John

John 15:1–3

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. ³You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.

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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

John 15:3

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You	ὑμεῖς	hymeis	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
are	ἐστε	este	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
already	ἤδη	ēdē	Adverb	G2235 now, already
clean	καθαροί	katharoi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2513 clean, pure, unstained
because of	διὰ	dia	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
word	λόγον	logon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy
I have spoken	λελάληκα	lelalēka	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G2980 I speak, say
to you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you

Cross-references

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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

John 15:3 John 17:17 · Ephesians 5:26 · 1 Peter 1:22 · John 13:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.