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Ifἐὰνyou remainμείνητεinἐνme,ἐμοὶandκαὶmy wordsτὰ ῥήματά μουremainμείνῃinἐνyou,ὑμῖνaskαἰτήσασθεwhateverὃ ἐὰνyou wish,θέλητεandκαὶit will be doneγενήσεταιfor you.ὑμῖν
John 15:7
Study it in the app“If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.”
Jesus is the vine; apart from him we can do nothingFollowing Jesus
With the Greek beneath
John 15:7, word by word
- you remainμείνητεmeinēte
remain
To stay joined to someone: "abide in me".
Where else “meinēte” appears- my wordsῥήματάrhēmata
word
What comes out of someone's mouth: a saying, a sentence, a message.
Where else “rhēmata” appears- askαἰτήσασθεaitēsasthe
ask
Ask, ask for.
Where else “aitēsasthe” appears- you wishθέλητεthelēte
want
To have the desire or the resolve for something.
Where else “thelēte” appears- it will be doneγενήσεταιgenēsetai
happen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “genēsetai” appears
The context
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.
7 · This verse (above)
8By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples.
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?