John 15:5

Jesus is the vine and believers the branches; those who abide in Him bear much fruit, for apart from Him they can do nothing. Fruitfulness flows entirely from union with Christ.

Cross-references · 27

• Phil 4:13I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
• Col 1:10so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,
• John 15:16You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
• Gal 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
• Prov 11:30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.
• 2 Cor 13:8For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth.
• John 5:19So Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing by Himself, unless He sees the Father doing it. For whatever the Father does, the Son also does.
• Jas 1:17Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.
• 2 Pet 3:18But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
• John 12:24Truly, truly, I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a seed; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.
• Rom 7:4Therefore, my brothers, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit to God.
• Phil 1:11filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
• John 9:33If this man were not from God, He could do no such thing.”
• 2 Pet 1:2–18Grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
• Luke 13:6–9Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on it, but did not find any.
• Phil 4:17Not that I am seeking a gift, but I am looking for the fruit that may be credited to your account.
• Rom 6:22But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the fruit you reap leads to holiness, and the outcome is eternal life.
• Acts 4:12Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”
• 1 Cor 12:27Now you are the body of Christ, and each of you is a member of it.
• 1 Pet 2:4As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,
• 1 Cor 12:12The body is a unit, though it is composed of many parts. And although its parts are many, they all form one body. So it is with Christ.
• Eph 5:9for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.
• 2 Cor 9:10Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness.
• Col 1:6that has come to you. All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood the grace of God.
• Rom 12:5so in Christ we who are many are one body, and each member belongs to one another.
• 1 Cor 10:16Is not the cup of blessing that we bless a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?
• Hos 4:8They feed on the sins of My people and set their hearts on iniquity.

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