* [15:26] Whom I will send: in Jn 14:16, 26, the Paraclete is to be sent by the Father, at the request of Jesus. j 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate * to be with you always, k 17 the Spirit of truth, * which the world cannot accept, because it neither sees nor knows it. The word philos is used here. 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. The Empty Tomb. c 4 We have to do the works of the one who sent me while it is day. 15 “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.j 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate* to be with you always,k 17 the Spirit of truth,* which the world cannot accept, because it neither sees nor knows it. John 15:12-17 My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. 2 Every branch of mine that bears no fruit, he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. John 15:7 If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 1 My children, * I am writing this to you so that you may not commit sin. 2 He removes any of my branches that don’t produce fruit, and he trims any branch that produces fruit so that it will produce even more fruit. The Man Born Blind. In John 15:13b-15, the words for love are related to the Greek phileo. 4 Remain in me, and I will remain in you. John differs on the roles of Philip and Andrew, the proximity of Passover , and the allusion to Elisha (see Jn 6:9). 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. John 15:4 : See ch. 8 [20] The word I spoke to you: a reference to John 13:16. Frequently Asked Questions; Revised Edition Information; Study Materials. k 16 It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you. John 15. The Vine and the Branches. Bishop Robert Barron, Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, talks about Sunday of the Word of God, celebrated on the Third Sunday of Ordinary Time. l 17 This I command you: love one another. a 2 He is expiation for our sins, and not for our sins only but for those of the whole world. 15 The man went and told the Jews that Jesus was the one who had made him well. * [15:25] In their law: law is here used as a larger concept than the Pentateuch, for the reference is to Ps 35:19 or Ps 69:5. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.p 15 “I am the true vine; my Father is the gardener. 4 Abide in me, and I in you. * [15:1–17] Like Jn 10:1–5, this passage resembles a parable. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. 2 He cuts off every branch of mine that does not produce fruit. 2 Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it so that it may bear more fruit. See the notes on John 10:34; 12:34. Works . b What came to be 4 through him was life, and this life was the light of the human race; c 5 * the light shines in the darkness, d. and the darkness has not overcome it. Neither this work nor any part of it may be reproduced, distributed, performed or displayed in any medium, including electronic or digital, without permission in writing from the copyright owner. USCCB Mission; Leadership; Bishops and Dioceses; USCCB Offices; Contact USCCB; Financial Reporting; USCCB Careers ; Print | Share | Calendar | Diocesan Locator | FOLLOW US TEXT SIZE Today's Reading; Lecturas del Día; National Bible Week; Readings - Audio; Reflections - Video; Books of the Bible; Understanding the Bible. John Chapter 15 1 1 2 "I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower. 15. Jesus Is the Vine—Followers Are Branches 1 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. 4 Remain in me, as I also remain in you() No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine 2He takes away every branch in me that does not bear fruit, and every one that does he prunes* so that it bears more fruit. "Christmas, and more generally the liturgical year, is exactly that drawing near to these divine signs, to recognize them as impressed into daily events, so that our hearts may be open to God's love. 15. 3 You are already clean because of the words I have spoken to you. The Vine and the Branches. 13 Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. John 15:12-17. CHAPTER 15. This year's theme for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is "Abide in my love... You shall bear much fruit." St. John the Evangelist 510 Jackson Ave. Defiance, OH 43512 Phone: (419) 782-7121 Fax: (419) 782-5813 Email: [email protected] This is a picture of Jesus' metaphor of the Vine in John 15. Jesus, the True Vine. There are synoptic parallels, predicting persecution, especially at Matthew 10:17-25; 24:9-10. CHAPTER 9 The Man Born Blind. 4 [6] Branches were cut off and dried on the wall of the vineyard for later use as fuel. and without him nothing came to be. Learn more. John 14:15-21. 16It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you.l . 3:15. * [15:6] Branches were cut off and dried on the wall of the vineyard for later use as fuel. so that it will be even more fruitful. 3 You are already trimmed because of the word I have spoken to you. 7 [15:18-16:4] The hostile reaction of the world. There are many textual variants. John 15 New English Translation (NET Bible) The Vine and the Branches. . John 15. There may be secondary eucharistic symbolism here; cf. The Transjordan topography recalls the great witness of John the Baptist to Jesus, as opposed to the hostility of the authorities in Jerusalem. In John 15:10 keeping of His commandments was laid down as the means of abiding in His love. . For John, association with Jesus' name implies union with Jesus. John 15. . 14 You are My friends if you do whatever I command you. 21And they will do all these things to you on account of my name,* because they do not know the one who sent me.q 15. that no one else ever did: so Yahweh in Deut 4:32-33. 2 He takes away every branch that does not bear fruit in me. 2 Every branch of mine that bears no fruit, he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, * to be with you for ever. 5-7; 1 John 2:6; [Phil. The wedding Lectionary offers to couples three choices from Jesus' Last Supper discourse in John's Gospel, chapters 13 through 17. 3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. * [15:20] The word I spoke to you: a reference to Jn 13:16. Dei Verbum: The Word of God . 3 You are already clean because of the words I have spoken to you. Bishop Robert Barron, Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, talks about Sunday of the Word of God, celebrated on the Third Sunday of Ordinary Time. The Vine and the Branches. 2 Every branch in me that does not produce fruit he removes, # Mt 3:10; 7:19; 15:13; Lk 3:9; 13:6–9; Jn 15:6; Rm 11:17,22 and he prunes every branch that produces fruit so that it will produce more fruit. Bishop Robert Barron, Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, talks about Sunday of the Word of God, celebrated on the Third Sunday of Ordinary Time. It is the only miracle story found in all four gospels (occurring twice in Mark and Matthew). 3 Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. He now reminds them that that which was specially the commandment to them was love to one another. 2 He removes any of my branches that don’t produce fruit, and he trims any branch that produces fruit so that it will produce even more fruit. and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 1 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. * [15:1–16:4] Discourse on the union of Jesus with his disciples. (Joh 3:15; Joh 6:56; Joh 15:5; Php 1:11; Col 1:23; 1Jo 2:6) 5 I am the vine; you are the branches. 15 "If you love me, you will keep my commandments. 2 He takes away every branch in me that does not bear fruit, and everyone that does he prunes 3 so that it bears more fruit. a 2 * His disciples asked him, b “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” 3 Jesus answered, “Neither he nor his parents sinned; it is so that the works of God might be made visible through him. He prunes every branch that bears fruit so that it will bear more fruit. 15 1 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 20Remember the word I spoke to you,* ‘No slave is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. His words become a monologue and go beyond the immediate crisis of the departure of Jesus. * [2:13–22] This episode indicates the post-resurrectional replacement of the temple by the person of Jesus. 19If you belonged to the world, the world would love its own; but because you do not belong to the world, and I have chosen you out of the world, the world hates you.o 2 He lops off every branch that doesn’t produce. 15 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vineyard keeper. 25But in order that the word written in their law* might be fulfilled, ‘They hated me without cause.’u, 26“When the Advocate comes whom I will send* you from the Father, the Spirit of truth that proceeds from the Father, he will testify to me.v Commentary on John 15:9-17 (Read John 15:9-17) Those whom God loves as a Father, may despise the hatred of all the world. 4 Remain in me, and I will remain in you. 15 I no longer call you slaves, because a slave does not know what his master is doing. 6* c Anyone who does not remain in me will be thrown out like a branch and wither; people will gather them and throw them into a fire and they will be burned. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, because without me you can do nothing. Today we recognize and reflect on the Baptism of the Lord. 4 Abide in Me, and I in you. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB’s) mission is to encounter the mercy of Christ and to accompany His people with joy. John 15:13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. And he trims and cleans every branch that produces fruit so that it will produce even more fruit. prunes: in Greek there is a play on two related verbs. 15. Jesus Is Like a Vine. Here, possibly a reference to Jn 15:1–16 or Jn 16:21. m 18 No one has ever seen God. Beginning next week, the entire Christian community is invited to pray for unity. 12 This is My ... than to lay down one’s life for his friends. 13* No one has greater love than this,j to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. 16 You did not choose me, no, I chose you; and I commissioned you to go out and to bear fruit, fruit that will last; so that the Father will give you anything you ask him in my name. Jesus Is the True Vine Jesus said to his disciples:I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. Learn more. Learn more. bible.usccb.org Saturday of the First Week in Ordinary Time | USCCB The word of God is living and effective, sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating even between soul and spirit, joints and marrow, and able to discern reflections and thoughts of the heart. 17This I command you: love one another.m, The World’s Hatred. 15. Cross references. Just as a branch cannot bear fruit on its own unless it remains on the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in me. 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]. 16 But Peter stood at the gate outside. John 15:4 : ver. CHAPTER 1. John 15:13dropdownRevised Standard Version Catholic Editiondropdown. 3 You are clean already because of the word that I have spoken to you. 6:56. 3 You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. 15 I no longer call you slaves, because a slave does not know what his master is doing. 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. But if anyone does sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous one. Here the Spirit comes from both Jesus and the Father in mission; there is no reference here to the eternal procession of the Spirit. [10:1–5] Gn 48:15; 49:24; Ps 23:1–4; 80:2; Jer 23:1–4; Ez 34:1–31; Mi 7:14. b. Mi 2:12–13. Inductive Bible study on John 15:1-8. 4 Abide in me, and I in you. * Passover: this is the first Passover mentioned in John; a second is mentioned in Jn 6:4; a third in Jn 13:1. 3 You are already pruned because of the word that I spoke to you. In John 15:9-13a, the words for love are related to the Greek agapao. Price: $15.95 Lectio Divina of the Gospels 2020-2021 This book takes the reader through a cycle of praying with the Gospels for Sundays and major feasts of the liturgical year, beginning with the first Sunday of Advent on November 29, 2020 and concluding with the last Sunday in Ordinary Time on November 28, 2021. * Performed no sign: this is to stress the inferior role of John the Baptist. 2 He cuts off every branch of mine that does not produce fruit. New American Bible Copyright © 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., Washington, DC. Christ and His Commandments. 4 Take care to live in me, and let me live in you. They have seen and hated: probably means that they have seen his works and still have hated; but the Greek can be read: "have seen both me and my Father and still have hated both me and my Father." The Church in Latin America. For John, the two roots seem synonymous and mean "to love"; cf also John 21:15-17. 3 He has already tended you by pruning you back for greater strength and usefulness by means of the commands I gave you. I have called you friends,* because I have told you everything I have heard from my Father.k 3 You are already trimmed because of the word I have spoken to you. For apart from Me you can do nothing. 4 Abide in me, and I in you. 15 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 4 Remain in me, as I remain in you. 1 * “I am the true vine, * and my Father is the vine grower. * [15:2] Takes away,prunes: in Greek there is a play on two related verbs. I have called you friends, * because I have told you everything I have heard from my Father. All rights reserved. But you know it, because it remains with you, and will be in you.l John depicts no extended ministry in Capernaum as do the synoptics. All that love the Saviour should continue in their love to him, and take all occasions to show it. Likewise arnia (lambs, John 21:15) and probata (sheep, John 21:16-17) create the same interpretive problem. 15 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Here the Spirit comes from both Jesus and the Father in mission; there is no reference here to the eternal procession of the Spirit. [15:1] Ps 80:9–17; Is 5:1–7; Jer 2:21; Ez 15:2; 17:5–10; 19:10. d. [15:7] 14:13; Mt 7:7; Mk 11:24; 1 Jn 5:14. k. [15:15] Dt 34:5; Jos 24:29; 2 Chr 20:7; Ps 89:21; Is 41:8; Rom 8:15; Gal 4:7; Jas 2:23. n. [15:18] 7:7; 14:17; Mt 10:22; 24:9; Mk 13:13; Lk 6:22; 1 Jn 3:13. As the Father loved Christ, who was most worthy, so he loved his disciples, who were unworthy. 4 Remain in me, and I will remain in you. * [15:21] On account of my name: the idea of persecution for Jesus’ name is frequent in the New Testament (Mt 10:22; 24:9; Acts 9:14). Read full chapter. New King James Version Update. 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. This year's theme for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is "Abide in my love... You shall bear much fruit." For John, association with Jesus’ name implies union with Jesus. a 2 He was in the beginning with God.. 3 * All things came to be through him,. The Promise of the Holy Spirit. Related Media. 1* As he passed by he saw a man blind from birth.a 2* His disciples asked him,b “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind Previously Jesus had referred to Himself as the Good Shepherd ( John 10:14). * [ 16:30 ] The reference is seemingly to the fact that Jesus could anticipate their question in Jn 16:19 . * (John 15:1-17). USCCB Careers; Print | Share | Calendar | Diocesan Locator | FOLLOW US TEXT SIZE Today's Reading; Lecturas del Día; National Bible Week; Readings - Audio; Reflections - Video; Books of the Bible; Understanding the Bible. 1 * As he passed by he saw a man blind from birth. 15 * John testified to him and cried out, saying, “This was he of whom I said, l ‘The one who is coming after me ranks ahead of me because he existed before me.’” 16 From his fullness we have all received, grace in place of grace, * 17 because while the law was given through Moses, grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. And he prunes those branches that bear fruit for even larger crops. . First of all, there was the ‘Book of Signs’, in chapters one through twelve, in which there were seven signs that were used to reveal Jesus’ identity and also to communicate that responsive acceptance on the one hand, and rejection on the other. John depicts no extended ministry in Capernaum as do the synoptics. The word philos is used here. His words become a monologue and go beyond the immediate crisis of the departure of Jesus. l 17 This I command you: love one another. 24If I had not done works among them that no one else ever did, they would not have sin; but as it is, they have seen and hated both me and my Father.t a. 15 Simon Peter and another disciple* followed Jesus. The truth: in John, the divinely revealed reality of the Father manifested in the person and works of Jesus. 3 You are clean now, because of the word that I have spoken to you. friends: in the Old Testament, Moses (Deut 34:5), Joshua (Joshua 24:29), and David (Psalm 89:21) were called "servants" or "slaves of Yahweh"; only Abraham (Isaiah 41:8; 2 Chron 20:7; cf James 2:23) was called a "friend of God.". a. 22If I had not come and spoken* to them, they would have no sin; but as it is they have no excuse for their sin.r 1 “I am # Ex 3:14; Jn 8:24,58 the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. There are many textual variants. * [2:13–22] This episode indicates the post-resurrectional replacement of the temple by the person of Jesus. John 15:5 I am the vine and you are the branches. in me, and I in you. Love to God is proved by love to mankind. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. 3 You are already made clean by the word which I have spoken to you. 16 Therefore, the Jews began to persecute Jesus because he did this on a sabbath.h 17 * But Jesus answered them,i “My Father is at work until now, so I am at work.” 1:11; Col. 1:23]; See ch. 10If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and remain in his love.g, 11“I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and your joy may be complete.h The identification of the vine as the Son of Man in Ps 80:15 and Wisdom’s description of herself as a vine in Sir 24:17 are further background for portrayal of Jesus by this figure. ©2021 United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Explore more inspirational selections here. 3 [2] Takes away . John 15:1-8 Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE) Jesus the True Vine. Jesus Is the Vine—Followers Are Branches. CHAPTER 2. 15 “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. 5I am the vine, you are the branches. Dei Verbum: The Word of God . 18“If the world hates you, realize that it hated me first.n The Vine and the Branches. Their law reflects the argument of the church with the synagogue. 1 [15:1-16:4] Discourse on the union of Jesus with his disciples. also Jn 21:15–17. They have seen and hated: probably means that they have seen his works and still have hated; but the Greek can be read: “have seen both me and my Father and still have hated both me and my Father.” Works,that no one else ever did: so Yahweh in Dt 4:32–33. For John, the two roots seem synonymous and mean “to love”; cf. Now the other disciple was known to the high priest, and he entered the courtyard of the high priest with Jesus. 3You are already pruned because of the word that I spoke to you.b 17 This is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. We'll take a look at two of these choices, as they overlap with John 15:12's statement, "This is my commandment: love one another as I love you" Jesus said to his disciples: “As the Father loves… The Church in Latin America. I am the true vine. Read verse in New International Version Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. k 16 It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you. John 15 Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE) Jesus the True Vine. Remain in my love.f See notes on Jn 10:34; 12:34. So the other disciple, the acquaintance of the high priest, went out … (John 15:1-17). The third pair is oidas (know intellectually, John 21:15-16) and ginoskeis (know experientially, John 21:17). (John 15:1-17). b 3 The way we may be sure * that we know him is to keep his commandments. See notes on Mt 14:13–21; 15:32–39. He cuts away every branch of mine that doesn't produce fruit. Learn more. 15 “I am the true vine and my Father is the gardener. John 15. The Advocate. 11 [25] In their law: law is here used as a larger concept than the Pentateuch, for the reference is to Psalm 35:19 or Psalm 69:5. m 1 "I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. I have called you friends, * because I have told you everything I have heard from my Father. 1 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vineyard keeper. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. Mk 14:25, “the fruit of the vine.”. The Church in Latin America. The identification of the vine as the Son of Man in Psalm 80:15 and Wisdom's description of herself as a vine in Sirach 24:17 are further background for portrayal of Jesus by this figure. The story here symbolizes the food that is really available through Jesus. * [15:13] For one’s friends: or: “those whom one loves.” In Jn 15:9–13a, the words for love are related to the Greek agapaō. * 1 On the first day of the week, a Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, * and saw the stone removed from the tomb. 15 No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you. Dei Verbum: The Word of God . 8By this is my Father glorified, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples.e About USCCB. 1 “I am the true vine; my Father is the gardener. 15 “ [] I am the true Vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. 15. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB’s) mission is to encounter the mercy of Christ and to accompany His people with joy. Includes cross references, questions, teaching points, outline, and applications on John chapter 15:1-8. No branch can produce fruit alone. Jas 2:23) was called a “friend of God.”. 9 [21] On account of my name: the idea of persecution for Jesus' name is frequent in the New Testament (Matthew 10:22; 24:9; Acts 9:14). 14You are my friends if you do what I command you. * [15:15] Slaves,friends: in the Old Testament, Moses (Dt 34:5), Joshua (Jos 24:29), and David (Ps 89:21) were called “servants” or “slaves of Yahweh”; only Abraham (Is 41:8; 2 Chr 20:7; cf. 4 Remain in me, and I will remain in you. 16 You did not choose me, no, I chose you; and I commissioned you to go out and to bear fruit, fruit that will last; so that the Father will give you anything you ask him in my name. Learn more. John 15 International Children’s Bible (ICB) Jesus Is Like a Vine. But he trims clean every branch tha CHAPTER 20 *. In Jn 15:13b–15, the words for love are related to the Greek phileō. 4Remain in me, as I remain in you. 1 “I am the true grapevine, and my Father is the gardener. The Revised Standard Version of the Bible: … b 4 Remain in me, as I remain in you. 15 ‘If you love me, you will keep * my commandments. The two great commandments of the law are really one. 3 You are already pruned because of the word that I spoke to you. 12This is my commandment: love one another as I love you.i 5 [13] For one's friends: or: "those whom one loves." 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes # 15:2 The Greek for he prunes also means he cleans. * Passover: this is the first Passover mentioned in John; a second is mentioned in Jn 6:4; a third in Jn 13:1. 12 [26] Whom I will send: in John 14:16, 26 the Paraclete is to be sent by the Father, at the request of Jesus. Copyright 2019-2021 USCCB, please review our Privacy Policy, On Fraternity and Social Friendship (Fratelli Tutti). John 15:19 If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. The possession of truth confers knowledge and liberation from sin . 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