather such branches, throw them into a fire, and they are burned up. | 6If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned. |
| 7"If you abide in me and my words abide in you, you can ask for anything you want, and you'll receive it. | 7If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. |
| 8This is how my Father is glorified, when you produce a lot of fruit and so prove to be my disciples. | 8This is to My Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, proving yourselves to be My disciples. |
| 9Just as the Father has loved me, so I have loved you. So abide in my love. | 9As the Father has loved Me, so have I loved you. Remain in My love. |
| 10If you keep my commandments, you'll abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. | 10If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love. |
| 11I've told you this, so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete. | 11I have told you these things so that My joy may be in you and your joy may be complete. |
| 12"This is my commandment: that you love one another as I have loved you. | 12This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. |
| 13No one shows greater love than when he lays down his life for his friends. | 13Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. |
| 14You are my friends, if you do what I command you. | 14You are My friends if you do what I command you. |
| 15I don't call you servants anymore, because a servant doesn't know what his master is doing. But I've called you friends, because I've made known to you everything that I've heard from my Father. | 15No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have made known to you. |
| 16"You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you. I have appointed you to go and produce fruit that will last, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he will give it to you. | 16You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you. |
| 17I am giving you these commandments so that you may love one another." | 17This is My command to you: Love one another. |
| 18"If the world hates you, you should realize that it hated me before you. | 18If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first. |
| 19If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as one of its own. But because you do not belong to the world and I have chosen you out of it, the world hates you. | 19If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. |
| 20Remember what I told you: 'A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours. | 20Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well. |
| 21They will do all these things to you on account of my name, because they do not know the one who sent me. | 21But they will treat you like this because of My name, since they do not know the One who sent Me. |
| 22"If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have any sin. But now they have no excuse for their sin. | 22If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. Now, however, they have no excuse for their sin. |
| 23The person who hates me also hates my Father. | 23Whoever hates Me hates My Father as well. |
| 24If I hadn't done among them the actions that no one else did, they wouldn't have any sin. But now they have seen and hated both me and my Father. | 24If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have seen and hated both Me and My Father. |
| 25But this happened so that what has been written in their Law might be fulfilled: 'They hated me for no reason.' | 25But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: ‘They hated Me without reason.’ |
| 26"When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father— the Spirit of Truth, who comes from the Father—he will testify on my behalf. | 26When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—He will testify about Me. |
| 27You will testify also, because you have been with me from the beginning. | 27And you also must testify, because you have been with Me from the beginning. |
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