God & Savior

John 15:4

Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me.
John 15:4
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

μείνατε ἐν ἐμοὶ κἀγὼ ἐν ὑμῖν. καθὼς τὸ κλῆμα οὐ δύναται καρπὸν φέρειν ἀφ᾽ ἑαυτοῦ ἐὰν μὴ μένῃ ἐν τῇ ἀμπέλῳ, οὕτως οὐδὲ ὑμεῖς ἐὰν μὴ ἐν ἐμοὶ μένητε.

  1. μείνατεmeinate“do abide”
    Verb, aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from μένω · “to stay” · Strong's G3306
  2. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  3. ἐμοὶemoi“Me myself”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, dative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
  4. κἀγὼkagō“and I myself”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular + Conjunction · from κἀγώ · “and I” · Strong's G1473
  5. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  6. ὑμῖν.humin“you.”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  7. καθὼςkathōs“Even as”
    Conjunction · from καθώς · “as/just as” · Strong's G2531
  8. τὸto“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. κλῆμαklēma“branch”
    Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “branch” · Strong's G2814
  10. οὐou“not”
    Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
  11. δύναταιdunatai“is able”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from δύναμαι · “be able” · Strong's G1410
  12. καρπὸνkarpon“fruit”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from καρπός · “fruit” · Strong's G2590
  13. φέρεινpherein“to bear”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from φέρω · “to bear/lead” · Strong's G5342
  14. ἀφ᾽aph᾽“of”
    Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
  15. ἑαυτοῦhe'autou“itself”
    Reflexive pronoun, 3rd person, genitive, singular, neuter · “my/your/him-self” · Strong's G1438
  16. ἐὰνean“only”
    Conditional · from ἐάν · “if” · Strong's G1437
  17. μὴmē“unless”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  18. μένῃmenē“it shall abide”
    Verb, present, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from μένω · “to stay” · Strong's G3306
  19. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  20. τῇtēa“the”
    Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  21. ἀμπέλῳ,ampelō“vine,”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from ἄμπελος · “vine” · Strong's G0288
  22. οὕτωςhoutōs“so”
    Adverb · from οὕτω, οὕτως · “thus(-ly)” · Strong's G3779
  23. οὐδὲoude“neither [are able]”
    Conjunction, nominative · from οὐδέ · “and not” · Strong's G3761
  24. ὑμεῖςhumeis“you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, nominative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  25. ἐὰνean“only”
    Conditional · from ἐάν · “if” · Strong's G1437
  26. μὴmē“unless”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  27. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  28. ἐμοὶemoi“Me myself”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, dative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
  29. μένητε.menēte“you shall abide.”
    Verb, present, active, subjunctive, 2nd person plural · from μένω · “to stay” · Strong's G3306
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)