John 15:7

Easy-to-Read Version

Stay joined together with me, and follow my teachings. If you do this, you can ask for anything you want, and it will be given to you.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you want and it will be done for you.

King James Version (1611)
If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall aske what ye will, and it shall be done vnto you.

King James Version
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
If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

New American Standard Bible
"If you remain in Me, and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

New Century Version
If you remain in me and follow my teachings, you can ask anything you want, and it will be given to you.

Amplified Bible
"If you remain in Me and My words remain in you [that is, if we are vitally united and My message lives in your heart], ask whatever you wish and it will be done for you.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

Legacy Standard Bible
If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

Berean Standard Bible
If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

Contemporary English Version
Stay joined to me and let my teachings become part of you. Then you can pray for whatever you want, and your prayer will be answered.

Complete Jewish Bible
"If you remain united with me, and my words with you, then ask whatever you want, and it will happen for you.

Darby Translation
If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will and it shall come to pass to you.

Geneva Bible (1587)
If ye abide in me, and my wordes abide in you, aske what ye wil, & it shalbe done to you.

George Lamsa Translation
If you remain with me, and my words remain with you, whatever you ask shall be done for you.

Good News Translation
If you remain in me and my words remain in you, then you will ask for anything you wish, and you shall have it.

Lexham English Bible
If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you want and it will be done for you.

Literal Translation
If you remain in Me, and My Words remain in you, whatever you desire you will ask, and it shall happen to you.

American Standard Version
If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatsoever ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

Bible in Basic English
If you are in me at all times, and my words are in you, then anything for which you make a request will be done for you.

Hebrew Names Version
If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done to you.

International Standard Version
If you abide in me and my words abide in you, you can ask for anything you want, and it will be yours.John 14:13-14; 15:16; 16:23;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
But if you abide in me, and my words abide in you, all whatever you will to ask shall be unto you.

Murdock Translation
But if ye shall abide in me, and my instructions shall abide in you, whatever ye shall be pleased to ask, it will be given to you.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Yf ye byde in me, and my wordes abyde in you, aske what ye wyll, and it shalbe done for you.

English Revised Version
If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatsoever ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

World English Bible
If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done to you.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask whatsoever ye will, and it shall be done for you.

Weymouth's New Testament
"If you continue in me and my sayings continue in you, ask what you will and it shall be done for you.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
If ye dwellen in me, and my wordis dwelle in you, what euer thing ye wolen, ye schulen axe, and it schal be don to you.

Update Bible Version
If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you will, and it shall be done to you.

Webster's Bible Translation
If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye may ask what ye will, and it shall be done to you.

New English Translation
If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you want, and it will be done for you.

New King James Version
If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will [fn] ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.

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

New Life Bible
If you get your life from Me and My Words live in you, ask whatever you want. It will be done for you.

New Revised Standard
If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
If ye abide in me, and, my sayings, in you, abide, whatsoever ye may be desiring, ask! and it shall be brought to pass for you.

Douay-Rheims Bible
If you abide in me and my words abide in you, you shall ask whatever you will: and it shall be done unto you.

Revised Standard Version
If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you will, and it shall be done for you.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Yf ye byde in me and my wordes also byde in you: axe what ye will and it shalbe done to you .

Young's Literal Translation
if ye may remain in me, and my sayings in you may remain, whatever ye may wish ye shall ask, and it shall be done to you.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Yf ye abyde in me, and my wordes abyde in you, ye shal axe what ye wyl, & it shal be done vnto you.

Mace New Testament (1729)
if ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask what ye will, and you shall obtain it.

Simplified Cowboy Version
If you ride with me, and I ride with you, I'll help you with anything you ask.

Contextual Overview

¹ Jesus said, "I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. ² He cuts off every branch of mine that does not produce fruit. He also trims every branch that produces fruit to prepare it to produce even more. ³ You have already been prepared to produce more fruit by the teaching I have given you. ⁴ Stay joined to me and I will stay joined to you. No branch can produce fruit alone. It must stay connected to the vine. It is the same with you. You cannot produce fruit alone. You must stay joined to me. ⁵ "I am the vine, and you are the branches. If you stay joined to me, and I to you, you will produce plenty of fruit. But separated from me you won't be able to do anything. ⁶ If you don't stay joined to me, you will be like a branch that has been thrown out and has dried up. All the dead branches like that are gathered up, thrown into the fire and burned. ⁷ Stay joined together with me, and follow my teachings. If you do this, you can ask for anything you want, and it will be given to you. ⁸ Show that you are my followers by producing much fruit. This will bring honor to my Father.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

my: John 8:37, Deuteronomy 6:6, Job 23:12, Psalms 119:11, Proverbs 4:4, Jeremiah 15:16, Colossians 3:16, 1 John 2:14, 1 John 2:27, 2 John 1:1, 2 John 1:2

ye shall: John 15:16, John 14:13, John 16:23, Job 22:26, Psalms 37:4, Proverbs 10:24, Isaiah 58:8, Galatians 4:2, Galatians 5:16, 1 John 3:22, 1 John 5:14

Reciprocal: Psalms 81:10 - open Psalms 145:19 - fulfil Proverbs 3:21 - let Song of Solomon 4:2 - teeth Song of Solomon 8:13 - cause Matthew 7:7 - and it Matthew 18:19 - That if Matthew 20:21 - What Matthew 21:22 - General Mark 10:36 - What Mark 11:23 - whatsoever Mark 11:24 - What Luke 11:9 - Ask John 5:38 - ye have John 17:6 - they Acts 4:31 - spake Philippians 4:13 - can 1 Thessalonians 3:8 - if James 1:5 - let 2 Peter 1:8 - they 1 John 2:24 - abide 1 John 3:24 - he that 1 John 5:18 - keepeth

Cross-References

Genesis 12:1
The Lord said to Abram, "Leave your country and your people. Leave your father's family and go to the country that I will show you.

Genesis 12:7
The Lord appeared to Abram and said, "I will give this land to your descendants." Abram built an altar to honor the Lord who appeared to him there.

Genesis 15:2
But Abram said, "Lord God , there is nothing you can give me that will make me happy, because I have no son. My slave Eliezer from Damascus will get everything I own after I die."

Genesis 15:4
Then the Lord spoke to Abram and said, "That slave will not be the one to get what you have. You will have a son who will get everything you own."

Genesis 15:7
He said to Abram, "I am the Lord who led you from Ur of Babylonia. I did this so that I could give you this land. You will own this land."

Genesis 15:8
But Abram said, "Lord God , how can I be sure that I will get this land?"

Genesis 15:15
"You yourself will live to be very old. You will die in peace and will be buried with your family.

Genesis 15:17
After the sun went down, it got very dark. The dead animals were still on the ground, each animal cut into two pieces. Then a smoking firepot and a flaming torch passed between the halves of the dead animals.

Psalms 105:11
He said, "I will give you the land of Canaan. It will be your very own."

Psalms 105:42
The Lord remembered his holy promise that he had made to his servant Abraham.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you,.... Abiding in Christ is here explained by his words or doctrines abiding in his disciples; by which are meant his Gospel, and the truths of it. This abides when it comes in power, and becomes the engrafted word; and may be said to do so, when such, in whose hearts it has a place, and has taken deep root, continue to have a relish and savour of it, a true and hearty affection for it, esteeming it above their necessary food; when they hold fast the profession of it, stand fast in it, steadfastly abide by it, and constantly attend on it; all which is a considerable evidence that they do, yea, there is a promise that they "shall continue in the Son and in the Father", 1 John 2:24; The blessing and privilege that such shall enjoy is,

ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you; or, as some copies read it, "it shall be given you": but this must be understood not of temporal things, as riches, honours, profits, pleasures, or whatever even the carnal mind of a believer himself may sometimes desire; but of things spiritual, and with such limitations and restrictions as these; whatever is according to the will of God, for the Spirit of God himself asks for no other for the saints; whatever is for the glory of God, and for their own spiritual profit and edification; and whatever is agreeably to the words and doctrines of Christ, which abide in them. Every thing of this kind they ask in faith, and with a submission to the divine will, they may expect to receive.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

My 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 the commandments of Christ - only when we live by faith in him, and his words are suffered to control our conduct and affections, that our prayers will be heard. Were we perfect in all things, he would always hear us, and we should be kept from making an improper petition; but just so far as men regard iniquity in their heart, the Lord will not hear them, Psalms 66:18.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse John 15:7. If ye abide in me, &c.] "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 -

1. Be united to Christ - if ye abide in me.

2. That in order to be preserved in this union, we must have our lives regulated by the doctrine of Christ-and my words abide in you.

3. That to profit by this union and doctrine, we must pray - ye shall ask.

4. That every heavenly blessing shall be given to those who continue in this union, with a loving, obedient, praying spirit: - ye shall ask what ye will, &c.