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|Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.

|Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.

|Stay in me, and I will stay in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it stays on the vine, neither can you unless you stay in me.

|Stay in me, and I will stay in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it stays on the vine, neither can you unless you stay in me.

|"Stay in me" is in the imperative, with the verb supplied in the first half, and implied in the second half. Usually, the verb in the first half is simply paralleled into the second half, which would normally mean that the first half ("stay in me") and the second half ("I stay in you") would both be commands. The problem is that the imperative has no first person (because you can't "command" yourself to do something). In a case like this, the second half is understood to relate the intention of the person speaking (I WILL do this). Strictly speaking, this is NOT a conditional ("if you stay in me, then I will stay in you"), but a statement of intent ("stay in me because I intend to stay in you").

|"Stay in me" is in the imperative, with the verb supplied in the first half, and implied in the second half. Usually, the verb in the first half is simply paralleled into the second half, which would normally mean that the first half ("stay in me") and the second half ("I stay in you") would both be commands. The problem is that the imperative has no first person (because you can't "command" yourself to do something). In a case like this, the second half is understood to relate the intention of the person speaking (I WILL do this). Strictly speaking, this is NOT a conditional ("if you stay in me, then I will stay in you"), but a statement of intent ("stay in me because I intend to stay in you"). This is not a promise that He will stay in us no matter what we do, but is a REASON for us to stay in Him (because He intends to stay in us).

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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, 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.

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|I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever stays in me, and I in him, will bear a lot of fruit, because separated from me, you can do nothing.

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