Juan 15:5

Filipino Cebuano Bible

5 Ako mao ang tanum nga parras, kamo mao ang mga sanga. Ang magapabilin kanako, kang kinsa magapabilin ako, mao siya ang magapamungag daghan, kay gawas kanako wala gayud kamoy arang mahimo.

Bible Verse Review
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vine: Romans 12:5, 1 Corinthians 10:16, 1 Corinthians 12:12, 1 Corinthians 12:27, 1 Peter 2:4

same: John 12:24, Proverbs 11:30, Hosea 4:8, Luke 13:6-9, Romans 6:22, Romans 7:4, 2 Corinthians 9:10, Galatians 5:22, Ephesians 5:9, Philippians 1:11, Philippians 4:13, Philippians 4:17, Colossians 1:6, Colossians 1:10, James 1:17, 2 Peter 1:2-18, 2 Peter 3:18

without: or, severed from, Acts 4:12

can: John 5:19, John 9:33, 2 Corinthians 13:8, Philippians 4:13

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 32:31 - left him Proverbs 12:12 - the root Ezekiel 17:23 - and it Ezekiel 34:27 - the tree Matthew 13:21 - root Mark 4:8 - fell Mark 4:20 - which John 3:21 - that his John 6:56 - dwelleth John 14:20 - ye in Acts 9:36 - full Acts 13:43 - persuaded Romans 8:10 - if Christ 1 Corinthians 1:9 - the fellowship 1 Corinthians 3:7 - General 2 Corinthians 3:5 - that 2 Corinthians 5:17 - be Ephesians 2:12 - without Ephesians 4:16 - whom Colossians 2:7 - built Colossians 3:11 - and 1 John 2:5 - hereby

Gill's Notes on the Bible

I am the vine, ye are the branches,.... Christ here repeats what he said of himself, "the vine", for the sake of the application of "the branches" to his disciples: which expresses their sameness of nature with Christ; their strict and close union to him; and the communication of life and grace, holiness and fruitfulness, of support and strength, and of perseverance in grace and holiness to the end from him:

he that abideth in me, and I in him; which is the case of all that are once in Christ, and he in them:

the same bringeth forth much fruit; in the exercise of grace, and performance of good works; and continues to do so as long as he lives, not by virtue of his own free will, power, and strength, but by grace continually received from Christ:

for without me ye can do nothing; nothing that is spiritually good; no, not anything at all, be it little or great, easy or difficult to be performed; cannot think a good thought, speak a good word, or do a good action; can neither begin one, nor, when it is begun, perfect it. Nothing is to be done "without Christ"; without his Spirit, grace, strength, and presence; or as "separate from" him. Were it possible for the branches that are truly in him, to be removed from him, they could bring forth no fruits of good works, any more than a branch separated from the vine can bring forth grapes; so that all the fruitfulness of a believer is to be ascribed to Christ, and his grace, and not to the free will and power of man.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I am the vine - John 15:1.

Without me ye can do nothing - The expression “without me” denotes the same as separate from me. As the branches, if separated from the parent stock, could produce no fruit, but would immediately wither and die, so Christians, if separate from Christ, could do nothing. The expression is one, therefore, strongly implying dependence. The Son of God was the original source of life, John 1:4. He also, by his work as Mediator, gives life to the world John 6:33, and it is by the same grace and agency that it is continued in the Christian. We see hence:

1.That to him is due all the praise for all the good works the Christian performs.

2.That they will perform good works just in proportion as they feel their dependence on him and look to him. And,

3.That the reason why others fail of being holy is because they are unwilling to look to him, and seek grace and strength from him who alone is able to give it.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse John 15:5. Without me ye can do nothing. — Χωρις εμου ου δυνασθε ποιειν ουδεν - Separated from me, ye can do nothing at all. God can do without man, but man cannot do without God. Following the metaphor of our Lord, it would be just as possible to do any good without him, as for a branch to live, thrive, and bring forth fruit, while cut off from that tree from which it not only derives its juices, but its very existence also.

Nearly similar to this saying of our Lord, is that of Creeshna (the incarnate God of the Hindoos) to his disciple Arjoon: "God is the gift of charity; God is the offering: God is the fire of the altar; by God the sacrifice is performed; and God is to be obtained by him who maketh God alone the object of his works." And again: "I am the sacrifice; I am the worship; I am the spices; I am the invocation; I am the fire; and I am the victim. I am the Father and Mother of this world, and the Preserver. I am the Holy One, worthy to be known; the mystic figure OM; (see on John 1:14;) I am the journey of the good; the Comforter; the Creator; the Witness; the resting-place; the asylum, and the Friend. I am the place of all things; and the inexhaustible seed of nature; I am sunshine, and I am rain; I now draw in, and now let forth." See Bhagvat Geeta, pp. 54 and 80. Could such sentiments as these ever come from any other source than Divine revelation? There is a saying in Theophilus very similar to one of those above: Θεος ου χωρειται, αλλα αυτος εστι τοπος των ὁλων. - God is not comprehended, but he is the place of all things.