John 15:5 — Bible Verse Meaning & Context

John 15:5 reads: "I am the vine. You are the branches. He who remains in me, and I in him, the same bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing." — from the New Testament, John (Gospel). The full verse is shown above with both the World English Bible (WEB) and King James Version (KJV) translations side by side.

John 15:5 is in the book of John, traditionally attributed to John the apostle, son of Zebedee and written around c. 85–95 AD. John is gospel in the New Testament, originally addressed to A mixed audience facing both Jewish and proto-gnostic challenges. Best known for John 3:16 and the "I am" statements.

John 15:5 is primarily a Bible verse about Faith. Within John, John's Gospel is structured around seven "signs" (miracles) and seven "I am" statements, framing Jesus as God incarnate — "the Word became flesh and dwelt among us" (1:14). Read the full passage above with surrounding context.

John 15:5 in the World English Bible (WEB) reads: "I am the vine. You are the branches. He who remains in me, and I in him, the same bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.". The King James Version (KJV) reads: "I1473 am1510 the vine288, ye5210 are the branches2814: He that abideth3306 in1722 me1698, and I2504 in1722 him846, the same3778 bringeth forth5342 much4183 fruit2590: for3754 without5565 me1700 ye can1410 do4160 nothing3756 3762. without me: or, severed from me". The WEB is a modern public-domain translation that updates the KJV's 1611 English while keeping a similar formal-equivalence style. Both render the same underlying Greek or Hebrew text.

John 15:5 is 30 words in the WEB translation (137 characters), broken into 6 clauses. It is a longer verse, often broken into smaller phrases for memorisation. Estimated reading time is about 9 seconds.

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John's Gospel is structured around seven "signs" (miracles) and seven "I am" statements, framing Jesus as God incarnate — "the Word became flesh and dwelt among us" (1:14). It contains the most famous verse in the Bible (3:16), the High Priestly Prayer (17), and the most explicit declarations of Jesus' deity. John 15:5 sits within this larger story — John as a whole emphasises life, light, belief.

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