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Iἐγώamεἰμιthe vine;ἡ ἄμπελοςyouὑμεῖςarethe branches.τὰ κλήματαWhoeverὁremainsμένωνinἐνmeἐμοὶand Iκἀγὼinἐνhim,αὐτῷheοὗτοςbearsφέρειmuchπολύνfruit,καρπὸνbecauseὅτιwithoutχωρὶςmeἐμοῦyou canδύνασθεdoποιεῖνnothing.οὐ οὐδέν
John 15:5
Study it in the app“I 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.”
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 15:5, word by word
- amεἰμιeimi
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eimi” appears- the vineἄμπελοςampelos
vine
Vine, grapevine.
Where else “ampelos” appears- the branchesκλήματαklēmata
branch
Branch of a vine.
Where else “klēmata” appears- remainsμένωνmenōn
remain
To stay joined to someone: "abide in me".
Where else “menōn” appears- and Iκἀγὼkagō
and I, I also
And I, I too.
Where else “kagō” appears- bearsφέρειpherei
bear
For a plant to bear fruit, and so also a life.
Where else “pherei” appears- muchπολύνpolyn
much
A great amount of something, like fruit or work.
Where else “polyn” appears- fruitκαρπὸνkarpon
result
The result of what someone is or does.
Where else “karpon” appears- withoutχωρὶςchōris
without, apart from
Without, apart from.
Where else “chōris” appears- you canδύνασθεdynasthe
can, be able
Can, be able.
Where else “dynasthe” appears- doποιεῖνpoiein
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poiein” appears
The context
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.
5 · This verse (above)
6If anyone does not remain in me, he is thrown out like the branch and withers; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned.
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?