Focused Passage

John 15:12-17

The True Vine, Abiding Fruitfulness, Christlike Love, and the World’s Hatred

Jesus calls his disciples to abide in him as branches in the true vine, defines fruitfulness through dependence, obedience, prayer, joy, and love, then prepares them for the world’s hatred and the Spirit-enabled witness that will testify about him.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

12 This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.

13 Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

14 You are My friends if you do what I command you.

15 No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have made known to you.

16 You did not choose Me, but I chose you. 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.

17 This is My command to you: Love one another.

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References and Original Words

Verse 12

Original words

This Αὕτη G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular is ἐστὶν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular My ἐμὴ G1699 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Feminine 1st Person Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular commandment ἐντολὴ G1785 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular that ἵνα G2443 Conjunction you love ἀγαπᾶτε G25 Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural one another ἀλλήλους G240 Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural as καθὼς G2531 Adverb I have loved ἠγάπησα G25 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular you ὑμᾶς G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural
Verse 13

Original words

Greater μείζονα G3173 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular - Comparative love ἀγάπην G26 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular has ἔχει G2192 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular no one οὐδεὶς G3762 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular than this ταύτης G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular that ἵνα G2443 Conjunction [he] τις G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular lay down θῇ G5087 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular his αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular life ψυχὴν G5590 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular for ὑπὲρ G5228 Preposition - τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural his αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular friends φίλων G5384 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Verse 14

Original words

You Ὑμεῖς G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural are ἐστε G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural My μού G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular friends φίλοι G5384 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural if ἐὰν G1437 Conjunction you do ποιῆτε G4160 Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural what ἃ* G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural I ἐγὼ G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular command ἐντέλλομαι G1781 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular you ὑμῖν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Verse 15

Original words

No longer οὐκέτι G3765 Adverb do I call λέγω G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular you ὑμᾶς G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural servants δούλους G1401 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural for ὅτι G3754 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular a servant δοῦλος G1401 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular {does} not οὐκ G3756 Adverb understand οἶδεν G1492 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular what τί G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular his αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular master κύριος G2962 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular is doing ποιεῖ G4160 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular But δὲ G1161 Conjunction I have called εἴρηκα G2046 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular you ὑμᾶς G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural friends φίλους G5384 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural because ὅτι G3754 Conjunction everything πάντα G3956 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural - G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural I have learned ἤκουσα G191 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular from παρὰ G3844 Preposition My μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular Father Πατρός G3962 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular I have made known ἐγνώρισα G1107 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular to you ὑμῖν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Verse 16

Original words

You ὑμεῖς G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural {did} not οὐχ G3756 Adverb choose ἐξελέξασθε G1586 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural Me με G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular but ἀλλ’ G235 Conjunction I ἐγὼ G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular chose ἐξελεξάμην G1586 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular you ὑμᾶς G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural And καὶ G2532 Conjunction I appointed ἔθηκα G5087 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular you ὑμᾶς G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural to ἵνα G2443 Conjunction - ὑμεῖς G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural go ὑπάγητε G5217 Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction bear φέρητε G5342 Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural fruit καρπὸν G2590 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular - ὑμῶν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural fruit καρπὸς G2590 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular that will remain μένῃ G3306 Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular so that ἵνα G2443 Conjunction whatever ὅ¦τι G3754 Conjunction - ἂν G302 Particle you ask αἰτήσητε G154 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural the τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular Father Πατέρα G3962 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition My μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular - τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Singular name ὀνόματί G3686 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular He will give δῷ G1325 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular you ὑμῖν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Verse 17

Original words

This ταῦτα G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural is My command ἐντέλλομαι G1781 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular to you ὑμῖν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural - ἵνα G2443 Conjunction Love ἀγαπᾶτε G25 Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural one another ἀλλήλους G240 Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural

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