25 But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law:(AJ) ‘They hated me without reason.’[c](AK), 26 “When the Advocate(AL) comes, whom I will send to you from the Father(AM)—the Spirit of truth(AN) who goes out from the Father—he will testify about me. 16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. The union of the human and Divine natures, and the fulness of the Spirit that is in him, resemble the root of the vine made fruitful by the moisture from a rich soil. (Jhn 15:12-15) Jesus speaks of the extent of His love that they are to imitate. Believers are branches of this Vine. Abide in me, and I in you. We must honour God, and do good; this is bearing fruit. Christ the true Vine. From a vine we look for grapes, and from a Christian we look for a Christian temper, disposition, and life. (Read John 15:1-8) Jesus Christ is the Vine, the true Vine. Chapter 15 The Vine and the Branches. (9-17) foretold. 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes a so that it will be even more fruitful. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the … These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and. 11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. THE VINE AND THE BRANCHES (John 15:1-10 continued) When Jesus drew his picture of the vine he knew what he was talking about. Believers, like the branches of the vine, are weak, and unable to stand but as they are borne up. 3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1953-1954), vol. The Vine and the Branches. The true believers of chapter 15 are represented by those branches which, abiding forever in the vine, bear fruit, more fruit, much fruit. Abide in me, and in you: As the branch cannot beare fruit of itselfe, except it abide in the vine: … And even fruitful branches need pruning; for the best have notions, passions, and humours, that require to be taken away, which Christ has promised to forward the sanctification of believers, they will be thankful, for them. The name into which Christ's disciples were baptized, is that which they will live and die by. 14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. And the more fruit we bring forth, the more we abound in what is good, the more our Lord is glorified. (Jhn 15:18-25) The disciples can expect persecution from an antagonistic world. (26,27)1-8 Jesus Christ is the Vine, the true Vine. 2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. 15 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes [] so that it will be even more fruitful. 12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. 26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me: 27 And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning. 1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. 15 “[ a]I am the true Vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit--fruit that will remain--so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you. CHAPTER 15. If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father. Chapter and verse divisions were not original to the text; they were added centuries later to make it easier to find certain statements. The clearer and fuller the discoveries of the grace and truth of Christ, the greater is our sin if we do not love him and believe in him.26,27. (E) 4 Remain in me, as I also remain in you. (F) No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. The fire is the fittest place for withered branches; they are good for nothing else. Never was any husbandman so wise, so watchful, about his vineyard, as God is about his church, which therefore must prosper. It is the great concern of all Christ's disciples, constantly to keep up dependence upon Christ, and communion with him. (AC) If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also. (1-8) His love to his disciples. John 10:11,15 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep… Romans 5:6-8 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly… Ephesians 5:2 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour. Bible Gateway Plus puts a library of commentaries and Greek & Hebrew language tools right in your pocket. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. True Christians find by experience, that any interruption in the exercise of their faith, causes holy affections to decline, their corruptions to revive, and their comforts to droop. 4 Remain in me, as I remain in you. I am the true vine, and my father is the husbandman. But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me. Just as a branch cannot bear fruit on its own unless … 2, p. 296. Enduring Word Bible Commentary John Chapter 15 John 15 – The Departing Jesus Teaches His Disciples about Life in Him “It must occur to all who read these discourses preserved by John how simple the text looks, and yet how transcendent is the thought when it is even dimly understood. It is a comfort to the greatest sufferers, if they suffer for Christ's name's sake. If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin. 3 Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. (S) 15 I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. John 15 Jesus Washes the Disciples’ Feet 13 Now n before o the Feast of the Passover , when Jesus knew that p his hour had come q to depart out of this world to the Father , r having loved s his own who were in the world , he loved them to the end . (J) 8 This is to my Father’s glory,(K) that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples. Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends. 1 * “I am the true vine, * and my Father is the vine grower. The Vine and the Branches. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. Matthew 15:13 But Jesus replied, "Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots. John 15 The Vine and the Branches 1 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. (AG) 23 Whoever hates me hates my Father as well. If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before. 4 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. 3 You have already been pruned and purified by the message I have given you. Some, like John chapters 14, 16, and 17, come very close, but not every single word in those texts is something … 15. Every branch in me that bears not fruit, he takes it away; and every [branch] that bears fruit, he purges it, that it may bear more fruit. 9 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. Matthew 21:33 Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. 24 If I had not done among them the works no one else did,(AH) they would not be guilty of sin. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; … I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. (AE) 22 If I had not come and spoken to them,(AF) they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin. We must be fruitful. Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. 10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and. 14 # (Matt. 10 If you keep my commands,(N) you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey. 1 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. John 15:16 You did not choose Me, but I chose you. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every. Chapter. John - Chapter 15. 3 You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. (L), 9 “As the Father has loved me,(M) so have I loved you. If you were of the world, the world would love its own. 2 Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He [ a]takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. 8 Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. Still, this is one of the few chapters composed entirely of words ascribed to Jesus Christ. 11 “These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and # (John 16:24); 1 John 1:4 that your joy may be full. 2 He takes away every branch in me that does not bear fruit, and every one that does he prunes[ c] so that it bears more fruit. 15 “I am(A) the true vine,(B) and my Father is the gardener. Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. It is generally agreed that Christ’s discourse in this and the next chapter was at the close of the last supper, the night in which he was betrayed, and it is a continued discourse, not interrupted as that in the foregoing chapter was; and what he chooses to discourse of is very pertinent to the present sad occasion of a farewell sermon. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. 4 Remain in me, as I also remain in you. (X), 18 “If the world hates you,(Y) keep in mind that it hated me first. 12 # John 13:34; 1 John 3:11 This is My # Rom. 15 I shall no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know the master's business; I call you friends, because I have made known to you everything I have learnt from my Father. Again, let’s review the context we are dealing with. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; … If the same power that first shed abroad the love of Christ's in our hearts, did not keep us in that love, we should not long abide in it. That is why the world hates you. a 2 He takes away every branch in me that does not bear fruit, and every one that does he prunes * so that it bears more fruit. 4 Remain in me, as I also remain in you() No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the … 15 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. 4 Abide in me, and I in you. DISCOURSE AT THE SUPPER TABLE CONTINUED. Jesus Is the Vine—Followers Are Branches. 4 … 11 I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. Cancel {{#items}} {{/items}} John 15. (John 15:25-27) Daniel foretold of the death of Christ, "And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined." Dillow, J. C., “Abiding is Remaining in Fellowship: Another Look at John 15:1-6,” Bibliotheca Sacra 147 (1990): 44-53. 1 “I am the true grapevine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. 3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. Let us seek to live more simply on the fulness of Christ, and to grow more fruitful in every good word and work, so may our joy in Him and in his salvation be full.9-17 Those whom God loves as a Father, may despise the hatred of all the world. Now remain in my love. 18 No one has ever seen God, but the one … (AO) 27 And you also must testify,(AP) for you have been with me from the beginning.(AQ). 1 [ a]“I am the true vine,[ b] and my Father is the vine grower. Abide in me, and I in you. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan. 7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. The vine was grown all over Palestine as it still is. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed … 3 Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. 2 Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that continues to bear fruit, He [repeatedly] prunes, so that it will bear more fruit [even richer and finer fruit]. Hawkin, D. J., “Orthodoxy and Heresy in John 10:1-21 and 15:1-17,” Evangelical Quarterly 47 (1975): 208-13. John 15 Bible Study - Detailed questions, answers and guide for an in-depth verse-by-verse Bible study of John chapter 15 in plain English that everyone can understand. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. Jesus, the True Vine. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. “This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. John Chapter 15. This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. 23 He that hateth me hateth my Father also. “Abide in me, and I in you. Believers taught and encouraged by his influences, would bear testimony to Christ and his salvation.Commentary by Matthew Henry, 1710. Related Media. The joy of the hypocrite is but for a moment, but the joy of those who abide in Christ's love is a continual feast. If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast. 4 Remain in me, as I also remain in you. 18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. 12:9 commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. 15 (John testified concerning him. JOHN 15:1-3 BIBLE STUDY John 15:4-11 I Am The Vine, You Are The Branches John 15:12-15 Love One Another John 15:16-19 You Did Not Choose Me, But I Chose You John 15:20-21 If They Persecuted Me, They Will Persecute You John 15:22-27 No Sin John 15 … (T) 16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you(U) so that you might go and bear fruit(V)—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you. (AA) 20 Remember what I told you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’[b](AB) If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. 21 They will treat you this way because of my name,(AD) for they do not know the one who sent me. 13 # Eph. New International Version (NIV). If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. "If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. 21 But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me. 3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. 20 Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father. (AI) As it is, they have seen, and yet they have hated both me and my Father. (H) 7 If you remain in me(I) and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 19 If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. 5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. The union of the human and Divine natures, and the fulness of the Spirit that is in him, resemble the root of the vine made fruitful by the moisture from a rich soil. The blessed Spirit will maintain the cause of Christ in the world, notwithstanding the opposition it meets with. The world's ignorance is the true cause of its hatred to the disciples of Jesus. b 4 Remain in me, as I remain in you. (P) 13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit;(G) apart from me you can do nothing. Chapter 15. 25 But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause. John 15:2 As the Father loved Christ, who was most worthy, so he loved his disciples, who were unworthy. 15 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. 24 If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father. It is a plant which needs a great deal of attention if the best fruit is to be got out of it. (O) 12 My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. 19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. Those who abide not in Christ, though they may flourish for awhile in outward profession, yet come to nothing. NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also. 3 You are already clean because of the word which I have given you [the teachings which I have discussed with you]. All rights reserved worldwide. John is sailing sky-high: are we? 17 These things I command you, that ye love one another. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. 3 You are already pruned because of the word that I spoke to you. Christ's love to us should direct us to love each other. (18-25) The Comforter promised. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; … 4 Remain in Me, and I … CHAPTER 15 John 15:1-27. 5:2; 1 John 3:16 Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends. They are to show their love to him by keeping his commandments. 17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you. The word of Christ is spoken to all believers; and there is a cleansing virtue in that word, as it works grace, and works out corruption. Abide in me, and I in you. 2 He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn’t produce fruit, and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more. 13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. The Father is the Husbandman. 15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you. Chapter 15. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you(Z) out of the world. The unfruitful are taken away. These never perish!” William Hendriksen, Exposition of the Gospel According to John, 2 vols. 1-8. These things I command you, that ye love one another. Jesus compares himself to what plant with branches? The Vine and the Branches. Ps 92:14; Mt 3:8; 7:20; Gal 5:22; Eph 5:9; Php 1:11, Isa 66:5; Mt 5:10, 11; 10:22; Lk 6:22; Ac 5:41; 1Pe 4:14; Rev 2:3, NIV, Beautiful Word Bible Journal, Romans, Comfort Print, NIV, Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible, Red Letter Edition: Bringing to Life the Ancient World of Scripture, NIV, Story of Jesus: Experience the Life of Jesus as One Seamless Story, NIV, Beautiful Word Bible Journal, Acts, Comfort Print, NIV, Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible, Personal Size, Red Letter Edition: Bringing to Life the Ancient World of Scripture. 5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. “I am the vine; you are the branches. THE INTERNAL SENSE. The branches of the vine are many, yet, meeting in the root, are all but one vine; thus all true Christians, though in place and opinion distant from each other, meet in Christ. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; … 3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also. The root is unseen, and our life is hid with Christ; the root bears the tree, diffuses sap to it, and in Christ are all supports and supplies. 6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. You are My friends if you do whatever I command you. John chapter 15 is a unique section of the Bible. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. All that love the Saviour should continue in their love to him, and take all occasions to show it. He cried out, saying, “This is the one I spoke about when I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’ ”) 16 Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given. In order to fruitfulness, we must abide in Christ, must have union with him by faith. 4 Remain in me, and I will remain in you. (Q) 14 You are my friends(R) if you do what I command. Believers are branches of this Vine. (W) 17 This is my command: Love each other. 1 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 6 If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. 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