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“IἘγώamεἰμιthe trueἡ ἀληθινήvine,ἡ ἄμπελοςandκαὶmy Fatherὁ πατήρ μουisἐστινthe vinedresser.ὁ γεωργός
John 15:1
Study it in the app““I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser.”
With the Greek beneath
John 15:1, word by word
- amεἰμιeimi
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eimi” appears- the trueἀληθινήalēthinē
true
True, genuine, real.
Where else “alēthinē” appears- vineἄμπελοςampelos
vine
Vine, grapevine.
Where else “ampelos” appears- my Fatherπατήρpatēr
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patēr” appears- the vinedresserγεωργόςgeōrgos
farmer, vinedresser
Farmer, one who works the land.
Where else “geōrgos” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that bears fruit he prunes, so that it may bear more fruit.
To study John 15 in a group
1. What it says
Jesus calls himself the true vine. What does he say happens to the branch that stays in him and to the one that does not? (vv. 1-8)
2. What it means
Jesus says, “I no longer call you servants, but friends” (v. 15). According to the text, what makes someone a friend? (vv. 12-17)
3. How I live it
“Remain in my love” (v. 9). What simple habit would help you stay close to Jesus this week?