John 15:5

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.
American Standard Version

Treated in 22 passages across the library.

  1. The Mortification of Sin in Believers · John Owen

    The foundation of the whole discourse, laid in Romans viii. 13 cites John xv. 5

    … full of, — the great work and design of devout men ignorant of the gospel, Rom. x. 3, 4; John xv. 5. Now, this description of the persons, in conjunction with the prescription of the duty, …

  2. The Mortification of Sin in Believers · John Owen

    The Spirit is the only author of this work cites John xv. 5

    …municated to us and given us by the Spirit of Christ: “Without Christ we can do nothing,” John xv. 5. All communications of supplies and relief, in the beginnings, increasings, actings of an…

  3. The Mortification of Sin in Believers · John Owen

    Act faith on Christ for the killing of thy sin cites John xv. 5

    … the work of faith and of believers only. “Without me,” says Christ, “ye can do nothing,” John xv. 5; speaking with especial relation to the purging of the heart from sin, verse 2. Mortifica…

  4. Divine Healing · Andrew Murray

    Ye Are the Branches cites John 15:5

    “Ye are the branches” (John 15:5). What a simple thing it is to be a branch— the branch of a tree, or the branch of a vine…

  5. The Christian’s Secret of a Happy Life · Hannah Whitall Smith

    Without Me You Can Do Nothing cites John 15:5

    …remained with me and gathered strength. Soon after, I attended a meeting. The leader read John 15:5. The words, "am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it …

  6. Women Who Moved Heaven · Ochorus Originals

    Scripture Appendix: Prayers in God’s Word cites John 15:5

    …ll boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.” John 15:5 — “Apart from me you can do nothing.” Chapter 3 — Susanna Wesley Proverbs 22:6 — “Start c…

  7. The True Vine · Andrew Murray

    Ye the Branches cites John 15.5

    I Am The Vine, Ye Are the Branches—John 15.5 Christ had already said much of the branch; here He comes to the personal application: “Y…

  8. The True Vine · Andrew Murray

    Much Fruit cites John 15.5

    He That Abideth in Me, and I in Him, the Same Bringeth Forth Much Fruit—John 15.5 Our Lord had spoken of fruit, more fruit. He now adds the thought: much fruit. There is i…

  9. The True Vine · Andrew Murray

    You Can Do Nothing cites John 15.5

    Apart From Me Ye Can Do Nothing—John 15.5 In everything the life of the branch is to be the exact counterpart of that of the Vine. …

  10. Absolute Surrender · Andrew Murray

    Ye are the Branches cites John 15:5

    …ttitude toward Him. I will take my text from the parable of the Vine and the Branches, in John 15:5: “I am the vine, ye are the branches.” Especially these words: “Ye are the branches.” Wha…

  11. The True Vine · Andrew Murray

    The Vine (John 15:5) cites John 15.5

    I am The Vine, Ye Are The Branches—John 15.5 In the previous verse Christ had just said: “Abide in me.” He had then announced the grea…

  12. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    The Normal Christian Life cites John 15:5

    …ependence as the governing source. Jesus Himself said, “Apart from me ye can do nothing” (John 15:5, ASV). The statement is astonishing because the disciples obviously could perform many ac…

  13. Women Who Moved Heaven · Ochorus Originals

    Teresa of Ávila — The Mystic Who Built a School of Prayer cites John 15:5

    …le to the human soul. Jesus’ words to His disciples — “Apart from me you can do nothing” (John 15:5, NIV) — were for Teresa not a rebuke but a release: a declaration that the soul which rem…

  14. The God of All Comfort · Hannah Whitall Smith

    Jehovah cites John 15:5

    …e earthly efforts are taking over. Our Lord tells us, “apart from me you can do nothing” (John 15:5), and we have read and repeated these words many times; but does anyone truly believe the…

  15. The Pilgrim's Progress · John Bunyan

    The Sixth Stage cites John 15:5

    …The next they brought up was a bottle of wine, as red as blood. Deut. 32:14; Judges 9:13; John 15:5. So Gaius said to them, Drink freely; this is the true juice of the vine, that makes glad…

  16. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    Appendix a: Twenty-Five Core Teachings of Watchman Nee cites John 15:5

    …p, but none can replace abiding in Christ. Jesus says, “Apart from me ye can do nothing” (John 15:5, ASV). The danger is passivity if “Christ lives in me” is interpreted as though the human…

  17. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    March cites John xv. 5

    …n Me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without Me ye can do nothing. John xv. 5. Too much taken up with our work, we may forget our Master; it is possible to have the ha…

  18. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    May cites John xv. 5

    …r life be illustrated by all your conduct.—Spurgeon. May 31 Without me ye can do nothing. John xv. 5. I can do all things, through Christ which strengtheneth me. Phil. iv. 13. Apart from Him…

  19. Our Daily Walk · Frederick Brotherton Meyer

    January cites Jn 15:5

    …in Me, and I in him, the same beareth much fruit: for apart from Me ye can do nothing.”-- Jn 15:5. OUR SAVOUR'S perennial joy was due to His unceasing endeavour to minister help and bless…

  20. The Bruised Reed · Richard Sibbes

    Christ alone advanceth this government cites John xv. 5

    …eas ‘Christ saith, Without me you, apostles that are in a state of grace, can do nothing, John xv. 5: he doth ‘not say, you can do a little, but nothing: of ourselves, thow easily are we ove…

  21. The God of All Comfort · Hannah Whitall Smith

    Conformed to the Image of Christ cites John 15:4-5

    …n me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing" (John 15:4-5). This is literally true. If we abide in Him, and He in us, we can no more help bringing …

  22. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites John 15:4-5

    …s to revisit Romans 5:8-19; Romans 6:5-14; Romans 7:19-25; Romans 8:1-14; Colossians 3:4; John 15:4-5. Reflection 1. Do you relate to God mainly through cycles of effort, failure, guilt, and …

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