Jesus Is the Vine—Followers Are Branches
1 "I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.2 Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He 15:2 Lit cleans; used to describe pruningprunes it so that it may bear more fruit.4 Remain in Me, 15:4 Or I also remain in youand I in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit 15:4 Lit fromof itself 15:4 Lit if it does not remainbut must remain in the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in Me.5 I am the vine, you are the branches; the one who remains in Me, and I in him 15:5 Lit this one bearsbears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.8 My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and so15:8 Or become My disciplesprove to be My disciples.