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Ifἐὰνanyoneτιςdoes notμήremainμένῃinἐνme,ἐμοίhe is thrownἐβλήθηoutἔξωlikeὡςthe branchτὸ κλῆμαandκαὶwithers;ἐξηράνθηandκαὶthey gatherσυνάγουσινthemαὐτὰandκαὶthrow themβάλλουσινintoεἰςthe fire,τὸ πῦρandκαὶthey are burned.καίεται
John 15:6
Study it in the app“If 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.”
Jesus is the vine; apart from him we can do nothingFollowing Jesus
With the Greek beneath
John 15:6, word by word
- remainμένῃmenēi
remain
To stay joined to someone: "abide in me".
Where else “menēi” appears- he is thrownἐβλήθηeblēthē
throw
To hurl something or someone away from oneself.
Where else “eblēthē” appears- outἔξωexō
outside
Points to the space on the other side of a door, a wall or a group.
Where else “exō” appears- the branchκλῆμαklēma
branch
Branch of a vine.
Where else “klēma” appears- withersἐξηράνθηexēranthē
wither
To lose moisture and life, like a plant or a limb without strength.
Where else “exēranthē” appears- they gatherσυνάγουσινsynagousin
gather
To bring people or things together into one place.
Where else “synagousin” appears- the fireπῦρpyr
fire
Fire.
Where else “pyr” appears- they are burnedκαίεταιkaietai
burn up
To destroy something with fire.
Where else “kaietai” appears
The context
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.
6 · This verse (above)
7If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
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?