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Remainμείνατεinἐνme,ἐμοίand Iκἀγὼinἐνyou.ὑμῖνJust asκαθὼςthe branchτὸ κλῆμαcannotοὐ δύναταιbearφέρεινfruitκαρπὸνbyἀφ’itselfἑαυτοῦunlessἐὰν μὴit remainsμένῃinἐνthe vine,τῇ ἀμπέλῳsoοὕτωςneither canοὐδὲyou,ὑμεῖςunlessἐὰν μὴyou remainμένητεinἐνme.ἐμοὶ
John 15:4
Study it in the app“Remain 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.”
Jesus, the vine, teaches that fruit comes from staying in himThe Holy SpiritJesus is the vine; apart from him we can do nothingFollowing Jesus
With the Greek beneath
John 15:4, word by word
- Remainμείνατεmeinate
remain
To stay joined to someone: "abide in me".
Where else “meinate” appears- and Iκἀγὼkagō
and I, I also
And I, I too.
Where else “kagō” appears- the branchκλῆμαklēma
branch
Branch of a vine.
Where else “klēma” appears- cannotδύναταιdynatai
can, be able
Can, be able.
Where else “dynatai” appears- bearφέρεινpherein
bear
For a plant to bear fruit, and so also a life.
Where else “pherein” appears- fruitκαρπὸνkarpon
result
The result of what someone is or does.
Where else “karpon” appears- the vineἀμπέλῳampelōi
vine
Vine, grapevine.
Where else “ampelōi” appears
The context
3You are already clean because of the word that I have spoken to you.
4 · This verse (above)
5I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him, he bears much fruit, because without me you can do nothing.
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?