φέρει (pherei) in John 15:5: Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative

Verb: the form names an action, state, or verbal idea. The verse determines how strongly the verbal form should be pressed.

Present: tense and aspect describe how the action is presented in this form, but context decides the exact force.

Active: voice describes how the subject relates to the verbal action in this form.

Indicative: the form's mood helps explain how the verbal idea functions in the clause.

Third Person: the form marks who is involved in the verbal assertion, command, or clause.

Not applicable: this verb form is not using noun case to mark its sentence role.

Singular: the form is marked for grammatical number and should be tied to the subject or clause it serves.

Not applicable: this verb form does not use grammatical gender to make its point.

The statement about bearing much fruit

Jesus' fruit-bearing statement in John 15:5

φέρει is a Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative within "ἐμοί, κἀγὼ ἐν αὐτῷ, οὗτος φέρει καρπὸν πολύν· ὅτι χωρὶς ἐμοῦ". The present active indicative states the fruit-bearing action in the abiding statement.

The present tense does not by itself prove uninterrupted visible fruit. The sentence ties fruitfulness to abiding in Jesus.

High: The form matters because it functions as predicate in John 15:5.

Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative. states the result associated with abiding in Jesus. Attached to the statement about bearing much fruit. Governed by Jesus' fruit-bearing statement in John 15:5. The syntax should be explained from the clause, not isolated from the passage.

What does Jesus say the abiding person does? The verb states that this person bears much fruit.

Direct: The form directly supports bears much fruit.

The same morphology label can function differently in another verse. The immediate wording should decide the contextual force. Grammar identifies the form's role; the passage supplies the interpretive weight. Grammatical gender is not a separate theological claim.

Grammar alone proves doctrine: The form supports interpretation only as it serves the verse and its context. form label replaces context: Do not make present tense a mechanical test of constant visible productivity. The verse emphasizes dependence on Jesus. grammatical gender proves theology: Grammatical gender is a language feature and should not be pressed beyond the verse.

The Textus Receptus witness for John 15:5 reads φέρει with the morphology label Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative.

The lemma is φέρω. The guide uses the gloss "I carry, bear, bring, lead" only to orient this occurrence.

φέρει appears in the phrase "ἐμοί, κἀγὼ ἐν αὐτῷ, οὗτος φέρει καρπὸν πολύν· ὅτι χωρὶς ἐμοῦ". The present active indicative states the fruit-bearing action in the abiding statement.

John 15:5 says the one who abides in Jesus bears much fruit.

The form fits John's farewell teaching that life and fruitfulness come from union with Jesus.

When teaching John 15:5, use the verb to show the fruit-bearing result while keeping the dependence language central.

The present tense does not by itself prove uninterrupted visible fruit. The sentence ties fruitfulness to abiding in Jesus.