John 15:4

Contemporary English Version 1995

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.

Cross References

1 John 2:6

If we say we are his, we must follow the example of Christ.

Galatians 2:20

I have died, but Christ lives in me. And I now live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave his life for me.

John 8:31

Jesus told the people who had faith in him, “If you keep on obeying what I have said, you truly are my disciples.

2 John 1:9

Don't keep changing what you were taught about Christ, or else God will no longer be with you. But if you hold firmly to what you were taught, both the Father and the Son will be with you.

John 6:56

If you eat my flesh and drink my blood, you are one with me, and I am one with you.

Philippians 1:11

Jesus Christ will keep you busy doing good deeds that bring glory and praise to God.

John 14:20

Then you will know I am one with the Father. You will know you are one with me, and I am one with you.

Luke 8:15

Those seeds that fell on good ground are the people who listen to the message and keep it in good and honest hearts. They last and produce a harvest.

2 Corinthians 13:5

Test yourselves and find out if you really are true to your faith. If you pass the test, you will discover that Christ is living in you. But if Christ isn't living in you, you have failed.

Colossians 2:6

You have accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord. Now keep on following him.

Colossians 1:27

God did this because he wanted you Gentiles to understand his wonderful and glorious mystery. And the mystery is that Christ lives in you, and he is your hope of sharing in God's glory.

Acts 14:22

They encouraged the followers and begged them to remain faithful. They told them, “We have to suffer a lot before we can get into God's kingdom.”

John 17:23

I am one with them, and you are one with me, so they may become completely one. Then this world's people will know that you sent me. They will know that you love my followers as much as you love me.

Hosea 14:8

Israel, give up your idols! I will answer your prayers and take care of you. I am that glorious tree, the source of your fruit.

Ephesians 3:17

and that Christ will live in your hearts because of your faith. Stand firm and be deeply rooted in his love.

Acts 11:23

When Barnabas got there and saw how God had blessed them with undeserved grace, he was very glad. So he begged them to remain faithful to the Lord with all their hearts.

Colossians 1:23

But you must stay deeply rooted and firm in your faith. You must not give up the hope you received when you heard the good news. It was preached to everyone on earth, and I myself have become a servant of this message.

1 Thessalonians 3:5

At last, when I could not wait any longer, I sent Timothy to find out about your faith. I hoped Satan had not tempted you and made all our work useless.

Song of Solomon 8:5

Who is this young woman coming in from the desert and leaning on the shoulder of the one she loves? I stirred up your passions under the apple tree where you were born.

Hebrews 10:39

We are not like those people who turn back and get destroyed. We will keep on having faith until we are saved.

Matthew 12:33

A good tree produces good fruit, and a bad tree produces bad fruit. You can tell what a tree is like by the fruit it produces.