"I am the vine; you are the branches. If you abide in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing." -John15:5
a*bide [uh-bahyd]
verb, a*bode or a*bid*ed, a*bid*ing
1. to remain; continue; stay 2. to be held or kept continually 3. to continue in a particular condition, attitude, relationship; last 4. to endure, sustain, or withstand without yielding or submitting 5. to wait for; await 6. to accept without opposition or question 7. to pay the price or penalty of