John 15:4 BSB — MannaFest

John 15:4

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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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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

4 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

Abide in me, and I in you,.... The former of these is an exhortation to continue in the exercise of faith and love upon Christ, holding to him the head, cleaving to him with full purpose of heart, and so deriving life, grace, strength, and nourishment from him; the latter is a promise encouraging to the former; for as Christ is formed in the hearts of his people, he continues there as the living principle of all grace.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Those that are come to Christ must abide in him: " Abide in me, by faith; and I in you, by my Spirit; abide in me, and then fear not but I will abide in you; " for the communion between Christ and believers never fails on his side. We must abide in Christ's word by a regard to it, and it in us as a light to our feet.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Abide in me, and I in you; as the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine, &c.--As all spiritual fruitfulness had been ascribed to the mutual inhabitation, and living, active interpenetration (so to speak) of Christ and His disciples, so here the keeping up of this vital connection is made essential to continued fruitfulness.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

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 (Isa 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 the spiritual kingdom.

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Original language & word study

29 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
μείνατε	meinate	do abide	G3306 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
ἐμοὶ	emoi	Me myself	G1473 →
κἀγὼ	kagō	and I myself	G1473 →G2532 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
ὑμῖν.	humin	you.	G4771 →
καθὼς	kathōs	Even as	G2531 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
κλῆμα	klēma	branch	G2814 →
οὐ	ou	not	G3756 →
δύναται	dunatai	is able	G1410 →
καρπὸν	karpon	fruit	G2590 →
φέρειν	pherein	to bear	G5342 →
ἀφ᾽	aph᾽	of	G575 →
ἑαυτοῦ	he'autou	itself	G1438 →
ἐὰν	ean	only	G1437 →
μὴ	mē	unless	G3361 →
μένῃ	menē	it shall abide	G3306 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
τῇ	tēa	the	G3588 →
ἀμπέλῳ,	ampelō	vine,	G288 →
οὕτως	houtōs	so	G3779 →
οὐδὲ	oude	neither [are able]	G3761 →
ὑμεῖς	humeis	you	G4771 →
ἐὰν	ean	only	G1437 →
μὴ	mē	unless	G3361 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
ἐμοὶ	emoi	Me myself	G1473 →
μένητε.	menēte	you shall abide.	G3306 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved…
leads to
- Galatians 5:24
  Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
- 2 Corinthians 5:15
  And He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died for them and was raised again.
- Romans 6:4–6
  We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may walk in newness of…
- Colossians 3:3–4
  For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.
- 2 Corinthians 4:10–11
  We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.
Through
John 8:31
So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples.
leads to
- 2 John 1:9
  Anyone who runs ahead without remaining in the teaching of Christ does not have God. Whoever remains in His teaching has both the Father and the Son.
- John 15:4–9
  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.
Through
1 John 2:6
Whoever claims to abide in Him must walk as Jesus walked.
leads to
- 1 Peter 2:21
  For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps:

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01Commentary

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Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About John

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About John