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John 15:4

"Remain in Me, and I [will remain] in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself without remaining in the vine, neither can you [bear fruit, producing evidence of your faith] unless you remain in Me.

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Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Branch;   Church;   Commandments;   Decision;   Fellowship;   Grape;   Jesus Continued;   Perseverance;   Pruning;   Righteous;   Righteousness;   Salvation;   Unfruitfulness;   Vine;   Works;   Scofield Reference Index - Abiding;   Thompson Chain Reference - Abiding in Christ;   Fellowship-Estrangement;   Inseparable Christ;   Nearness to God;   Vine;   The Topic Concordance - Abidance;   Bearing Fruit;   Choosing/chosen;   Comfort;   Disciples/apostles;   Enemies;   Friendship;   Happiness/joy;   Hate;   Hell;   Holy Spirit;   Jesus Christ;   Love;   Obedience;   Ordination;   Persecution;   Sacrifice;   Sending and Those Sent;   Servants;   Sin;   Truth;   Witness;   World;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Holiness;   Parables;   Privileges of Saints;   Saints, Compared to;   Steadfastness;   Union with Christ;   Works, Good;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Comforter;   Parable;   Vine;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Ethics;   Grapes;   Joy;   Perseverance;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Fruit;   Love;   Spirituality;   Union with Christ;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Union to Christ;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Blood;   Jesus Christ;   Parable;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Branch;   John, the Gospel of;   Vine;   Wrath, Wrath of God;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Children (Sons) of God;   Christianity;   Communion;   Ethics;   God;   Holy Spirit;   John, Theology of;   Love, Lover, Lovely, Beloved;   Parable;   Prayer;   Sin;   Vine, Vineyard;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Abiding;   Acceptance;   Allegory;   Attributes of Christ;   Body (2);   Brotherhood (2);   Character;   Communion (2);   Dependence;   Devotion;   Endurance;   Example;   Fall (2);   Force;   Headship;   Hunger;   Husbandman ;   Ideas (Leading);   Immanence ;   Impotence;   Influence;   Mansion ;   Mediator;   Metaphors;   Mission;   Nature and Natural Phenomena;   Necessity;   Oneness;   Parable;   Personality;   Poet;   Power;   Redemption (2);   Religious Experience;   Righteous, Righteousness;   Sanctify, Sanctification;   Unity (2);   Vine, Allegory of the;   Worldliness (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Vine, Vineyard;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Abide;   Fruit;   Palm tree;   Pentecost;   Seal;   Walking;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Church;   Vine;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Vine,;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Fruit;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Vine;   Will;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Branch and Bough;   Lord's Supper (Eucharist);   Name;   Salvation;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for September 15;   Every Day Light - Devotion for November 17;   My Utmost for His Highest - Devotion for January 7;  

Parallel Translations

Simplified Cowboy Version
Stay with me, and I'll stay with you. You can't do what I've asked you to do with me. As a matter of fact, you can't do anything of value without me there with you.
Legacy Standard Bible
Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit from itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me.
Bible in Basic English
Be in me at all times as I am in you. As the branch is not able to give fruit of itself, if it is not still on the vine, so you are not able to do so if you are not in me.
Darby Translation
Abide in me and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abide in the vine, thus neither [can] ye unless ye abide in me.
New King James Version
Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.
Christian 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, so neither can you unless you remain in Me.
World English Bible
Remain in me, and I in you. As the branch can't bear fruit by itself, unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you, unless you remain in me.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Abide in me and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abide in the vine, so neither can ye, unless ye abide in me.
Weymouth's New Testament
Continue in me, and let me continue in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit of itself--that is, if it does not continue in the vine--so neither can you if you do not continue in me.
King James Version (1611)
Abide in me, and in you: As the branch cannot beare fruit of itselfe, except it abide in the vine: no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
Literal Translation
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.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Byde ye in me, and I in you. Like as ye braunch can not brynge forth frute of it self excepte it byde in the vyne, Euen so nether ye also, excepte ye abyde in me.
Mace New Testament (1729)
be attach'd to me, and I shall be so to you. as the branch cannot bear fruit of it self, except it be attach'd to the vine: so neither can you, except you continue attach'd to me.
THE MESSAGE
"Live in me. Make your home in me just as I do in you. In the same way that a branch can't bear grapes by itself but only by being joined to the vine, you can't bear fruit unless you are joined with me.
American Standard Version
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; so neither can ye, except ye abide in me.
Revised 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.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Byde in me and let me byde in you. As ye braunche canot beare frute of it sylfe excepte it byde in the vyne: no more can ye excepte ye abyde in me.
Update Bible Version
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch can't bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; so neither can you, except you abide in me.
Webster's Bible Translation
Abide 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.
Young's Literal Translation
remain in me, and I in you, as the branch is not able to bear fruit of itself, if it may not remain in the vine, so neither ye, if ye may not remain in me.
New Century Version
Remain in me, and I will remain in you. A branch cannot produce fruit alone but must remain in the vine. In the same way, you cannot produce fruit alone but must remain in me.
New English Translation
Remain in me, and I will remain in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in me.
Contemporary English Version
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.
Complete Jewish Bible
Stay united with me, as I will with you — for just as the branch can't put forth fruit by itself apart from the vine, so you can't bear fruit apart from me.
English 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.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Abide in me, and I in you: as the branche cannot beare fruite of it selfe, except it abide in the vine, no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
George Lamsa Translation
Remain with me and I with you. Just as a branch cannot give fruit by itself, unless it remains in the vine; even so you cannot, unless you remain with me.
Hebrew Names Version
Remain in me, and I in you. As the branch can't bear fruit by itself, unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you, unless you remain in me.
International Standard Version
"Abide in me, and I will abide in you. Just as the branch cannot produce fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in me.Colossians 1:23; 1 John 2:6;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot give fruits of itself if it abide not in the vine, so also cannot you, if you abide not in me.
Murdock Translation
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot yield fruits of itself, unless it abide in the vine; so also, neither can ye, unless ye abide in me.
New 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.
New Life Bible
Get your life from Me and I will live in you. No branch can give fruit by itself. It has to get life from the vine. You are able to give fruit only when you have life from Me.
English Revised Version
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; so neither can ye, except ye abide in me.
Berean Standard Bible
Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me.
New Revised Standard
Abide in me as I abide in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in me.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Abide in me, and, I, in you. Just as, the branch, cannot be bearing fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine, so, neither, ye, except, in me, ye abide.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Abide in me: and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abide in the vine, so neither can you, unless you abide in me.
King James Version
Abide 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.
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.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Byde in me, and I in you. As the braunche can not beare fruite of it selfe, except it byde in the vine: no more can ye, except ye abyde in me.
Easy-to-Read Version
Stay joined to me and I will stay joined to you. No branch can produce fruit alone. It must stay connected to the vine. It is the same with you. You cannot produce fruit alone. You must stay joined to me.
New American Standard Bible
"Remain in Me, and I in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit of itself but must remain in the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in Me.
Good News Translation
Remain united to me, and I will remain united to you. A branch cannot bear fruit by itself; it can do so only if it remains in the vine. In the same way you cannot bear fruit unless you remain in me.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Dwelle ye in me, and Y in you; as a braunche may not make fruyt of it silf, but it dwelle in the vyne, so nether ye, but ye dwelle in me.

Contextual Overview

1"I am the true Vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. 2"Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that continues to bear fruit, He [repeatedly] prunes, so that it will bear more fruit [even richer and finer fruit]. 3"You are already clean because of the word which I have given you [the teachings which I have discussed with you]. 4"Remain in Me, and I [will remain] in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself without remaining in the vine, neither can you [bear fruit, producing evidence of your faith] unless you remain in Me.5"I am the Vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in Me and I in him bears much fruit, for [otherwise] apart from Me [that is, cut off from vital union with Me] you can do nothing. 6"If anyone does not remain in Me, he is thrown out like a [broken off] branch, and withers and dies; and they gather such branches and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. 7"If you remain in Me and My words remain in you [that is, if we are vitally united and My message lives in your heart], ask whatever you wish and it will be done for you. 8"My Father is glorified and honored by this, when you bear much fruit, and prove yourselves to be My [true] disciples.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Abide: John 6:68, John 6:69, John 8:31, Song of Solomon 8:5, Luke 8:15, Acts 11:23, Acts 14:22, Galatians 2:20, Colossians 1:23, Colossians 2:6, 1 Thessalonians 3:5, Hebrews 10:39, 1 John 2:6, 1 John 2:24-28, 2 John 1:9, Jude 1:20, Jude 1:21

I: John 6:56, John 14:20, John 17:23, Romans 8:9, Romans 8:10, 2 Corinthians 13:5, Ephesians 3:17, Colossians 1:27

As: Isaiah 27:10, Isaiah 27:11, Ezekiel 15:2-5, Hosea 14:8, 2 Corinthians 12:8-10, Galatians 2:20, Philippians 1:11

Reciprocal: Exodus 28:34 - General Numbers 35:28 - he should Proverbs 15:31 - abideth Matthew 12:33 - and his fruit good Mark 4:20 - which John 3:21 - that his John 6:53 - Except John 17:26 - and I Romans 11:22 - if thou 1 Corinthians 1:9 - the fellowship 2 Corinthians 12:2 - in Christ Philippians 4:1 - so Philippians 4:13 - can Colossians 2:7 - built Colossians 2:19 - nourishment 1 Thessalonians 3:8 - if 1 Thessalonians 5:21 - hold 1 John 2:27 - ye shall 1 John 3:6 - abideth 1 John 5:18 - keepeth 1 John 5:20 - and we

Cross-References

Genesis 17:16
"I will bless her, and indeed I will also give you a son by her. Yes, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her."
Genesis 21:12
God said to Abraham, "Do not let it distress you because of Ishmael and your maid; whatever Sarah tells you, listen to her and do what she asks, for your descendants will be named through Isaac.
2 Samuel 7:12
"When your days are fulfilled and you lie down [in death] with your fathers (ancestors), I will raise up your descendant after you, who shall be born to you, and I will establish his kingdom.
2 Samuel 16:11
Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants, "Look, my son [Absalom] who came from my own body, is seeking my life; how much more [reason] now [does] this Benjamite [have to curse me]? Let him alone and let him curse, for [it could be that] the LORD has told him [to do it].
2 Chronicles 32:21
And the LORD sent an angel who destroyed every brave warrior, commander, and officer in the camp of the king of Assyria. So the king returned to his own land in shame. And when he entered the house (temple) of his god, some of his own children killed him there with the sword.
Galatians 4:28
And we, [believing] brothers and sisters, like Isaac, are children [not merely of physical descent, like Ishmael, but are children born] of promise [born miraculously].
Philemon 1:12
I have sent him back to you in person, that is, like sending my very heart.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Abide in me, and I in you,.... The former of these is an exhortation to continue in the exercise of faith and love upon Christ, holding to him the head, cleaving to him with full purpose of heart, and so deriving life, grace, strength, and nourishment from him; the latter is a promise encouraging to the former; for as Christ is formed in the hearts of his people, he continues there as the living principle of all grace. And so,

as the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine, no more can ye, except ye abide in me; which strongly expresses the necessity of abiding in Christ by fresh repeated acts of faith: and it is easy to observe, that when believers depart from Christ, though it be but partially, and for a time, for they cannot finally and totally depart from him, in what a poor, withered, fruitless condition they are, both in their frames and duties.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Abide in me - Remain united to me by a living faith. Live a life of dependence on me, and obey my doctrines, imitate my example, and constantly exercise faith in me.

And I in you - That is, if you remain attached to me, I will remain with you, and will teach, guide, and comfort you. This he proceeds to illustrate by a reference to the vine. If the branch should be cut off an instant, it would die and be fruitless. As long as it is in the vine, “from the nature of the case,” the parent stock imparts its juices, and furnishes a constant circulation of sap adapted to the growth and fruitfulness of the branch. So our piety, if we should be separate from Christ, or if we cease to feel our union to him and dependence on him, withers and droops. While we are united to him by a living faith, from the nature of the case, strength flows from him to us, and we receive help as we need. Piety then, manifested in good works, in love, and self-denial, is as natural, as easy, as unconstrained. and as lovely as the vine covered with fruitful branches is at once useful and enticing.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse John 15:4. Abide in me — Hold fast faith and a good conscience; and let no trials turn you aside from the truth. And I will abide in you-ye shall receive every help and influence from me that your souls can require, in order to preserve and save them to eternal life.

These two things are absolutely necessary to our salvation:

1. That we continue closely united to Christ by faith and love, and live in and to him.

2. That we continually receive from him the power to do good; for as the branch, however good in itself, cannot bear fruit from itself, through its own juice, which it has already derived from the tree, and can be no longer supported than it continues in union with the parent stock, neither can ye, unless ye abide in me. As the branch partakes of the nature of the tree, is nourished by its juice, and lives by its life, so ye must be made partakers of my Divine nature, be wise in my wisdom, powerful in my might, and pure through my holiness.


 
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