7. Stay joined together with me, and follow my teachings. If you do this, you can ask for anything you want, and it will be given to you.
8. Show that you are my followers by producing much fruit. This will bring honor to my Father.
9. “I have loved you as the Father has loved me. Now continue in my love.
10. I have obeyed my Father’s commands, and he continues to love me. In the same way, if you obey my commands, I will continue to love you.
11. I have told you these things so that you can have the true happiness that I have. I want you to be completely happy.
12. This is what I command you: Love each other as I have loved you.
13. The greatest love people can show is to die for their friends.
14. You are my friends if you do what I tell you to do.
15. I no longer call you servants, because servants don’t know what their master is doing. But now I call you friends, because I have told you everything that my Father told me.
16. “You did not choose me. I chose you. And I gave you this work: to go and produce fruit—fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you anything you ask for in my name.
17. This is my command: Love each other.