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NASB | John 15:4 "Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 15:4 "Remain in Me, and I [will remain] in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself without remaining in the vine, neither can you [bear fruit, producing evidence of your faith] unless you remain in Me. |
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Bible Note: Abide in Me.. "15:4 Abide in Me. John explains what this means when he uses the same word in 1 John 3:24. Abiding depends on keeping Christ’s commandments (v. 10)." (Ryrie Study Bible) "For the branch to produce more fruit, it must abide, which means to dwell, to stay, to settle in, to sink deeper. The way to abide in Christ is to obey (see 15:10; 1 John 3:24). The believer who lovingly obeys the Word of God produces much fruit." (Nelson Study Bible) "Me vv. 5-7; John 17:23; Eph 3:17; see 2 Pet 3:18, note 'Vine' To remain in Christ is, on the one hand, to have no known sin unjudged and unconfessed, no interest into which He is not brought, no life which He cannot share. On the other hand, the abiding one takes all burdens to Him, and draws all wisdom, life, and strength from Him. It is not unceasing consciousness of these things, and of Him, but that nothing is allowed in the life which separates from Him. See Fellowship, 1 John 1:3-7, note; Communion, 1 Cor 10:16, note." (New Scofield Study Bible) "15:1-17 Jesus is the Vine: his people are the branches. Developing the image of Israel as the unproductive vineyard of God in Isa 5, Jesus pictures God as the owner, himself as the vine, from which life and productivity will now flow out to the branches, who are the members of the new community. God is glorified when they obey the commandment of love and live fruitful lives as his people." (Cambridge Annotated Study Bible) "15:7 As abiding in Christ is the condition for fruitbearing, it is also the condition for effectual prayer. Note that there is no distinction between the presence of Christ and the presence of His words controlling us." (Believer's Study Bible) "15:4-6 Abide in Me. The word "abide" means to remain or stay around. The "remaining" is evidence that salvation has already taken place (1 John 2:19) and not vice versa. The fruit or evidence of salvation is continuance in service to Him and in His teaching (8:31; 1 John 2:24; Col. 1:23). The abiding believer is the only legitimate believer. Abiding and believing actually are addressing the same issue of genuine salvation (Heb. 3:6-19)." (MacArthur Study Bible) |