John 15:5 meaning and explanation

I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.

John 15:5, Berean Standard Bible

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Jesus speaks these words to his disciples on the night before his death, continuing the vine image from verse 1. He is the vine and they are the branches, so their life and fruit come from staying joined to him, not from their own effort.

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