John 15:5

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“I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.”

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Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; only by remaining in him can we bear fruit, ‘for apart from me you can do nothing.’

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“I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
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“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.”

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“I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same beareth much fruit: for apart from me ye can do nothing.”

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“`I am the vine, ye the branches; he who is remaining in me, and I in him, this one doth bear much fruit, because apart from me ye are not able to do anything;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo John 15:5 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Proverbs 11:30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.
  2. Hosea 4:8They feed on the sins of My people and set their hearts on iniquity.
  3. Luke 13:6Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on it, but did not find any.
  4. John 5:19So Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing by Himself, unless He sees the Father doing it. For whatever the Father does, the Son also does.
  5. John 9:33If this man were not from God, He could do no such thing.”
  6. John 12:24Truly, truly, I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a seed; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.
  7. John 15:16You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
  8. Acts 4:12Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”
  9. Romans 6:22But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the fruit you reap leads to holiness, and the outcome is eternal life.
  10. Romans 7:4Therefore, my brothers, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit to God.
  11. Romans 12:5so in Christ we who are many are one body, and each member belongs to one another.
  12. 1 Corinthians 10:16Is not the cup of blessing that we bless a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?
  13. 1 Corinthians 12:12The body is a unit, though it is composed of many parts. And although its parts are many, they all form one body. So it is with Christ.
  14. 1 Corinthians 12:27Now you are the body of Christ, and each of you is a member of it.
  15. 2 Corinthians 9:10Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness.
  16. 2 Corinthians 13:8For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth.
  17. Galatians 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
  18. Ephesians 5:9for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.
  19. Philippians 1:11filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
  20. Philippians 4:13I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
  21. Philippians 4:17Not that I am seeking a gift, but I am looking for the fruit that may be credited to your account.
  22. Colossians 1:6that has come to you. All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood the grace of God.
  23. Colossians 1:10so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,
  24. James 1:17Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.

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