Vine and branches

The parable of the vine and branches teaches that believers must abide in Jesus, bearing much fruit of the spirit to experience the supreme joy of yielding a spiritual harvest. 180:2 193:2.2

Bible parallels

Passages that the paragraphs cited above parallel, quote or reinterpret, from Duane Faw’s Paramony cross-references. Hover a reference to read it.

• Born of the Spirit 193:2.2 — Jn 3:3-7.
• Bread of life 193:2.2 — Jn 6:33-35,48; Jn 6:51,58. *Water of life*: Jn 7:38.
• Hunger and thirst for (God) 193:2.2 — Mt 5:6.
• Father sent me 193:2.2 — Jn 5:23,30,36-37; Jn 6:44,57; Jn 8:16-18,29,42; Jn 10:36; Jn 12:49; Jn 17:21,25; Jn 20:21.
• Great Commission 193:2.2 — Mt 24:14; Mt 28:19-20a; Mk 13:10; Mk 16:15; Lk 24:47; Jn 17:18; Acts 1:8b.
• Fruits of the spirit 193:2.2 — Ga 5:22-23; Eph 5:9.
• Faith without works is dead 193:2.2 — Jm 2:17.
• Required to bear good fruit 193:2.2 — Mt 3:10; Mt 7:16-20; Mt 12:33; Lk 3:9; Lk 6:43-44; Lk 13:6-9; Jn 15:7-8,16.
• Enter kingdom as child 193:2.2 — Mt 18:2-5; Mt 19:13-14; Mk 9:36-37; Mk 10:13-15; Lk 9:46-48; Lk 18:16-17.
• But grow up in spirit 193:2.2 — Eph 4:14-15; 1 P 2:2; 2 P 3:18.
• My peace I leave 193:2.2 — Jn 14:27.