John 15:4
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.
John 15:4 in other translations
| BSB | 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. |
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| WEB | 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. |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | 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. |
| DARBY | 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. |
| BBE | 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. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does John 15:4 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 15:1-8
Joh 15:1-27. Discourse at the Supper Table Continued. 1-8. The spiritual oneness of Christ and His people, and His relation to them as the Source of all their spiritual life and fruitfulness, are here beautifully set forth by a figure familiar to Jewish ears (Is 5:1, &c.). I am the true vine--of whom the vine of nature is but a shadow. my Father is the husbandman--the great Proprietor of the vineyard, the Lord of…
Barnes' Notes
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.
(f) "abide in me" Jn 2:6 (g) "As the branch" Hoss 14:8, Gal 2:20, Php 1:11
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 15:1-8
foretold. (18-25) The Comforter promised. (26-27) Verses 1-8 Jesus Christ is the Vine, the true Vine. The union of the human and Divine natures, and the fulness of the Spirit that is in him, resemble the root of the vine made fruitful by the moisture from a rich soil. Believers are branches of this Vine. The root is unseen, and our life is hid with Christ; the root bears the tree, diffuses sap to it, and in Christ…
John 15:4 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 15:4
- 1 John 2:6
He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
- Galatians 2:20
I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
- John 8:31
Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;
- 2 John 1:9
Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.
- John 6:56
He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.
- John 15:5-7
I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
- Philippians 1:11
Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
- 1 John 2:24-28
Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father. And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life. These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you. But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him. …
- John 14:20
At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.
- Luke 8:15
But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.
- 2 Corinthians 13:5
Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?
- Colossians 2:6
As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
6:68,69; 8:31; So 8:5; Lu 8:15; Ac 11:23; 14:22; Ga 2:20; Col 1:23
Col 2:6; 1Th 3:5; Heb 10:39; 1Jo 2:6,24-28; 2Jo 1:9; Jude 1:20,21
I.
6:56; 14:20; 17:23; Ro 8:9,10; 2Co 13:5; Eph 3:17; Col 1:27
As.
Isa 27:10,11; Eze 15:2-5; Ho 14:8; 2Co 12:8-10; Ga 2:20; Php 1:11
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Context
- John 15:3
Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.
- John 15:4
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.
- John 15:5
I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
John 15:4 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Estad en mí, y yo en vosotros. Como el pámpano no puede llevar fruto de sí mismo, si no estuviere en la vid; así ni vosotros, si no estuviereis en mí. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Demeurez en moi, et moi en vous. Comme le sarment ne peut pas porter de fruit de lui-même, à moins qu’il ne demeure dans le cep, de même vous non plus vous ne le pouvez pas, à moins que vous ne demeuriez en moi. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Bleibet in mir, und ich in euch. Gleichwie die Rebe nicht von sich selbst Frucht bringen kann, sie bleibe denn am Weinstock, also auch ihr nicht, ihr bleibet denn in mir. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Manete in me, et ego in vobis. Sicut palmes non potest ferre fructum a semetipso, nisi manserit in vite, sic nec vos, nisi in me manseritis. |