1εγωG1473{P-1NS} ειμιG1510{V-PXI-1S} ηG3588{T-NSF} αμπελοςG288{N-NSF} ηG3588{T-NSF} αληθινηG228{A-NSF} καιG2532{CONJ} οG3588{T-NSM} πατηρG3962{N-NSM} μουG3450{P-1GS} οG3588{T-NSM} γεωργοςG1092{N-NSM} εστινG2076{V-PXI-3S} 2πανG3956{A-ASN} κλημαG2814{N-ASN} ενG1722{PREP} εμοιG1698{P-1DS} μηG3361{PRT-N} φερονG5342{V-PAP-ASN} καρπονG2590{N-ASM} αιρειG142{V-PAI-3S} αυτοG846{P-ASN} καιG2532{CONJ} πανG3956{A-ASN} τοG3588{T-ASN} καρπονG2590{N-ASM} φερονG5342{V-PAP-ASN} καθαιρειG2508{V-PAI-3S} αυτοG846{P-ASN} ιναG2443{CONJ} τσβπλειοναG4119{A-ASM-C} καρπονG2590{N-ASM} απλειοναG4119{A-ASM-C} φερηG5342{V-PAS-3S} 3ηδηG2235{ADV} υμειςG5210{P-2NP} καθαροιG2513{A-NPM} εστεG2075{V-PXI-2P} διαG1223{PREP} τονG3588{T-ASM} λογονG3056{N-ASM} ονG3739{R-ASM} λελαληκαG2980{V-RAI-1S} υμινG5213{P-2DP} 4μεινατεG3306{V-AAM-2P} ενG1722{PREP} εμοιG1698{P-1DS} καγωG2504{P-1NS-C} ενG1722{PREP} υμινG5213{P-2DP} καθωςG2531{ADV} τοG3588{T-NSN} κλημαG2814{N-NSN} ουG3756{PRT-N} δυναταιG1410{V-PNI-3S} καρπονG2590{N-ASM} φερεινG5342{V-PAN} αφG575{PREP} εαυτουG1438{F-3GSM} εανG1437{COND} μηG3361{PRT-N} αμενηG3306{V-PAS-3S} τσβμεινηG3306{V-AAS-3S} ενG1722{PREP} τηG3588{T-DSF} αμπελωG288{N-DSF} ουτωςG3779{ADV} ουδεG3761{ADV} υμειςG5210{P-2NP} εανG1437{COND} μηG3361{PRT-N} ενG1722{PREP} εμοιG1698{P-1DS} αμενητεG3306{V-PAS-2P} τσβμεινητεG3306{V-AAS-2P} 5εγωG1473{P-1NS} ειμιG1510{V-PXI-1S} ηG3588{T-NSF} αμπελοςG288{N-NSF} υμειςG5210{P-2NP} ταG3588{T-NPN} κληματαG2814{N-NPN} οG3588{T-NSM} μενωνG3306{V-PAP-NSM} ενG1722{PREP} εμοιG1698{P-1DS} καγωG2504{P-1NS-C} ενG1722{PREP} αυτωG846{P-DSM} ουτοςG3778{D-NSM} φερειG5342{V-PAI-3S} καρπονG2590{N-ASM} πολυνG4183{A-ASM} οτιG3754{CONJ} χωριςG5565{ADV} εμουG1700{P-1GS} ουG3756{PRT-N} δυνασθεG1410{V-PNI-2P} ποιεινG4160{V-PAN} ουδενG3762{A-ASN} 6εανG1437{COND} μηG3361{PRT-N} τιςG5100{X-NSM} αμενηG3306{V-PAS-3S} τσβμεινηG3306{V-AAS-3S} ενG1722{PREP} εμοιG1698{P-1DS} εβληθηG906{V-API-3S} εξωG1854{ADV} ωςG5613{ADV} τοG3588{T-NSN} κλημαG2814{N-NSN} καιG2532{CONJ} 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καθωςG2531{ADV} ηγαπησαG25{V-AAI-1S} υμαςG5209{P-2AP} 13μειζοναG3173{A-ASF-C} ταυτηςG3778{D-GSF} αγαπηνG26{N-ASF} ουδειςG3762{A-NSM} εχειG2192{V-PAI-3S} ιναG2443{CONJ} τιςG5100{X-NSM} τηνG3588{T-ASF} ψυχηνG5590{N-ASF} αυτουG846{P-GSM} θηG5087{V-2AAS-3S} υπερG5228{PREP} τωνG3588{T-GPM} φιλωνG5384{A-GPM} αυτουG846{P-GSM} 14υμειςG5210{P-2NP} φιλοιG5384{A-NPM} μουG3450{P-1GS} εστεG2075{V-PXI-2P} εανG1437{COND} ποιητεG4160{V-PAS-2P} ααG3739{R-APN} τσβοσαG3745{K-APN} εγωG1473{P-1NS} εντελλομαιG1781{V-PNI-1S} υμινG5213{P-2DP} 15ουκετιG3765{ADV} τσβυμαςG5209{P-2AP} λεγωG3004{V-PAI-1S} αυμαςG5209{P-2AP} δουλουςG1401{N-APM} οτιG3754{CONJ} οG3588{T-NSM} δουλοςG1401{N-NSM} ουκG3756{PRT-N} οιδενG1492{V-RAI-3S} τιG5101{I-ASN} ποιειG4160{V-PAI-3S} αυτουG846{P-GSM} οG3588{T-NSM} κυριοςG2962{N-NSM} υμαςG5209{P-2AP} δεG1161{CONJ} ειρηκαG2046{V-RAI-1S-ATT} φιλουςG5384{A-APM} οτιG3754{CONJ} πανταG3956{A-APN} αG3739{R-APN} ηκουσαG191{V-AAI-1S} παραG3844{PREP} τουG3588{T-GSM} πατροςG3962{N-GSM} 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Jamieson Fausset Brown Bible Commentary 1 DISCOURSE AT THE SUPPER TABLE CONTINUED. (John 15:1-27)
The spiritual oneness of Christ and His people, and His relation to them as the Source of all their spiritual life and fruitfulness, are here beautifully set forth by a figure familiar to Jewish ears (
Isa 5:1, &c.).
I am the true vine--of whom the vine of nature is but a shadow.
my Father is the husbandman--the great Proprietor of the vineyard, the Lord of the spiritual kingdom. (It is surely unnecessary to point out the claim to supreme divinity involved in this).
2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit . . . every branch that beareth fruit--As in a fruit tree, some branches may be fruitful, others quite barren, according as there is a vital connection between the branch and the stock, or no vital connection; so the disciples of Christ may be spiritually fruitful or the reverse, according as they are vitally and spiritually connected with Christ, or but externally and mechanically attached to Him. The fruitless He "taketh away" (see on
John 15:6); the fruitful He "purgeth" (cleanseth, pruneth)--stripping it, as the husbandman does, of what is rank (
Mark 4:19), "that it may bring forth more fruit"; a process often painful, but no less needful and beneficial than in the natural husbandry.
3 Now--rather, "Already."
ye are clean through--by reason of.
the word I have spoken to you--already in a purified, fruitful condition, in consequence of the long action upon them of that searching "word" which was "as a refiner's fire" (
Mal 3:2-
Mal 3:3).
4 Abide in me, and I in you; as the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine, &c.--As all spiritual fruitfulness had been ascribed to the mutual inhabitation, and living, active interpenetration (so to speak) of Christ and His disciples, so here the keeping up of this vital connection is made essential to continued fruitfulness.
5 without me--apart, or vitally disconnected from Me.
ye can do nothing--spiritually, acceptably.
6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch . . . withered . . . cast into the fire . . . burned--The one proper use of the vine is to bear fruit; failing this, it is good for one other thing--fuel. (See
Ezek 15:1-
Ezek 15:5). How awfully striking the figure, in this view of it!
7 If ye abide in me, and my words . . . in you--Mark the change from the inhabitation of Himself to that of His words, paving the way for the subsequent exhortations (
John 15:9-
John 15:10).
ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you--because this indwelling of His words in them would secure the harmony of their askings with the divine will.
8 glorified that ye bear much fruit--not only from His delight in it for its own sake, but as from "the juices of the Living Vine."
so shall ye be my disciples--evidence your discipleship.
9 continue ye in my love--not, "Continue to love Me," but, "Continue in the possession and enjoyment of My love to you"; as is evident from the next words.
10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love--the obedient spirit of true discipleship cherishing and attracting the continuance and increase of Christ's love; and this, He adds, was the secret even of His own abiding in His Father's love!
12 That ye love one another, &c.--(See on
John 13:34-
John 13:35).
13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends--The emphasis lies not on "friends," but on "laying down his life" for them; that is, "One can show no greater regard for those dear to him than to give his life for them, and this is the love ye shall find in Me."
14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you--hold yourselves in absolute subjection to Me.
15 Henceforth I call you not servants--that is, in the sense explained in the next words; for servants He still calls them (
John 15:20), and they delight to call themselves so, in the sense of being "under law to Christ" (
1Cor 9:20).
the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth--knows nothing of his master's plans and reasons, but simply receives and executes his orders.
but . . . friends, for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you--admitted you to free, unrestrained fellowship, keeping back nothing from you which I have received to communicate. (Compare
Gen 18:17;
Ps 25:14;
Isa 50:4).
16 Ye have not chosen me, but I . . . you--a wholesale memento after the lofty things He had just said about their mutual indwelling, and the unreservedness of the friendship they had been admitted to.
ordained--appointed.
you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit--that is, give yourselves to it.
and that your fruit should remain--showing itself to be an imperishable and ever growing principle. (Compare
Pro 4:18;
2John 1:8).
that whatsoever ye shall ask, &c.--(See on
John 15:7).
17 The substance of these important verses has occurred more than once before. (See on
Matt 10:34-
Matt 10:36;
Luke 12:49-
Luke 12:53, &c.).
22 (See on
John 9:39-
John 9:41).
If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin--comparatively none; all other sins being light compared with the rejection of the Son of God.
now they have no cloak for their sin--rather, "pretext."
24 If I had not done . . . the works which none other . . . did--(See on
John 12:37).
25 that the word might be fulfilled . . . They hated me without a cause--quoted from the Messianic
Ps 69:4, applied also in the same sense in
John 2:17;
Acts 1:20;
Rom 11:9-
Rom 11:10;
Rom 15:3.
26 (See on
John 14:15;
John 14:17).
27 ye also shall bear witness--rather, "are witnesses"; with reference indeed to their future witness-bearing, but putting the emphasis upon their present ample opportunities for acquiring their qualifications for that great office, inasmuch as they had been "with Him from the beginning." (See on
Luke 1:2).