John 13-17

[John Reece]

John 15:2

Text: (NA27):

πᾶν κλῆμα ἐν ἐμοὶ μὴ φέρον καρπὸν αἴρει αὐτό, καὶ πᾶν τὸ καρπὸν φέρον καθαίρει αὐτὸ ἵνα καρπὸν πλείονα φέρῃ

Transliteration (Accordance):

pan klēma en emoi mē pheron karpon airei auto, kai pan to karpon pheron kathairei auto hina karpon pleiona pherȩ̄

Translation (WEB):
Analysis (Zerwick/BDAG):

κλῆμα : vine shoot, (flexible) branch.
φέρον : neuter participle of φέρω ; conditional, οὐ φέρον not bearing (= if it does not bear).
καθαίρω : cleanse ; prune.
πλείων, -ονος : masculine and feminine πλεῖον neuter (comparative of πολύς) more.
φέρῃ : subjunctive of φέρω bear.

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John 15:3

Text: (NA27):

ἤδη ὑμεῖς καθαροί ἐστε διὰ τὸν λόγον ὃν λελάληκα ὑμῖν

Transliteration (Accordance):

ēdē hymeis katharoi este dia ton logon hon lelalēka hymin

Translation (WEB):

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

Analysis (Zerwick/BDAG):

ἤδη : already.
καθαρός : clean, cf. Acts 15:9.
ὁ λόγος : especially of the teaching of Jesus, technical term for the gospel.
λελάληκα : perfect of λαλέω speak.

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John 15:4

Text: (NA27):

μείνατε ἐν ἐμοί, κἀγὼ ἐν ὑμῖν. καθὼς τὸ κλῆμα οὐ δύναται καρπὸν φέρειν ἀφ᾿ ἑαυτοῦ ἐὰν μὴ μένῃ ἐν τῇ ἀμπέλῳ, οὕτως οὐδὲ ὑμεῖς ἐὰν μὴ ἐν ἐμοὶ μένητε

Transliteration (Accordance):
Translation (NRSV):

Abide in me as I abide in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in me.

Analysis (Zerwick/BDAG):

μείνατε : aorist imperative of μένω abide.
κἀγώ = καὶ ἐγώ.
φέρειν : infinitive of φέρω bear.
ἀφ᾿ ἑαυτοῦ : by itself.
ἐὰν μὴ : unless ; (1st time) but only.
μένῃ : subjunctive of μένω.
ἄμπελος : vine.

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John 15:5

Text: (NA27):

ἐγώ εἰμι ἡ ἄμπελος, ὑμεῖς τὰ κλήματα. ὁ μένων ἐν ἐμοὶ κἀγὼ ἐν αὐτῷ οὗτος φέρει καρπὸν πολύν, ὅτι χωρὶς ἐμοῦ οὐ δύνασθε ποιεῖν οὐδέν.

Transliteration (Accordance):

egō eimi hē ampelos, hymeis ta klēmata. ho menōn en emoi kagō en autō̧ houtos pherei karpon polyn, hoti chōris emou ou dynasthe poiein ouden.

Translation (WEB):

I am the vine. You are the branches. He who remains in me, and I in him, the same bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.

Analysis (Zerwick/BDAG):

μένων : participle of μένω remain.
ἐν : sociative in special sense of intra-personal relationship: 6:56, "He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood lives in me, and I in him."
χωρίς : with genitive without, apart from.

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John 15:6

Text: (NA27):

ἐὰν μή τις μένῃ ἐν ἐμοί, ἐβλήθη ἔξω ὡς τὸ κλῆμα καὶ ἐξηράνθη καὶ συνάγουσιν αὐτὰ καὶ εἰς τὸ πῦρ βάλλουσιν καὶ καίεται.

Transliteration (Accordance):

ἐan mē tis menȩ̄ en emoi, eblēthē exō hōs to klēma kai exēranthē kai synagousin auta kai eis to pyr ballousin kai kaietai.

Translation (ESV):

If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned.

Analysis (Zerwick/BDAG):

ἐβλήθη : aorist passive of βάλλω throw; βάλλω ἔξω throw away.
ἔξω : outside.
ἐξηράνθη : aorist passive of ξηραίνω (ξηρός dry) dry up, passive intransitive wither ; proleptic aorists, sometimes called "dramatic" aorists meaning "he shall be thrown away."

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John 15:7

Text: (NA27):

ἐὰν μείνητε ἐν ἐμοὶ καὶ τὰ ῥήματά μου ἐν ὑμῖν μείνῃ, ὃ ἐὰν θέλητε αἰτήσασθε, καὶ γενήσεται ὑμῖν.

Transliteration (Accordance):

ean meinēte en emoi kai ta rhēmata mou en hymin meinȩ̄, ho ean thelēte aitēsasthe, kai genēsetai hymin.

Translation (TNIV):

If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

Analysis (Zerwick/BDAG):

μείνητε, μείνῃ : aorist subjunctive of μένω remain, stay.
ῥήμα : what is spoken, word.
ἐάν : (= ἄν) with subjunctive whatever, all that.
θέλητε : subjunctive of θέλω wish to have, desire, want.
αἰτήσασθε : aorist middle imperative of αἰτέω ask, ask for, demand.
γενήσεται : future of γίνομαι happen, turn out, take place.
ὑμῖν : pure dative, for you.

[John Reece]

John 15:8

Text: (NA27):

ἐν τούτῳ ἐδοξάσθη ὁ πατήρ μου, ἵνα καρπὸν πολὺν φέρητε καὶ γένησθε ἐμοὶ μαθηταί.

Transliteration (Accordance):

en toutō̧ edoxasthē ho patēr mou, hina karpon polyn pherēte kai genēsthe emoi mathētai.

Translation (NRSV):

My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples.

Analysis (Zerwick/BDAG):

ἐν τούτῳ : by this, referring to what follows, ἐν instrumental.
ἐδοξάσθη : aorist passive of δοξάζω glorify.
ἵνα : (namely), that, epexegetical (of ἐν τούτῳ).
φέρητε : subjunctive of φέρω bear.
γένησθε : aorist subjunctive of γίνομαι that you may prove to be.
ἐμοί : dative, either to me or of mine.

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John 15:9

Text: (NA27):
Transliteration (Accordance):

Kathōs ēgapēsen me ho patēr, kagō hymas ēgapēsa; meinate en tȩ̄ agapȩ̄ tȩ̄ emȩ̄.

Translation (NRSV):

As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love.

Analysis (Zerwick/BDAG):

ἠγάπησέν : aorist of ἀγαπάω, aorist possibly represents a Semitic perfect which, in the case of stative verbs (verbs denoting a state as opposed to an act), may refer equally to past and present.
μείνατε : aorist imperative of μένω abide.

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John 15:10

Text: (NA27):

ἐὰν τὰς ἐντολάς μου τηρήσητε, μενεῖτε ἐν τῇ ἀγάπῃ μου, καθὼς ἐγὼ τὰς ἐντολὰς τοῦ πατρός μου τετήρηκα καὶ μένω αὐτοῦ ἐν τῇ ἀγάπῃ.

Transliteration (Accordance):

ean tas entolas mou tērēsēte, meneite en tȩ̄ agapȩ̄ mou, kathōs egō tas entolas tou patros mou tetērēka kai menō autou en tȩ̄ agapȩ̄.

Translation (NRSV):
Analysis (Zerwick/BDAG):

τηρήσητε : aorist subjunctive of τηρέω keep.
μενεῖτε : future of μένω remain, stay, abide.
τετήρηκα : perfect of τηρέω.
αὐτοῦ : associated with ἀγάπῃ.

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John 15:11

Text: (NA27):

Ταῦτα λελάληκα ὑμῖν ἵνα ἡ χαρὰ ἡ ἐμὴ ἐν ὑμῖν ᾖ καὶ ἡ χαρὰ ὑμῶν πληρωθῇ.

Transliteration (Accordance):

Tauta lelalēka hymin hina hē chara hē emē en hymin ȩ̄ kai hē chara hymōn plērōthȩ̄.

Translation (NRSV):

I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete.

Analysis (Zerwick/BDAG):

λελάληκα : perfect of λαλέω speak, say.
χαρά : joy.
ᾖ : subjunctive of εἰμί be.
πληρωθῇ : aorist passive subjunctive of πληρόω make full, complete.

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John 15:12

Text: (NA27):

Αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ ἐντολὴ ἡ ἐμή, ἵνα ἀγαπᾶτε ἀλλήλους καθὼς ἠγάπησα ὑμᾶς.

Transliteration (Accordance):

Ahutē estin hē entolē hē emē, hina agapate allēlous kathōs ēgapēsa hymas.

Translation (NRSV):

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

Analysis (Zerwick/BDAG):

αὕτη : feminine of οὗτος this.
ἵνα : epexegetical (of αὕτη).
ἀγαπᾶτε : subjunctive (same as indicative) of ἀγαπάω.
ἠγάπησα : aorist of ἀγαπάω ; aorist possibly represents a Semitic perfect which, in the case of stative verbs (verbs denoting a state as opposed to an act), may refer equally to past and present.

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[John Reece]

John 15:13

Text: (NA27):

μείζονα ταύτης ἀγάπην οὐδεὶς ἔχει, ἵνα τις τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ θῇ ὑπὲρ τῶν φίλων αὐτοῦ.

Transliteration (Accordance):

meizona tautēs agapēn oudeis echei, hina tis tēn psychēn autou thȩ̄ hyper tōn philōn autou.

Translation (RSV):

Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Analysis (Zerwick/BDAG):

μείζων : (comparative of μέγας) greater, accusative in agreement with ἀγάπην object of ἔχει.
ταύτης : than this, genitive of comparison.
ἵνα : epexegetical (of ταύτης0.
τις : enclitic one, but translate he.
ψυχή : life.
θῇ : he should lay down/give, aorist subjunctive of τίθημι.
φίλος : friend.

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John 15:14

Text: (NA27):

ὑμεῖς φίλοι μού ἐστε ἐὰν ποιῆτε ἃ ἐγὼ ἐντέλλομαι ὑμῖν.

Transliteration (Accordance):

ὑμεῖς φίλοι μού ἐστε ἐὰν ποιῆτε ἃ ἐγὼ ἐντέλλομαι ὑμῖν.

Translation (RSV):

You are my friends if you do what I command you.

Analysis (Zerwick/BDAG):

ποιῆτε : subjunctive of ποιέω do.
ἐντέλλομαι : (I) command.

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John 15:15

Text: (NA27):
Transliteration (Accordance):
Translation (NRSV):

I do not call you servants any longer, because the servant does not know what the master is doing; but I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from my Father.

Analysis (Zerwick/BDAG):

οὐκέτι : no longer.
λέγω : call.
τί : indirect interrogative.
εἴρηκα : perfect of λέγω.
ἤκουσα : aorist of ἀκούω hear.
ἐγνώρισα : aorist of γνωρίζω make known.

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John 15:16

Text: (NA27):

οὐχ ὑμεῖς με ἐξελέξασθε, ἀλλ᾿ ἐγὼ ἐξελεξάμην ὑμᾶς καὶ ἔθηκα ὑμᾶς ἵνα ὑμεῖς ὑπάγητε καὶ καρπὸν φέρητε καὶ ὁ καρπὸς ὑμῶν μένῃ, ἵνα ὅ τι ἂν αἰτήσητε τὸν πατέρα ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί μου δῷ ὑμῖν.

Transliteration (Accordance):
Translation (NRSV):

You did not choose me but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask him in my name.

Analysis (Zerwick/BDAG):

ἐξελέξασθε : aorist of ἐκλέγομαι choose.
ἔθηκα : aorist of τίθημι appoint.
ὑμεῖς : perhaps redundant ; if emphatic, connoting disciples as appointed to the work hitherto done by Jesus.
ὑπάγητε : subjunctive of ὑπάγω go.
μένῃ : subjunctive of μένω remain, stay, abide, last.
ὅ τι ἂν : (with subjunctive) whatever
αἰτήσητε : aorist subjunctive ; αἰτέω (τινά τι) ask (one) for (something).
ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί μου : i.e., in union with/in the spirit of Jesus.
δῷ : aorist subjunctive of δίδωμι give.