John
John 15:1–2
1“I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard. 2He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
John 15:1
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Ἐγώ | Egō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| am | εἰμι | eimi | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| the | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| true | ἀληθινή | alēthinē | Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular | G228 true, real, genuine |
| vine | ἄμπελος | ampelos | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G288 a vine |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| My | μου | mou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| Father | Πατήρ | Patēr | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3962 father, Father, ancestor |
| is | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| keeper of the vineyard | γεωργός | geōrgos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1092 a worker of the soil, husbandman, vine-dresser |
John 15:2
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He cuts off | αἴρει | airei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G142 I raise, lift up |
| every | πᾶν | pan | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| branch | κλῆμα | klēma | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G2814 a branch, shoot |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| Me | ἐμοὶ | emoi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| that bears no | φέρον | pheron | Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5342 I carry, bear, bring, lead |
| fruit | καρπὸν | karpon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2590 fruit, result, gain |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| every | πᾶν | pan | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| that | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| does bear | φέρον | pheron | Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5342 I carry, bear, bring, lead |
| fruit | καρπὸν | karpon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2590 fruit, result, gain |
| He prunes | καθαίρει | kathairei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2508 I cleanse, purify, prune |
| to make it | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| even more fruitful | φέρῃ | pherē | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G5342 I carry, bear, bring, lead |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
John 15:1 Jeremiah 2:21 · Isaiah 27:2–3 · 1 Corinthians 3:9 · Isaiah 60:21 · Psalm 80:8–19 · Isaiah 4:2 · John 6:55 · Isaiah 5:1–7 · Jeremiah 12:10 · Hosea 10:1 · 1 John 2:8 · Mark 12:1
John 15:2 Matthew 3:10 · Hebrews 12:10–11 · Matthew 15:13 · Revelation 3:19 · John 15:8 · Luke 13:7–9 · Hebrews 6:7–8 · Matthew 13:12 · Matthew 3:12 · 1 Thessalonians 5:23–24 · Galatians 5:22–23 · Philippians 1:9–11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.