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Berean Standard Bible

“Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me.”

John 15:4

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On the night before his death Jesus tells his disciples he is the true vine and his Father is the gardener. The image draws on Israel's use of a vine to describe God's people.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me.

World English Bible (WEB)

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.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Be in me at all times as I am in you. As the branch is not able to give fruit of itself, if it is not still on the vine, so you are not able to do so if you are not in me.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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 you, if you may not remain in me.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Estad en mí, y yo en vosotros. Como el pámpano no puede llevar fruto de sí mismo, si no estuviere en la vid; así ni vosotros, si no estuviereis en mí.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Sigan unidos a mí, y yo seguiré unido a ustedes. Así como una rama no puede dar fruto por sí misma, separada de la vid, así tampoco ustedes pueden dar fruto si están separados de mí.

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