John 15:1-8

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I Am the True Vine

15 “I am the ^(A)true vine, and my Father is ^(B)the vinedresser. ²^(C)Every branch in me that does not bear fruit ^(D)he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, ^(E)that it may bear more fruit. ³Already ^(F)you are clean ^(G)because of the word that I have spoken to you. ⁴^(H)Abide ^(I)in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. ⁵I am the vine; ^(J)you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that ^(K)bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. ⁶If anyone does not abide in me ^(L)he is thrown away like a branch and withers; ^(M)and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. ⁷If ^(N)you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ^(O)ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. ⁸^(P)By this my Father is glorified, that you ^(Q)bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples.

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Job 27

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Job Continues: I Will Maintain My Integrity

27 And Job again ^(A)took up his discourse, and said:

²“As God lives, who has ^(B)taken away my right,
    and the Almighty, who has ^(C)made my soul bitter,
³as long as my breath is in me,
    and ^(D)the spirit of God is in my nostrils,
⁴my lips will not speak ^(E)falsehood,
    and my tongue will not utter ^(F)deceit.
⁵Far be it from me to say that you are right;
    till I die I will not put away my ^(G)integrity from me.
⁶I ^(H)hold fast my righteousness and will not let it go;
    my heart does not ^(I)reproach me for any of my days.

⁷“Let my enemy be as the wicked,
    and let him who rises up against me be as the unrighteous.
⁸^(J)For what is the hope of the godless ^(K)when God cuts him off,
    when God takes away his life?
⁹^(L)Will God hear his cry
    when distress comes upon him?
¹⁰Will he ^(M)take delight in the Almighty?
    Will he call upon God at all times?
¹¹I will teach you concerning the hand of God;
    ^(N)what is with the Almighty I will not conceal.
¹²Behold, all of you have seen it yourselves;
    why then have you become altogether vain?

¹³^(O)“This is the portion of a wicked man with God,
    and the heritage that ^(P)oppressors receive from the Almighty:
¹⁴If his ^(Q)children are multiplied, it is for ^(R)the sword,
    and his descendants have not enough bread.
¹⁵Those who survive him the pestilence buries,
    and his ^(S)widows do not weep.
¹⁶Though he ^(T)heap up silver like dust,
    and pile up clothing like clay,
¹⁷he may pile it up, but the righteous will wear it,
    and ^(U)the innocent will divide the silver.
¹⁸He builds his ^(V)house like a moth's,
    like ^(W)a booth that ^(X)a watchman makes.
¹⁹He goes to bed rich, but will ^(Y)do so no more;
    he opens his eyes, and ^(Z)his wealth is gone.
²⁰^(AA)Terrors overtake him like ^(AB)a flood;
    in the night a whirlwind ^(AC)carries him off.
²¹^(AD)The east wind lifts him up and he is gone;
    it ^(AE)sweeps him out of his place.
²²It^[a] hurls at him ^(AF)without pity;
    he flees from its^[b] power in headlong flight.
²³It ^(AG)claps its hands at him
    and ^(AH)hisses at him from its place.