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John 15:4–11

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4eAbide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. 5I am the vine, fye are the branches: eHe that abideth in me, and I in him, the same gbringeth forth much fruit: for ||without me ye can do nothing. 6If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and his withered; and imen gather them, and ijcast them into the fire, and ithey are burned. 7kIf ye abide in me, and dmy words abide in you, lye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. 8mHerein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; kso shall ye be my disciples. 9As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in nmy love. 10oIf ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept pmy Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.

11These things have I spoken unto you, that qmy joy might remain in you, and rthat your joy might be full.

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John 15:4: Abide 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.

Footnotes

  1. ever. 5–7. 1 John 2:6. So Col. 1:23. See ch. 6:56.
  2. fComp. Rom. 6:5. Eph. 4:15, 16. & 5:30. Col. 2:19.
  3. ever. 5–7. 1 John 2:6. So Col. 1:23. See ch. 6:56.
  4. gver. 16. Hos. 14:8. Phil. 1:11. Col. 1:6. So Matt. 13:8.
  5. ||Or, severed from me. So James 2:26. Comp. ch. 20:7 (Gk.).
  6. iSo Matt. 13:40–42.
  7. iSo Matt. 13:40–42.
  8. iSo Matt. 13:40–42.
  9. kSo ch. 8:31 (Gk.).
  10. dch. 17:17. So ver. 7. Eph. 5:26.
  11. lSo ver. 16. See ch. 14:13.
  12. mSee Matt. 5:16.
  13. kSo ch. 8:31 (Gk.).
  14. nAs ver. 10, or as Luke 22:19. 1 Cor. 11:24, 25 in the Gk.
  15. oSee ch. 14:15.
  16. pch. 10:18. & 12:49. So ch. 8:55.
  17. qComp. 2 Cor. 2:3.
  18. rch. 16:24. & 17:13 (Gk.). 1 John 1:4. 2 John 12.

Cross references

  1. hMatt. 13:6.
  2. jMatt. 3:10. & 7:19.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Abide 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. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. If anyone does not abide in me, he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples. As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.

“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.

“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Remain in me, and I in you. Just as a branch is unable to produce fruit by itself unless it remains on the vine, neither can you unless you remain in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in me and I in him produces much fruit, because you can do nothing without me. If anyone does not remain in me, he is thrown aside like a branch and he withers. They gather them, throw them into the fire, and they are burned. If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you want and it will be done for you. My Father is glorified by this: that you produce much fruit and prove to be my disciples.

“As the Father has loved me, I have also loved you. Remain in my love. If you keep my commands you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love.

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

NLTNew Living Translation

Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me.

“Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing. Anyone who does not remain in me is thrown away like a useless branch and withers. Such branches are gathered into a pile to be burned. But if you remain in me and my words remain in you, you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted! When you produce much fruit, you are my true disciples. This brings great glory to my Father.

“I have loved you even as the Father has loved me. Remain in my love. When you obey my commandments, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father’s commandments and remain in his love. I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Remain in me, and I in you. Just as the branch is not able to bear fruit from itself unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you, unless you remain in me.

“I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in me and I in him—this one bears much fruit, for apart from me you are not able to do anything. If anyone does not remain in me, he is thrown out as a branch, and dries up, and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you want and it will be done for you. My Father is glorified by this: that you bear much fruit, and prove to be my disciples.

“Just as the Father has loved me, I also have loved you. Remain in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and remain in his love. I have spoken these things to you in order that my joy may be in you, and your joy may be made complete.