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John 15:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

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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 γwithout me ye can do nothing.

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or, severed from me.

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Rom. 12:5• ⁵so we, the many, are one body in Christ, but individually members of one another. (Rom. 12:5)

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1 Cor. 10:16• ¹⁶The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not fellowship with the blood of the Christ? The loaf which we break, is it not fellowship with the body of the Christ? (1 Cor. 10:16)

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1 Cor. 12:12,27• ¹²For even as the body is one and hath many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ.
²⁷Now ye are Christ's body, and members in particular. (1 Cor. 12:12,27)

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1 Peter 2:4• ⁴Unto whom approaching, a living stone, by men indeed rejected but with God chosen, precious, (1 Peter 2:4)

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John 12:24• ²⁴Verily, verily, I say to you, Except the grain of wheat falling into the ground die, it abideth alone; but, if it die, it beareth much fruit. (John 12:24)

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Prov. 11:30• (Prov. 11:30)

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Hos. 4:8• (Hos. 4:8)

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Luke 13:6‑9• ⁶{i}And he spoke this parable:{/i} A certain [man] had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit upon it, and did not find [any],
⁷and he said to the vine-dresser, Behold, [these] three years I come seeking fruit on this fig-tree and find none: cut it down: why doth it also render the ground useless?
⁸But he answering saith unto him, Sir, let it alone for this year also, until I shall dig about it, and put dung:
⁹and if it shall bear fruit, thenceforth ; but, if not, after that thou shalt cut it down. (Luke 13:6‑9)

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Rom. 6:22• ²²But now freed from sin, and made bondservants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end life eternal. (Rom. 6:22)

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Rom. 7:4• ⁴So that, my brethren, ye also have been made dead to the law through the body of Christ, that ye should belong to another, him that was raised out of [the] dead, in order that we might bear fruit to God. (Rom. 7:4)

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2 Cor. 9:10• ¹⁰But he that supplieth seed to the sower and bread for eating will supply and multiply your sowing and increase the fruits of your righteousness; (2 Cor. 9:10)

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Gal. 5:22• ²²But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faith, meekness, self-control: (Gal. 5:22)

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Eph. 5:9• ⁹(for the fruit of the light [is] in all goodness and righteousness and truth), (Eph. 5:9)

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Phil. 1:11• ¹¹being filled with the fruit of righteousness that [is] by Jesus Christ unto God's praise and glory. (Phil. 1:11)

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Phil. 4:13,17• ¹³In all things I am strong in him that empowereth me.
¹⁷Not that I am seeking the gift, but I am seeking the fruit that aboundeth unto your account. (Phil. 4:13,17)

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Col. 1:6,10• ⁶which is come unto you, even as in all the world it is producing fruit and growing, even as also among you, from the day that ye heard and knew the grace of God in truth;
¹⁰to walk worthily of the Lord unto all pleasing, in every good work bearing fruit, and increasing in the full knowledge of God, (Col. 1:6,10)

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James 1:17• ¹⁷Every good giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation nor shadow of turning. (James 1:17)

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2 Peter 1:2‑18• ²Grace to you and peace be multiplied in knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
³As his divine power hath granted to us all things that [are] for life and godliness through the knowledge of him that called us by his own glory and excellence,
⁴through which he hath granted to us the greatest and precious promises, that through these ye may become partakers of a divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world in lust.
⁵But for this very thing also, bringing in besides all diligence, in your faith supply virtue, and in virtue knowledge,
⁶and in knowledge temperance, and in temperance endurance, and in endurance godliness,
⁷and in godliness brotherly affection, and in brotherly affection love:
⁸For these things being in you and abounding make [you] not idle nor unfruitful for the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ:
⁹for he with whom they are not present is blind, shortsighted, having forgotten the cleansing of his old sins.
¹⁰Wherefore the rather, brethren, use diligence to make your calling and election sure; for in doing these things ye shall never stumble.
¹¹For thus shall be richly furnished to you the entrance into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
¹²Wherefore I shall be ready always to put you in mind of those things, though knowing [these] and established in the present truth.
¹³And I deem [it] right, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting [you] in mind,
¹⁴knowing that the putting off of my tabernacle is speedy, according as our Lord Jesus Christ manifested to me,
¹⁵and I will be diligent also that at every time ye may have [it] after my departure to call to mind these things.
¹⁶For we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, not following cleverly devised fables, but made eyewitnesses of his majesty.
¹⁷For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when such a voice was borne to him by the magnificent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I found my delight;
¹⁸and this voice we heard uttered out of heaven, being with him on the holy mountain. (2 Peter 1:2‑18)

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2 Peter 3:18• ¹⁸But grow in grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ: to him [be] the glory both now and unto eternity's day. Amen. (2 Peter 3:18)

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Acts 4:12• ¹²And in none other is there salvation; for neither is there a different name under heaven that is given among men by which we must be saved. (Acts 4:12)

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John 5:19• ¹⁹Jesus then answered and said to them, Verily, verily, I say to you, The Son can do nothing of himself unless he sees the Father doing something; for whatever things he doeth, these also the Son doeth in like manner. (John 5:19)

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John 9:33• ³³If this man were not of God, he could do nothing. (John 9:33)

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2 Cor. 13:8• ⁸For we can do nothing against the truth but for the truth. (2 Cor. 13:8)

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Phil. 4:13• ¹³In all things I am strong in him that empowereth me. (Phil. 4:13)

• Here the husbandman seeks for fruit; but the instruction given presents entire dependence on the Vine as the means of producing it. (“John 15” by J.N. Darby)

• Christ precedes fruit. It is dependence, practical, habitual nearness of heart to Him, and trust in Him, being attached to Him through dependence on Him. In this way Christ in them would be a constant source of strength and of fruit. (“John 15” by J.N. Darby)

• As surely as He was the Vine, they were the branches. There is, and could be, no failure on His part. It is easy for us to fail in dependence, and to lack confidence in Him. To abide in Him supposes, not merely distrust of ourselves, but cleaving to Him, and counting on Him. (“John 15” by W. Kelly)

• It is not the grace which gives eternal life in Him of which the Lord speaks, but throughout these verses the responsibility of the disciples. Hence, as we shall see presently, there is danger of ruin, no less than fruitlessness, where one does not abide in Him. (“John 15” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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I am the vine, ye are the branches. He that abides in me and I in him, *he* bears much fruit; for without me ye can do nothing.

W. Kelly Translation

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I am the vine, ye are the branches. He that abideth in me, and I in him, he beareth much fruit; because apart froma me ye can do nothing.

WK Translation Notes

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See note to {vi 23447}{/vi}