What does John 15:7 mean?

If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
John 15:7, King James Version

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The verse in its chapter

John 15:5-9

  1. 5 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.
  2. 6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
  3. 7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
  4. 8 Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.
  5. 9 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.

Study note

Tyndale Open Study Notes (CC BY-SA 4.0).

15:7 Those whose lives are in harmony with Jesus may ask for anything because their prayers are controlled by his word. Their prayers will be answered and bring glory to God (14:10-13).

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About the book of John

Author
the beloved disciple (John 21:24); tradition credits the apostle John
When
c. AD 85 to 95
Period
Vida de Jesus, c. 5 a.C. a 33 d.C. (in Portuguese)

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.

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