John 15:5 in Context
John 15:5 read in its full chapter context. See the verses before and after, plus historical setting and flow of thought.
"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."
— John 15:5 (KJV)
Where This Verse Sits
John 15:5 appears in John chapter 15, verse 5. Jesus spoke this during the Last Supper discourse, around AD 33, likely while walking past vineyards on the way to Gethsemane. Viticulture was central to Jewish life—every hearer understood that a branch severed from the vine immediately withers and dies. Israel was repeatedly called God's vine in the Old Testament (Isaiah 5:1-7).
The Verse Itself
"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."
— John 15:5 (KJV)
Flow of the Passage
To grasp John 15:5 fully, read it inside the surrounding paragraph. The verses before set up the argument, and the verses after show its outworking. John 15 as a whole carries forward the theme of abiding, and this single verse is one beat in that larger movement.
Jesus uses the vine and branches metaphor to teach dependence on Him. Fruitfulness comes from staying connected to Christ; apart from Him, nothing of lasting value is produced.
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