John 15
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1“I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard.
1ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ϮⲂⲰ ⲚⲀⲖⲞⲖⲒ ⲚⲦⲀⲪⲘⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒ.
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.
2ⲔⲖⲎⲘⲀ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤⲚⲀⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲚ ϤⲚⲀⲔⲞⲢϪϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ϤⲚⲀⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞϤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲈⲚ ϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
3You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.
3ϨⲎⲆⲎ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
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.
4ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲖⲎⲘⲀ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲀϤϢⲦⲈⲘϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚϮⲂⲰ ⲚⲀⲖⲞⲖⲒ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲦⲈⲘϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦ.
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.
5ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ϮⲂⲰ ⲚⲀⲖⲞⲖⲒ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲚⲒⲔⲖⲎⲘⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈϤⲈⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲀⲦϬⲚⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲈⲢ ϨⲖⲒ
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.
6ⲀⲢⲈϢⲦⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲤⲈⲚⲀϨⲒⲦϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲖⲎⲘⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϢⲀϤϢⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϢⲀⲨⲐⲞⲨⲰⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲤⲈϨⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲒⲬⲢⲰⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϢⲀⲨⲢⲰⲔϨ.
7If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
7ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲀⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲀⲤⲀϪⲒ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀϢϤ ⲀⲢⲒⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
8This is to My Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, proving yourselves to be My disciples.
8ϦⲈⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀϤϬⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ.
9As the Father has loved Me, so have I loved you. Remain in My love.
9ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ⲀⲒⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ.
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.
10ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲚⲀⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲚⲒⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲈϤⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ.
11I have told you these things so that My joy may be in you and your joy may be complete.
11ⲚⲀⲒ ⲀⲒϪⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲢⲀϢⲒ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲀϢⲒ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
12This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.
12ⲐⲀⲒ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲦⲈ ⲦⲀⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
13Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
13ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲀⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲬⲰ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲈϤϢⲪⲎⲢ.
14You are My friends if you do what I command you.
14ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲀⲚⲈⲢ ⲚⲎ ⲈϮϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ.
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.
15ⲚϮⲚⲀⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲂⲰⲔ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲂⲰⲔ ⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲈϤϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲢⲀ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲒⲚⲀⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀϢⲪⲎⲢ ϪⲈ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲤⲞⲐⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲀⲒⲦⲀⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ.
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.
16ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲞⲦⲠⲦ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲀⲒⲤⲈⲦⲠ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒⲬⲀ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲞϨⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲪⲒⲰⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲢⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
17This is My command to you: Love one another.
17ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ϮϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ.
18If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first.
18ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲞⲤϮ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲢⲒⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲠⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲞⲤϮ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ.
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.
19ⲈⲚⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲪⲰϤ ⲞⲦⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲀⲒⲤⲈⲦⲠ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲞⲤϮ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
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.
20ⲀⲢⲒⲪⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲂⲰⲔ ⲈⲚⲀⲀϤ ⲈⲠⲈϤϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲀⲨϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲒ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲨⲈϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲀⲨⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲠⲀⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲨⲈⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲪⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
21But they will treat you like this because of My name, since they do not know the One who sent Me.
21ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲀⲢⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲀⲞⲨⲞⲒ.
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.
22ⲈⲚⲈ ⲘⲠⲒⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲀⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲞⲨ ⲖⲰⲒϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲞⲨⲚⲞⲂⲒ.
23Whoever hates Me hates My Father as well.
23ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲞⲤϮ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ϤⲘⲞⲤϮ ⲘⲠⲀⲔⲈⲒⲰⲦ.
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.
24ⲈⲚⲈ ⲘⲠⲒⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲚⲒϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎ ⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲠⲈ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲘⲈⲤⲦⲰⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲀⲔⲈⲒⲰⲦ.
25But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: ‘They hated Me without reason.’
25ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϨⲒ ⲠⲞⲨⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨⲘⲈⲤⲦⲰⲒ ⲚϪⲒⲚϪⲎ.
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.
26ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲠⲀⲢⲀⲔⲖⲎⲦⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈϮⲚⲀⲞⲨⲞⲢⲠϤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦ.
27And you also must testify, because you have been with Me from the beginning.
27ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲬⲎ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϢⲞⲢⲠ.
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