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Youὑμεῖςareἐστεalreadyἤδηcleanκαθαροίbecause ofδιὰthe wordτὸν λόγονthatὃνI have spokenλελάληκαto you.ὑμῖν
John 15:3
Study it in the app“You are already clean because of the word that I have spoken to you.”
With the Greek beneath
John 15:3, word by word
- areἐστεeste
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “este” appears- alreadyἤδηēdē
already
Already, by now.
Where else “ēdē” appears- cleanκαθαροίkatharoi
pure
Undivided in heart, without guilt.
Where else “katharoi” appears- the wordλόγονlogon
message
What God says, proclaimed to people.
Where else “logon” appears- I have spokenλελάληκαlelalēka
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “lelalēka” appears
The context
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.
3 · This verse (above)
4Remain in me, and I in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you, unless you remain in me.
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?