John 15:7

John 15:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
• New International Version (NIV)If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.

Context of John 15:7

5I 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. 6If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned. If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8This is to My Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, proving yourselves to be My disciples. 9As the Father has loved Me, so have I loved you. Remain in My love.

John 15:7 word by word

ἐὰν μείνητε ἐν ἐμοὶ καὶ τὰ ῥήματά μου ἐν ὑμῖν μείνῃ, ὃ ἐὰν θέλητε αἰτήσασθε, καὶ γενήσεται ὑμῖν.Read the interlinear

• Ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• you remainμένωmenō · to stayG3306
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• Meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• wordsῥῆμαrhēma · declarationG4487
• youσύsu · youG4771
• askαἰτέωaiteō · to askG154
• whateverὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• you wishθέλωthelō ethelō · to will/desireG2309
• it will be doneγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096

Cross-references for John 15:7

• John 8:37I know you are Abraham’s descendants, but you are trying to kill Me because My word has no place within you.
• Deuteronomy 6:6These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts.
• Job 23:12I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.
• Psalms 119:11I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.
• Proverbs 4:4he taught me and said, “Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands and you will live.
• Jeremiah 15:16Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became my joy and my heart’s delight. For I bear Your name, O LORD God of Hosts.
• Colossians 3:16Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.
• 1 John 2:14I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.
• 2 John 1:1The elder, To the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in the truth—and not I alone, but also all who know the truth—
• John 15:16You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
• John 14:13And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
• John 16:23In that day you will no longer ask Me anything. Truly, truly, I tell you, whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
• Job 22:26Surely then you will delight in the Almighty and lift up your face to God.
• Psalms 37:4Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
• Proverbs 10:24What the wicked man dreads will overtake him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
• Isaiah 58:8Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will come quickly. Your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.

Commentaries on John 15:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7If ye abide in me, etc. - "Those," says Creeshna, "whose understandings are in him, (God), whose souls are in him, whose confidence is in him, whose asylum is in him, are by the inspired wisdom purified from all their offenses, and go from whence they shall never return." Geeta, p. 59. Observe, in order to have influence with God, we must - Be united to Christ - if ye abide in me. That in order to be preserved in this union, we must have our lives…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7My words - My doctrine; my commandments. Abide in you - Not only are remembered, but are suffered to remain in you as a living principle, to regulate your affections and life. Ye shall ask … - See John 14:13. This promise had particular reference to the apostles. It is applicable to other Christians only so far as they are in circumstances similar to the apostles, and only so far as they possess their spirit. We learn from it that it is only when we keep…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7Those whose lives are in harmony with Jesus may ask for anything because their prayers are controlled by his word. Their prayers will be answered and bring glory to God (14:10–13).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-271-8. The spiritual oneness of Christ and His people, and His relation to them as the Source of all their spiritual life and fruitfulness, are here beautifully set forth by a figure familiar to Jewish ears (Is 5:1, &c.). I am the true vine--of whom the vine of nature is but a shadow. my Father is the husbandman--the great Proprietor of the vineyard, the Lord of the spiritual kingdom. (It is surely unnecessary to point out the claim to supreme divinity…Read the comment

Topics related to John 15:7

• Church
• Commandments
• Contingencies
• Decision
• Fellowship
• Jesus, the Christ
• Perseverance
• Prayer
• Righteous
• Works

In the dictionaries

• Cloke
• Herein
• Atonement
• Comforter
• Communion; (fellowship)
• Holy Spirit
• Jesus Christ
• Johannine Theology
• John, Gospel of
• John, the Epistles of

Commentaries on John 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings