5. “I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in me – and I in him – bears much fruit, because apart from me you can accomplish nothing.
6. If anyone does not remain in me, he is thrown out like a branch, and dries up; and such branches are gathered up and thrown into the fire, and are burned up.
7. If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you want, and it will be done for you.
8. My Father is honored by this, that you bear much fruit and show that you are my disciples.
9. “Just as the Father has loved me, I have also loved you; remain in my love.
10. If you obey my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father’s commandments and remain in his love.
11. I have told you these things so that my joy may be in you, and your joy may be complete.
12. My commandment is this – to love one another just as I have loved you.
13. No one has greater love than this – that one lays down his life for his friends.
14. You are my friends if you do what I command you.
15. I no longer call you slaves, because the slave does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because I have revealed to you everything I heard from my Father.
16. You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that remains, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you.
17. This I command you – to love one another.