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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. |
“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. |
“I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me, and I in him, he bears much fruit; for apart from Me you can do nothing. |
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“I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in Me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from Me you can do nothing. |
I am the Vine; you are the branches. Whoever lives in Me and I in him bears much (abundant) fruit. However, apart from Me [cut off from vital union with Me] you can do nothing. |
As for Myself, I am the vine. As for you, you are the branches. He who maintains a living communion with Me and I with him, this one is bearing much fruit, because apart from Me you are not able to be doing anything. |
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I am the vine itself, you are the branches. It is the man who shares My life and whose life I share who proves fruitful. For apart from Me you can do nothing at all. |
I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in union with Me and I in union with him will bear abundant fruit, because you cannot do anything cut off from union with Me. |
I 1473 am 1510 the 3588 vine, 288 ye 5210 are the 3588 branches: 2814 He that abideth 3306 in 1722 Me, 1698 and I 2504 in 1722 him, 846 the same 3778 bringeth forth 5342 much 4183 fruit: 2590 for 3754 without 5565 Me 1700 ye can 1410 - 3756 do 4160 nothing. 3762 |
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- Ben Shapiro and Phil Robertson Interview - Neil Girrard - ( in Adobe/pdf format ) Ben Shapiro asks a wonderful, much-needed question and Phil Robertson gives an answer that surprisingly comes up a bit short.
- Building Paneled Houses - Neil Girrard - ( in Adobe/pdf format ) The Lord is again asking, “Is it time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses while My house lies in ruins?” How would this word of the Lord from Hag. 1:4 apply to modern twenty-first century followers of Christ?
- By the Numbers - Neil Girrard - ( in Adobe/pdf format ) God’s choice of the number “one” to describe Himself is no accident.
- 6. The Children of God; The Sons of the Devil - Neil Girrard We have become so jaded in our reading of the Scriptures that we miss the obvious things it says.
- 4. The Children of the Devil; The Sons of the Devil - Neil Girrard If we are to claim our heritage as the sons of God - and truly live that and not just make false claims - we must be led by the Spirit of God.
- Commentary on James - Neil Girrard Updated through Jas. 1:8
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- Doing Good; - Neil Girrard Evil is triumphing, say some, and good men must get busy. But is this really so?
- Done in Christ; Lords of Darkness - Neil Girrard Some have taken Jesus’ last words to mean, among other things that Christ’s sacrifice was completely and ultimately finished - that there was and is absolutely nothing any human could do to add to the finished work of the cross. Is this true?
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- Follow Me - Neil Girrard - ( in Adobe/pdf format ) Jesus makes it abundantly clear what it takes to gain eternal life.
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- The Open Church – A Review - Neil Girrard A good book to read - with the understanding that it represents some serious compromises to the vision that God tried to give.
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