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John 15
John 15
1I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
1I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
Commentary · verse 1
2Every branch in me that beareth not fruit, he taketh it away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he cleanseth it, that it may bear more fruit.
2Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
Commentary · verse 2
Doctrine: God is focused on growth and profitability. Believers are the branches in the Vine. Every fruitless branch is taken away: people who do not bear fruit are not believers and they end up in eternal torment. Branches that bear fruit (profit) are purged (cut back; to cleanse of filth, impurity) so they bear more fruit. This could be seen as the shoots on the profitable branch being cut off so that the tree could focus on producing more fruit through the fruitful branches. God's measure for whether or not you are a believer is Righteousness. If you have God's Righteousness in you, it will be proven by growth and profitability.
Doctrines on this passage
3Already ye are clean because of the word which I have spoken unto you.
4Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; so neither can ye, except ye abide in me.
5I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same beareth much fruit: for apart from me ye can do nothing.
3Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.
4Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
5I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
Commentary · verses 3-5
Doctrine: Believers only grow and profit if they live in Christ through the Holy Spirit. The branches only bear fruit if they abide in the Vine.
6If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
6If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
Commentary · verse 6
Doctrine: People who do not abide in Christ spend their existence in eternal torment.
7If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatsoever ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
8Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; and so shall ye be my disciples.
7If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
8Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.
Commentary · verses 7-8
Doctrine: The Father is glorified when we bear much fruit (give great profit). Jesus concluded this portion of the lesson with a direct conclusion. The mini-summary was that we can only be profitable if Jesus is in us and working through us by the Holy Spirit, and this process would be painful because it would involve being cut back so we could produce more. Jesus then worked His way up to explaining a powerful example of us being profitable because God is working through us...
Doctrines on this passage
9Even as the Father hath loved me, I also have loved you: abide ye in my love.
10If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.
11These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full.
9As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
10If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.
11These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.
Commentary · verses 9-11
Doctrine: Jesus spoke all of this so that His joy may be in us and our joy may be made full. We can be joyful even when circumstances are painful. In fact, our joy ought to be full in order to bear the most pain and bear the most fruit.
12This is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you.
12This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
Commentary · verse 12
Doctrine: Jesus' commandment was love one another as Christ loved you.
13Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
13Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
Commentary · verse 13
Doctrine: Love is quantitative. There is no greater love than to lay down your life for your friends. This is very painful to the flesh and very fruitful. Love is the giving of a value without expecting a return from the person you gave to. If you gave your life for that friend they could not give a return. Notice, this verse also stated it was giving your life for a friend, not just anyone. Giving your life for a friend, for someone you could speak for, would be an assurance that what they did with the love you gave to them would be used to create something more. There is no way for a person to give more and prevent themselves from lessening what was given.
14Ye are my friends, if ye do the things which I command you.
14Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
Commentary · verse 14
Doctrine: You are Jesus' friend if you do His commandments. You can speak for Jesus if you love others as Jesus loved you.
Doctrines on this passage
15No longer do I call you servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I heard from my Father I have made known unto you.
15Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
Commentary · verse 15
Doctrine: Jesus made all things known that He heard from His Father. This would make people who love Jesus "friends" and not "servants."
16Ye did not choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that ye should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should abide: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
16Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
Commentary · verse 16
Doctrine: Jesus selected the Disciples as friends in response to their willingness to do His commandments. This did not mean that Jesus selected these Disciples to be friends against their will. Jesus selected Judas to be a Disciple and Judas did not do Jesus' commandments, he betrayed Jesus. The reason Jesus selects believers is so that they will bear fruit that will last. However, whether the person bears fruit or not is dependent on whether the person humbles themselves and allows Jesus to work through them via the Holy Spirit. Then Jesus "selects" them for Salvation in response to their willingness to do Jesus' commandments. Again, Jesus was working His way up to presenting another painful example of God working through us that is painful to our flesh...
17These things I command you, that ye may love one another.
18If the world hateth you, ye know that it hath hated me before it hated you.
19If ye were of the world, the world would love its own: but because ye are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
20Remember the word that I said unto you, A servant is not greater than his lord. If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they kept my word, they will keep yours also.
17These things I command you, that ye love one another.
18If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.
19If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
20Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
Commentary · verses 17-20
Doctrine: Believers will be hated and persecuted by the world. Jesus was persecuted and we should not expect to have all the blessings of being in Jesus without having to deal with the persecutions. Next, Jesus got more specific as to why the world persecutes people who love...
21But all these things will they do unto you for my name’s sake, because they know not him that sent me.
21But all these things will they do unto you for my name’s sake, because they know not him that sent me.
Commentary · verse 21
Doctrine: We are persecuted because of Jesus, not because of ourselves. Jesus said the religious leaders of His day persecuted Him because they did not know God. The religious leaders considered Jesus the source of the conviction (and love) coming to them from God through Jesus. The religious leaders thought they were rejecting the source when they persecuted Jesus. Actually, they were rejecting God. Likewise, people who persecute us for letting God flow through us actually reject God, not us. As believers, we allow God to flow through us to other people. This is love, however, it can also result in conviction. Jesus told us to confront other believers (Luke 17:3; Matthew 18:15) who sin against us for their benefit, which is love. Sometimes this conviction upsets believers who are acting in their flesh. These believers want to displace pain, however, they do not want to displace it onto God. Instead, they displace it on the vessel God flowed through. Consequently, believers get persecuted by others because of God, because God flowed through them to others. This happened to Jesus and was also exactly what happened with the prophets. People can displace the pain (as a result of their flesh getting convicted by God) onto the source of whom God flowed through, and not feel like they displaced their pain onto God, however, they are deceiving themselves.
22If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no excuse for their sin.
22If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin.
Commentary · verse 22
The Pharisees had a cloke for their sin but Jesus removed the cloke by making known to the Pharisees their hypocrisies. According to Romans 14:23, sin is whatsoever is not of faith (understanding and experience). If Jesus had not helped their understanding and experience, they would not be guilty of sin.
23He that hateth me hateth my Father also.
24If I had not done among them the works which none other did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.
25But this cometh to pass, that the word may be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.
23He that hateth me hateth my Father also.
24If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.
25But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.
Commentary · verses 23-25
Doctrine: The religious leaders were unjust in their persecution of Jesus. Jesus referenced Psalm 69:4. Notice, Jesus was persecuted because of what He allowed God to do through Him towards others. Jesus was adamant throughout His time on earth that He only did what the Father told Him to do, that He did nothing of Himself. God flowed through Jesus to love the religious leaders of His time by helping them kill their flesh. However, the religious leaders in the flesh wanted to displace their pain and justified their actions by blaming Jesus (God's vessel) instead of the real source (God). The result was they persecuted Jesus without a just cause, which resulted in an infinite amount of fruit through Justice. Likewise, our being unjustly persecuted because we allow God to flow through us to others is an example of being profitable that is painful to our flesh.
Doctrines on this passage
26But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall bear witness of me: 27and ye also bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.
26But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
27And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.
Commentary · verses 26-27
Doctrine: The Holy Spirit would bear witness of Jesus, just as God the Father did. Jesus would send the Holy Spirit from the Father, which implied this would only be done once Jesus went to the Father.
Commentary · verse 27
John 13-15 covered the events and teaching at the Last Supper. The next chapter continued covering these events.
Jesus is the "Vine", the Father is the Husbandman (Master of the Vine and Worker of the Land).