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

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

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

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

15No 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.

16You 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.

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

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References and Original Words

Verse 12

Original words

ThisΑὕτηG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine SingularisἐστὶνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularMyἐμὴG1699Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Feminine 1st Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularcommandmentἐντολὴG1785Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularthatἵναG2443Conjunctionyou loveἀγαπᾶτεG25Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Pluralone anotherἀλλήλουςG240Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine PluralasκαθὼςG2531AdverbI have lovedἠγάπησαG25Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural
Verse 13

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GreaterμείζοναG3173Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular - ComparativeloveἀγάπηνG26Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularhasἔχειG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularno oneοὐδεὶςG3762Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singularthan thisταύτηςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine SingularthatἵναG2443Conjunction[he]τιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singularlay downθῇG5087Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularlifeψυχὴνG5590Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularforὑπὲρG5228Preposition-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularfriendsφίλωνG5384Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Verse 14

Original words

YouὙμεῖςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person PluralareἐστεG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralMyμούG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularfriendsφίλοιG5384Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralifἐὰνG1437Conjunctionyou doποιῆτεG4160Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Pluralwhatἃ*G3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter PluralIἐγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularcommandἐντέλλομαιG1781Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person SingularyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Verse 15

Original words

No longerοὐκέτιG3765Adverbdo I callλέγωG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person PluralservantsδούλουςG1401Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralforὅτιG3754Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singulara servantδοῦλοςG1401Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular{does} notοὐκG3756AdverbunderstandοἶδενG1492Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularwhatτίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularmasterκύριοςG2962Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularis doingποιεῖG4160Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularButδὲG1161ConjunctionI have calledεἴρηκαG2046Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person PluralfriendsφίλουςG5384Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralbecauseὅτιG3754ConjunctioneverythingπάνταG3956Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural-G3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter PluralI have learnedἤκουσαG191Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularfromπαρὰG3844PrepositionMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularFatherΠατρόςG3962Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularI have made knownἐγνώρισαG1107Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularto youὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Verse 16

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YouὑμεῖςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural{did} notοὐχG3756AdverbchooseἐξελέξασθεG1586Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 2nd Person PluralMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singularbutἀλλ’G235ConjunctionIἐγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularchoseἐξελεξάμηνG1586Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 1st Person SingularyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person PluralAndκαὶG2532ConjunctionI appointedἔθηκαG5087Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person PluraltoἵναG2443Conjunction-ὑμεῖςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person PluralgoὑπάγητεG5217Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionbearφέρητεG5342Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person PluralfruitκαρπὸνG2590Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-καὶG2532Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singular-ὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralfruitκαρπὸςG2590Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularthat will remainμένῃG3306Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singularso thatἵναG2443Conjunctionwhateverὅ¦τιG3754Conjunction-ἂνG302Particleyou askαἰτήσητεG154Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person PluraltheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularFatherΠατέραG3962Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingularnameὀνόματίG3686Noun - Dative Neuter SingularHe will giveδῷG1325Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Verse 17

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ThisταῦταG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Pluralis My commandἐντέλλομαιG1781Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singularto youὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural-ἵναG2443ConjunctionLoveἀγαπᾶτεG25Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Pluralone anotherἀλλήλουςG240Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural

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