Remain in me, as I also remain in you.(A) No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.

“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit;(B) apart from me you can do nothing.

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(A)Abide (B)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. I am the vine; (C)you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that (D)bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.

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(A)Remain in Me, [a]and I in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit [b]of itself [c]but must remain in the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in Me. I am the vine, you are the branches; the one who remains in Me, and I in him [d](B)bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.

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  1. John 15:4 Or I also remain in you
  2. John 15:4 Lit from
  3. John 15:4 Lit if it does not remain
  4. John 15:5 Lit this one bears

Remain in me, and I will remain in you. A branch can’t produce fruit by itself, but must remain in the vine. Likewise, you can’t produce fruit unless you remain in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, then you will produce much fruit. Without me, you can’t do anything.

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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. I am the vine, and you are the branches. If you stay joined to me, and I stay joined to you, then you will produce lots of fruit. But you cannot do anything without me.

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If you remain in me(A) and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.(B) This is to my Father’s glory,(C) that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.(D)

“As the Father has loved me,(E) so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10 If you keep my commands,(F) you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. 11 I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.(G)

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If (A)you abide in me, and my words abide in you, (B)ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. (C)By this my Father is glorified, that you (D)bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples. (E)As the Father has loved me, (F)so have I loved you. Abide in my love. 10 (G)If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as (H)I have kept (I)my Father's commandments and abide in his love. 11 These things I have spoken to you, (J)that my joy may be in you, and that (K)your joy may be full.

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If you remain in Me, and My words remain in you, (A)ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. My (B)Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and so [a](C)prove to be My disciples. Just as (D)the Father has loved Me, I also have loved you; remain in My love. 10 (E)If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love; just as (F)I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love. 11 (G)These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and that your (H)joy may be made full.

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Footnotes

  1. John 15:8 Or become My disciples

If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask for whatever you want and it will be done for you. My Father is glorified when you produce much fruit and in this way prove that you are my disciples.

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“As the Father loved me, I too have loved you. Remain in my love. 10 If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I kept my Father’s commandments and remain in his love. 11 I have said these things to you so that my joy will be in you and your joy will be complete.

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Stay joined to me and let my teachings become part of you. Then you can pray for whatever you want, and your prayer will be answered. When you become fruitful disciples of mine, my Father will be honored. I have loved you, just as my Father has loved me. So remain faithful to my love for you. 10 If you obey me, I will keep loving you, just as my Father keeps loving me, because I have obeyed him.

11 I have told you this to make you as completely happy as I am.

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