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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)But if you remain in me and my words remain in you, you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted!

Context of John 15:7

5“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. 6If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked 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, showing yourselves to be my disciples. 9“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• ye abideμένωmenō · to stayG3306
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• wordsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• wordsῥῆμαrhēma · declarationG4487
• youσύsu · youG4771
• ye shall askαἰτέωaiteō · to askG154
• whatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• ye willθέλωthelō ethelō · to will/desireG2309
• it shall be doneγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096

Cross-references for John 15:7

• John 8:37I know that you are Abraham’s descendants. Yet you are looking for a way to kill me, because you have no room for my word.
• Deuteronomy 6:6These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts.
• Job 23:12I have not departed from the commands 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 4:4Then he taught me, and he said to me, “Take hold of my words with all your heart; keep my commands, and you will live.
• Jeremiah 15:16When your words came, I ate them; they were my joy and my heart’s delight, for I bear your name, Lord God Almighty.
• Colossians 3:16Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.
• 1 John 2:14I write to you, dear children, because you know the Father. I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God lives in you, and you have overcome the evil one.
• 2 John 1:1The elder, To the lady chosen by God and to her children, whom I love in the truth—and not I only, but also all who know the truth—
• John 15:16You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father 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. Very truly I tell you, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name.
• Job 22:26Surely then you will find delight in the Almighty and will lift up your face to God.
• Psalms 37:4Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
• Proverbs 10:24What the wicked dread will overtake them; what the righteous desire will be granted.
• Isaiah 58:8Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then 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