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John 15:1-15 CEV
(1) Jesus said to his disciples: I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. (2) He cuts away every branch of mine that doesn't produce fruit. But he trims clean every branch that does produce fruit, so that it will produce even more fruit. (3) You are already clean because of what I have said [the words I have spoken] to you. (4) Stay joined to me, and I will stay joined to you. Just as a branch cannot produce fruit unless it stays joined to the vine, you cannot produce fruit unless you stay joined to me. (5) I am the vine, and you are the branches. If you stay joined to me, and I stay joined to you, then you will produce lots of fruit. But you cannot do anything without me. (6) If you don't stay joined to me, you will be thrown away. You will be like dry branches that are gathered up and burned in a fire. (7) Stay joined to me and let my teachings become part of you. Then you can pray for whatever you want, and your prayer will be answered. (8) When you become fruitful disciples of mine, my Father will be honored. (9) I have loved you, just as my Father has loved me. So remain faithful to my love for you. (10) If you obey me, I will keep loving you, just as my Father keeps loving me, because I have obeyed him. (11) I have told you this to make you as completely happy as I am. (12) Now I tell you to love each other, as I have loved you. (13) The greatest way to show love for friends is to die for them. (14) And you are my friends, if you obey me. (15) Servants don't know what their master is doing, and so I don't speak to you as my servants. I speak to you as my friends, and I have told you everything that my Father has told me.

John 15:1-15 LITV
(1) I am the True Vine, and My Father is the Vinedresser. (2) Every branch in Me not bearing fruit, He takes it away; and each one bearing fruit, He prunes, so that it may bear more fruit. (3) You are already pruned because of the Word which I have spoken to you. (4) Remain in Me, and I in you. As the branch is not able to bear fruit of itself, unless it remain in the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in Me. (5) I am the Vine; you are the branches. The one abiding in Me, and I in him, this one bears much fruit, because apart from Me you are not able to execute, nothing. (6) Unless one remains in Me, he is cast out as the branch and is dried up; and they gather and throw them into a fire, and they are burned. (7) If you remain in Me, and My Words remain in you, whatever you desire you will ask, and it shall happen to you. (8) In this My Father is glorified, that you should bear much fruit; and you will be disciples to Me. (9) As the Father loved Me, I also loved you; continue in My love. (10) If you keep My commandments you will continue in My love, as I have kept My Father's commandments and continue in His love. (11) I have spoken these things to you that My joy may abide in you, and your joy may be full. (12) This is My commandment, that you love one another as I loved you. (13) Greater love than this has no one, that anyone should lay down his soul for his friends. (14) You are My friends if you do whatever I command you. (15) I no longer call you slaves, for the slave does not know what his lord does. But I called you friends, because all things which I heard from My Father I made known to you.

John 15:1-15 NWT
1 "I am the true vine, and my Father is the cultivator. 2 Every branch in me not bearing fruit he takes away, and every one bearing fruit he cleans, that it may bear more fruit. 3 You are already clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. 4 Remain in union with me, and I in union with you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it remains in the vine, in the same way neither can you, unless you remain in union with me. 5 I am the vine, you are the branches. He that remains in union with me, and I in union with him, this one bears much fruit; because apart from me you can do nothing at all. 6 If anyone does not remain in union with me, he is cast out as a branch and is dried up; and men gather those branches up and pitch them into the fire and they are burned. 7 If you remain in union with me and my sayings remain in you, ask whatever you wish and it will take place for you. 8 My Father is glorified in this, that you keep bearing much fruit and prove yourselves my disciples. 9 Just as the Father has loved me and I have loved you, remain in my love. 10 If you observe my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have observed the commandments of the Father and remain in his love. 11 "These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you and your joy may be made full. 12 This is my commandment, that you love one another just as I have loved you. 13 No one has love greater than this, that someone should surrender his soul in behalf of his friends. 14 You are my friends if you do what I am commanding you. 15 I no longer call you slaves, because a slave does not know what his master does. But I have called you friends, because all the things I have heard from my Father I have made known to you.

John 15:1-15 ALT
(1) "_I_ am the true grapevine, and My Father is the vineyard keeper. (2) "Every branch in Me not bearing fruit, He takes it away [or, lifts it up]; and every [branch] bearing fruit, He prunes clean, so that it shall be bearing more fruit. (3) "Already you* are pruned clean because of the word which I have spoken to you*. (4) "Abide in Me, and I in you*. Just as the branch is not able to be bearing fruit by itself unless it shall be abiding in the vine, so neither you*, unless you* shall be abiding in Me. (5) "_I_ am the vine; you* [are] the branches. The one abiding in Me, and I in him, this one bears much fruit, because apart from Me you* are not able to be doing anything. (6) "If anyone does not abide in Me, he was thrown out as the branch and was withered. And they gather them and cast [them] into the fire, and they are burned. (7) "If you* abide in Me, and My sayings abide in you*, you* will ask whatever you* desire, and it will happen to you*. (8) "In this was My Father glorified, that you* shall be bearing much fruit, and you* will become My disciples. (9) "Just as the Father loved Me, _I_ also loved you*; abide in My love. (10) "If you* keep My commandments, you* will abide in My love; just as _I_ have kept the commandments of My Father, and I abide in His love. (11) "These things I have spoken to you* so that My joy shall abide in you*, and your* joy shall be made full. (12) "This is My commandment, that you* shall be loving one another just as I loved you*. (13) "Greater love has no one than this, that someone lays down his life on behalf of his friends. (14) "You* are My friends, if you* are doing whatever _I_ command you*. (15) "No longer do I call you* slaves, because the slave does not know what his lord does. But I have called you* friends because all which I heard from My Father, I made known to you*.

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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

KJV - King James Version

MKJV - Modern King James Version

NWT - New World Translation

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

RV - Revised Version

YLT - Young's Literal Translation