熱門經文出自 John 15

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“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.

Remain in me, and I will remain in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in me.

If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you want, and it will be done for you.

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.

No one has greater love than this – that one lays down his life for his friends.

He takes away every branch that does not bear fruit in me. He prunes every branch that bears fruit so that it will bear more fruit.

My commandment is this – to love one another just as I have loved you.

My Father is honored by this, that you bear much fruit and show that you are my disciples.

“I am the true vine and my Father is the gardener.

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.

I have told you these things so that my joy may be in you, and your joy may be complete.

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.

This I command you – to love one another.

If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as its own. However, because you do not belong to the world, but I chose you out of the world, for this reason the world hates you.