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.
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John 15:3-7
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown (1871) (public domain).
without me--apart, or vitally disconnected from Me. ye can do nothing--spiritually, acceptably.
Other Bible passages linked to this one, most cited first.
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.
Authorship: the book itself or Christian tradition. Approximate dates, as in Carson and Moo, An Introduction to the New Testament, and Longman and Dillard, An Introduction to the Old Testament.