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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, for apart from Me you can do nothing.

"If you remain in Me, and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

"Greater love has no one than this, that a person will lay down his life for his friends.

"No longer do I call you slaves, for the slave does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, because all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you.

"If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.

"But this has happened so that the word that is written in their Law will be fulfilled: 'THEY HATED ME FOR NO REASON.'

"They will ban you from the synagogue, yet an hour is coming for everyone who kills you to think that he is offering a service to God.

"But I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I am leaving; for if I do not leave, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.

"But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come.

"He will glorify Me, for He will take from Mine and will disclose it to you.

"And on that day you will not question Me about anything. Truly, truly I say to you, if you ask the Father for anything in My name, He will give it to you.

"Until now you have asked for nothing in My name; ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be made full.

for the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and have believed that I came forth from the Father.

"Now we know that You know all things, and that You have no need for anyone to question You; this is why we believe that You came forth from God."

"Behold, an hour is coming, and has already come, for you to be scattered, each to his own home, and to leave Me alone; and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.

for the words which You gave Me I have given to them; and they received them and truly understood that I came forth from You, and they believed that You sent Me.

"And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, so that they themselves also may be sanctified in truth.

"I am not asking on behalf of these alone, but also for those who believe in Me through their word,

"Father, I desire that they also, whom You have given Me, be with Me where I am, so that they may see My glory which You have given Me, for You loved Me before the foundation of the world.

and brought Him to Annas first; for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year.