John 15:4

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

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  • Gal 2:20 : 20 I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ living in me: and that [life] which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, [the faith] which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.
  • 1 John 2:6 : 6 he that saith he abideth in him ought himself also to walk even as he walked.
  • 2 John 1:9 : 9 Whosoever goeth onward and abideth not in the teaching of Christ, hath not God: he that abideth in the teaching, the same hath both the Father and the Son.
  • John 6:56 : 56 He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood abideth in me, and I in him.
  • Ezek 15:2-5 : 2 Son of man, what is the vine-tree more than any tree, the vine-branch which is among the trees of the forest? 3 Shall wood be taken thereof to make any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon? 4 Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire hath devoured both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned: is it profitable for any work? 5 Behold, when it was whole, it was meet for no work: how much less, when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned, shall it yet be meet for any work!
  • John 8:31 : 31 Jesus therefore said to those Jews that had believed him, If ye abide in my word, [then] are ye truly my disciples;
  • 1 John 2:24-28 : 24 As for you, let that abide in you which ye heard from the beginning. If that which ye heard from the beginning abide in you, ye also shall abide in the Son, and in the Father. 25 And this is the promise which he promised us, [even] the life eternal. 26 These things have I written unto you concerning them that would lead you astray. 27 And as for you, the anointing which ye received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any one teach you; but as his anointing teacheth you; concerning all things, and is true, and is no lie, and even as it taught you, ye abide in him. 28 And now, [my] little children, abide in him; that, if he shall be manifested, we may have boldness, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.
  • Phil 1:11 : 11 being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
  • Rom 8:9-9 : 9 But ye are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you. But if any man hath not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. 10 And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the spirit is life because of righteousness.
  • John 14:20 : 20 In that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.
  • John 15:5-7 : 5 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. 6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. 7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatsoever ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
  • John 17:23 : 23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be perfected into one; that the world may know that thou didst send me, and lovedst them, even as thou lovedst me.
  • Hos 14:8 : 8 Ephraim [shall say], What have I to do any more with idols? I have answered, and will regard him: I am like a green fir-tree; from me is thy fruit found.
  • Luke 8:15 : 15 And that in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it fast, and bring forth fruit with patience.
  • 2 Cor 12:8-9 : 8 Concerning this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. 9 And he hath said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for [my] power is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 10 Wherefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
  • 2 Cor 13:5 : 5 Try your own selves, whether ye are in the faith; prove your own selves. Or know ye not as to your own selves, that Jesus Christ is in you? unless indeed ye be reprobate.
  • Col 1:23 : 23 if so be that ye continue in the faith, grounded and stedfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel which ye heard, which was preached in all creation under heaven; whereof I Paul was made a minister.
  • Eph 3:17 : 17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
  • Col 2:6 : 6 As therefore ye received Christ Jesus the Lord, [so] walk in him,
  • Jude 1:20-21 : 20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, 21 keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
  • 1 Thess 3:5 : 5 For this cause I also, when I could no longer forbear, sent that I might know your faith, lest by any means the tempter had tempted you, and our labor should be in vain.
  • Col 1:27 : 27 to whom God was pleased to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
  • John 6:68-69 : 68 Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. 69 And we have believed and know that thou art the Holy One of God.
  • Acts 11:23 : 23 who, when he was come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad; and he exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord:
  • Acts 14:22 : 22 confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that through many tribulations we must enter into the kingdom of God.
  • Song 8:5 : 5 Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, Leaning upon her beloved? Under the apple-tree I awakened thee: There thy mother was in travail with thee, There was she in travail that brought thee forth.
  • Isa 27:10-11 : 10 For the fortified city is solitary, a habitation deserted and forsaken, like the wilderness: there shall the calf feed, and there shall he lie down, and consume the branches thereof. 11 When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off; the women shall come, and set them on fire; for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have compassion upon them, and he that formed them will show them no favor.
  • Heb 10:39 : 39 But we are not of them that shrink back unto perdition; but of them that have faith unto the saving of the soul.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • John 15:5-12
    8 verses
    95%

    5 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.

    6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.

    7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatsoever ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

    8 Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; and [so] shall ye be my disciples.

    9 Even as the Father hath loved me, I also have loved you: abide ye in my love.

    10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.

    11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy may be in you, and [that] your joy may be made full.

    12 This is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you.

  • John 15:1-3
    3 verses
    83%

    1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.

    2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit, he taketh it away: and every [branch] that beareth fruit, he cleanseth it, that it may bear more fruit.

    3 Already ye are clean because of the word which I have spoken unto you.

  • 77%

    19 Yet a little while, and the world beholdeth me no more; but ye behold me: because I live, ye shall live also.

    20 In that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.

  • 76%

    14 Ye are my friends, if ye do the things which I command you.

    15 No longer do I call you servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I heard from my Father, I have made known unto you.

    16 Ye did not choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that ye should go and bear fruit, and [that] your fruit should abide: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

    17 These things I command you, that ye may love one another.

  • 24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a grain of wheat fall into the earth and die, it abideth by itself alone; but if it die, it beareth much fruit.

  • John 6:56-57
    2 verses
    74%

    56 He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood abideth in me, and I in him.

    57 As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father; so he that eateth me, he also shall live because of me.

  • 74%

    10 Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I say unto you I speak not from myself: but the Father abiding in me doeth his works.

    11 Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake.

  • John 5:38-40
    3 verses
    73%

    38 And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he sent, him ye believe not.

    39 Ye search the scriptures, because ye think that in them ye have eternal life; and these are they which bear witness of me;

    40 and ye will not come to me, that ye may have life.

  • 24 And he that keepeth his commandments abideth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he gave us.

  • 23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be perfected into one; that the world may know that thou didst send me, and lovedst them, even as thou lovedst me.

  • 15 If ye love me, ye will keep my commandments.

  • 9 and if it bear fruit thenceforth, [well] ; but if not, thou shalt cut it down.

  • Rom 11:17-19
    3 verses
    72%

    17 But if some of the branches were broken off, and thou, being a wild olive, wast grafted in among them, and didst become partaker with them of the root of the fatness of the olive tree;

    18 glory not over the branches: but if thou gloriest, it is not thou that bearest the root, but the root thee.

    19 Thou wilt say then, Branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in.

  • 23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my word: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

  • Matt 7:17-19
    3 verses
    72%

    17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but the corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

    18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

    19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

  • 53 Jesus therefore said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, ye have not life in yourselves.

  • 9 And even now the axe also lieth at the root of the trees: every tree therefore that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

  • 44 For each tree is known by its own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.

  • 21 that they may all be one; even as thou, Father, [art] in me, and I in thee, that they also may be in us: that the world may believe that thou didst send me.

  • 6 he that saith he abideth in him ought himself also to walk even as he walked.

  • 25 These things have I spoken unto you, while [yet] abiding with you.

  • 17 [ even] the Spirit of truth: whom the world cannot receive; for it beholdeth him not, neither knoweth him: ye know him; for he abideth with you, and shall be in you.

  • 31 Jesus therefore said to those Jews that had believed him, If ye abide in my word, [then] are ye truly my disciples;

  • 20 Remember the word that I said unto you, A servant is not greater than his lord. If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they kept my word, they will keep yours also.

  • 2 Son of man, what is the vine-tree more than any tree, the vine-branch which is among the trees of the forest?

  • 13 But he answered and said, Every plant which my heavenly Father planted not, shall be rooted up.

  • 24 As for you, let that abide in you which ye heard from the beginning. If that which ye heard from the beginning abide in you, ye also shall abide in the Son, and in the Father.

  • 10 And even now the axe lieth at the root of the trees: every tree therefore that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

  • 5 For before the harvest, when the blossom is over, and the flower becometh a ripening grape, he will cut off the sprigs with pruning-hooks, and the spreading branches will he take away [and] cut down.