# John 15.4-7

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**Book:** [John](/codex/john/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 2. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> 3. <span class="rl-speech">Already ye are clean because of the word which I have spoken unto you.</span>
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> **4. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> 5. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> 6. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> 7. <span class="rl-speech">If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatsoever ye will, and it shall be done unto you.</span>**
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> 8. <span class="rl-speech">Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; and so shall ye be my disciples.</span> 9. <span class="rl-speech">Even as the Father hath loved me, I also have loved you: abide ye in my love.</span> (John 15:2-9, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 2. <span class="rl-speech">Every branch in me that doesn’t bear fruit, he takes away. Every branch that bears fruit, he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.</span> 3. <span class="rl-speech">You are already pruned clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.</span>
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> **4. <span class="rl-speech">Remain in me, and I in you. As the branch can’t bear fruit by itself, unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you, unless you remain in me.</span> 5. <span class="rl-speech">I am the vine. You are the branches. He who remains in me, and I in him, the same bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.</span> 6. <span class="rl-speech">If a man doesn’t remain in me, he is thrown out as a branch, and is withered; and they gather them, throw them into the fire, and they are burned.</span> 7. <span class="rl-speech">If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you.</span>**
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> 8. <span class="rl-speech">“In this is my Father glorified, that you bear much fruit; and so you will be my disciples.</span> 9. <span class="rl-speech">Even as the Father has loved me, I also have loved you. Remain in my love.</span> (John 15:2-9, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 2. <span class="rl-speech">Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.</span> 3. <span class="rl-speech">Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.</span>
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> **4. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> 5. <span class="rl-speech">I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. <sup>without me: or, severed from me</sup></span> 6. <span class="rl-speech">If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.</span> 7. <span class="rl-speech">If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.</span>**
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> 8. <span class="rl-speech">Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.</span> 9. <span class="rl-speech">As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.</span> (John 15:2-9, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 2. <span class="rl-speech">every branch in me not bearing fruit, He doth take it away, and every one bearing fruit, He doth cleanse by pruning it, that it may bear more fruit;</span> 3. <span class="rl-speech">already ye are clean, because of the word that I have spoken to you;</span>
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> **4. <span class="rl-speech">remain in me, and I in you, as the branch is not able to bear fruit of itself, if it may not remain in the vine, so neither ye, if ye may not remain in me.</span> 5. <span class="rl-speech">'I am the vine, ye the branches; he who is remaining in me, and I in him, this one doth bear much fruit, because apart from me ye are not able to do anything;</span> 6. <span class="rl-speech">if any one may not remain in me, he was cast forth without as the branch, and was withered, and they gather them, and cast to fire, and they are burned;</span> 7. <span class="rl-speech">if ye may remain in me, and my sayings in you may remain, whatever ye may wish ye shall ask, and it shall be done to you.</span>**
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> 8. <span class="rl-speech">'In this was my Father glorified, that ye may bear much fruit, and ye shall become my disciples.</span> 9. <span class="rl-speech">According as the Father did love me, I also loved you, remain in my love;</span> (John 15:2-9, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
- **Location:** _TBD_
- **Time period:** _TBD_

## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

- [G1510 - eimi](/codex/g1510-eimi/), *eimi*, Strong's G1510
- [G1096 - ginomai](/codex/g1096-ginomai/), *ginomai*, Strong's G1096

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Conditional Immortality](/codex/conditional-immortality/), via [John 15.6](/codex/john-15-6/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [John 15.1-27](/codex/john-15-1-27/)

**People:**

- [Jacobus Arminius](/codex/jacobus-arminius/), via [John 15.6](/codex/john-15-6/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G1510 - eimi](/codex/g1510-eimi/), via [John 15.5](/codex/john-15-5/)

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## Notes

_Your annotations._

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.