Verse 4

{ "verseID": "John.15.4", "source": "Μείνατε ἐν ἐμοί, κἀγὼ ἐν ὑμῖν. Καθὼς τὸ κλῆμα οὐ δύναται καρπὸν φέρειν ἀφʼ ἑαυτοῦ, ἐὰν μὴ μείνῃ ἐν τῇ ἀμπέλῳ· οὕτως οὐδὲ ὑμεῖς, ἐὰν μὴ ἐν ἐμοὶ μείνητε.", "text": "*Meinate en emoi*, *kagō en humin*. *Kathōs* the *klēma ou dunatai karpon pherein aph' heautou*, *ean mē meinē en tē ampelō*; *houtōs oude humeis*, *ean mē en emoi meinēte*.", "grammar": { "*Meinate*": "aorist imperative, active, second person plural - remain/abide/stay", "*en emoi*": "preposition + dative - in me", "*kagō*": "crasis of *kai* + *egō* - and I", "*en humin*": "preposition + dative - in you [plural]", "*Kathōs*": "adverb - just as/even as", "*klēma*": "nominative, neuter, singular - branch", "*ou dunatai*": "present indicative, middle, third person singular with negative - cannot/is not able", "*karpon pherein*": "accusative + present infinitive - to bear fruit", "*aph' heautou*": "preposition + genitive reflexive pronoun - from itself", "*ean mē*": "conditional + negative - if not/unless", "*meinē*": "aorist subjunctive, active, third person singular - it remains", "*en tē ampelō*": "preposition + dative - in the vine", "*houtōs*": "adverb - so/thus/in this manner", "*oude*": "conjunction + negative - neither/nor", "*humeis*": "nominative, plural, second person pronoun - you [plural]", "*meinēte*": "aorist subjunctive, active, second person plural - you remain" }, "variants": { "*meinate*": "remain/abide/stay/continue in", "*klēma*": "branch/shoot/twig", "*dunatai*": "is able/can/has power", "*pherein*": "to bear/to produce/to yield", "*heautou*": "itself/its own", "*ampelō*": "vine/grapevine" } }

Verse 5

{ "verseID": "John.15.5", "source": "Ἐγώ εἰμι ἡ ἄμπελος, ὑμεῖς τὰ κλήματα: Ὁ μένων ἐν ἐμοί, κἀγὼ ἐν αὐτῷ, οὗτος φέρει καρπὸν πολύν: ὅτι χωρὶς ἐμοῦ οὐ δύνασθε ποιεῖν οὐδέν.", "text": "*Egō eimi* the *ampelos*, *humeis* the *klēmata*: The *menōn en emoi*, *kagō en autō*, *houtos pherei karpon polun*: *hoti chōris emou ou dunasthe poiein ouden*.", "grammar": { "*Egō eimi*": "nominative + present indicative - I am", "*ampelos*": "nominative, feminine, singular - vine", "*humeis*": "nominative, plural, second person pronoun - you [plural]", "*klēmata*": "nominative, neuter, plural - branches", "*menōn*": "present participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - remaining/abiding", "*en emoi*": "preposition + dative - in me", "*kagō*": "crasis of *kai* + *egō* - and I", "*en autō*": "preposition + dative - in him", "*houtos*": "demonstrative pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - this one", "*pherei*": "present indicative, active, third person singular - bears/produces", "*karpon polun*": "accusative + adjective - much fruit", "*hoti*": "conjunction - because/for", "*chōris emou*": "preposition + genitive - apart from me", "*ou dunasthe*": "present indicative, middle, second person plural with negative - you cannot", "*poiein*": "present infinitive, active - to do/make", "*ouden*": "pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular - nothing" }, "variants": { "*ampelos*": "vine/grapevine", "*klēmata*": "branches/shoots/twigs", "*menōn*": "remaining/abiding/staying/continuing", "*pherei*": "bears/produces/yields", "*polun*": "much/many/abundant", "*chōris*": "apart from/without/separated from" } }

Verse 6

{ "verseID": "John.15.6", "source": "Ἐὰν μή τις μείνῃ ἐν ἐμοί, ἐβλήθη ἔξω ὡς τὸ κλῆμα, καὶ ἐξηράνθη· καὶ συνάγουσιν αὐτὰ, καὶ εἰς τὸ πῦρ βάλλουσιν, καὶ καίεται.", "text": "*Ean mē tis meinē en emoi*, *eblēthē exō hōs* the *klēma*, and *exēranthē*; and *sunagousin auta*, and into the *pur ballousin*, and *kaietai*.", "grammar": { "*Ean mē*": "conditional + negative - if not/unless", "*tis*": "indefinite pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - anyone", "*meinē*": "aorist subjunctive, active, third person singular - he remains", "*en emoi*": "preposition + dative - in me", "*eblēthē*": "aorist indicative, passive, third person singular - he was thrown/cast", "*exō*": "adverb - outside/out", "*hōs*": "comparative particle - as/like", "*klēma*": "nominative/accusative, neuter, singular - branch", "*exēranthē*": "aorist indicative, passive, third person singular - it was dried up/withered", "*sunagousin*": "present indicative, active, third person plural - they gather", "*auta*": "accusative, neuter, plural pronoun - them", "*pur*": "accusative, neuter, singular - fire", "*ballousin*": "present indicative, active, third person plural - they throw/cast", "*kaietai*": "present indicative, passive, third person singular - it is burned" }, "variants": { "*meinē*": "remains/abides/stays", "*eblēthē*": "was thrown/cast out/discarded", "*exēranthē*": "withered/dried up/became dry", "*sunagousin*": "gather/collect/assemble", "*ballousin*": "throw/cast/put", "*kaietai*": "is burned/consumed by fire" } }

Verse 10

{ "verseID": "John.15.10", "source": "Ἐὰν τὰς ἐντολάς μου τηρήσητε, μενεῖτε ἐν τῇ ἀγάπῃ μου· καθὼς ἐγὼ τὰς ἐντολὰς τοῦ Πατρός μου τετήρηκα, καὶ μένω αὐτοῦ ἐν τῇ ἀγάπῃ.", "text": "*Ean tas entolas mou tērēsēte*, *meneite en tē agapē mou*; *kathōs egō tas entolas tou Patros mou tetērēka*, and *menō autou en tē agapē*.", "grammar": { "*Ean*": "conditional particle - if", "*tas entolas*": "accusative, feminine, plural - the commandments", "*mou*": "genitive, singular, first person pronoun - my/of me", "*tērēsēte*": "aorist subjunctive, active, second person plural - you keep", "*meneite*": "future indicative, active, second person plural - you will remain", "*en tē agapē*": "preposition + dative - in the love", "*mou*": "genitive, singular, first person pronoun - my/of me", "*kathōs*": "adverb - just as/even as", "*egō*": "nominative, singular, first person pronoun - I", "*tas entolas*": "accusative, feminine, plural - the commandments", "*tou Patros*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of the Father", "*mou*": "genitive, singular, first person pronoun - my/of me", "*tetērēka*": "perfect indicative, active, first person singular - I have kept", "*menō*": "present indicative, active, first person singular - I remain/abide", "*autou*": "genitive, masculine, singular, pronoun - his/of him", "*en tē agapē*": "preposition + dative - in the love" }, "variants": { "*entolas*": "commandments/instructions/orders", "*tērēsēte*": "keep/observe/obey", "*meneite*": "will remain/will abide/will continue", "*tetērēka*": "have kept/have observed/have obeyed", "*menō*": "remain/abide/stay/continue" } }

Verse 15

{ "verseID": "John.15.15", "source": "Οὐκέτι ὑμᾶς λέγω δούλους· ὅτι ὁ δοῦλος οὐκ οἶδεν τί ποιεῖ αὐτοῦ ὁ κύριος: ὑμᾶς δὲ εἴρηκα φίλους· ὅτι πάντα ἃ ἤκουσα παρὰ τοῦ Πατρός μου ἐγνώρισα ὑμῖν.", "text": "*Ouketi humas legō doulous*; *hoti ho doulos ouk oiden ti poiei autou ho kurios*: *humas de eirēka philous*; *hoti panta ha ēkousa para tou Patros mou egnōrisa humin*.", "grammar": { "*Ouketi*": "adverb with negative - no longer", "*humas*": "accusative, plural, second person pronoun - you [plural]", "*legō*": "present indicative, active, first person singular - I call/name", "*doulous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - slaves/servants", "*hoti*": "conjunction - because", "*ho doulos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - the slave/servant", "*ouk oiden*": "negative + perfect indicative (with present meaning), active, third person singular - does not know", "*ti*": "accusative, neuter, singular, interrogative pronoun - what", "*poiei*": "present indicative, active, third person singular - does", "*autou*": "genitive, masculine, singular, pronoun - his/of him", "*ho kurios*": "nominative, masculine, singular - the lord/master", "*humas*": "accusative, plural, second person pronoun - you [plural]", "*de*": "conjunction - but/and", "*eirēka*": "perfect indicative, active, first person singular - I have called", "*philous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - friends", "*hoti*": "conjunction - because", "*panta*": "accusative, neuter, plural - all things", "*ha*": "relative pronoun, accusative, neuter, plural - which", "*ēkousa*": "aorist indicative, active, first person singular - I heard", "*para*": "preposition + genitive - from", "*tou Patros*": "genitive, masculine, singular - the Father", "*mou*": "genitive, singular, first person pronoun - my/of me", "*egnōrisa*": "aorist indicative, active, first person singular - I made known", "*humin*": "dative, plural, second person pronoun - to you [plural]" }, "variants": { "*doulous*": "slaves/servants/bondservants", "*oiden*": "knows/understands/perceives", "*kurios*": "lord/master/owner", "*eirēka*": "have called/have named/have designated", "*philous*": "friends/loved ones/dear ones", "*ēkousa*": "heard/learned/was told", "*egnōrisa*": "made known/revealed/explained" } }

Verse 16

{ "verseID": "John.15.16", "source": "Οὐχ ὑμεῖς με ἐξελέξασθε, ἀλλʼ 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.", "text": "*Ouch humeis me exelexasthe*, *all' egō exelexamēn humas*, and *ethēka humas*, *hina humeis hupagēte* and *karpon pherēte*, and the *karpos humōn menē*: *hina ho ti an aitēsēte ton Patera en tō onomati mou*, *dō humin*.", "grammar": { "*Ouch humeis*": "negative + nominative, plural, second person pronoun - not you", "*me*": "accusative, singular, first person pronoun - me", "*exelexasthe*": "aorist indicative, middle, second person plural - you chose", "*all'*": "conjunction - but", "*egō*": "nominative, singular, first person pronoun - I", "*exelexamēn*": "aorist indicative, middle, first person singular - I chose", "*humas*": "accusative, plural, second person pronoun - you [plural]", "*ethēka*": "aorist indicative, active, first person singular - I appointed/set", "*humas*": "accusative, plural, second person pronoun - you [plural]", "*hina*": "conjunction - so that", "*humeis*": "nominative, plural, second person pronoun - you [plural]", "*hupagēte*": "present subjunctive, active, second person plural - you might go", "*karpon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - fruit", "*pherēte*": "present subjunctive, active, second person plural - you might bear", "*karpos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - fruit", "*humōn*": "genitive, plural, second person pronoun - your/of you [plural]", "*menē*": "present subjunctive, active, third person singular - might remain", "*hina*": "conjunction - so that", "*ho ti an*": "relative pronoun + modal particle - whatever", "*aitēsēte*": "aorist subjunctive, active, second person plural - you might ask", "*ton Patera*": "accusative, masculine, singular - the Father", "*en tō onomati*": "preposition + dative - in the name", "*mou*": "genitive, singular, first person pronoun - my/of me", "*dō*": "aorist subjunctive, active, third person singular - he might give", "*humin*": "dative, plural, second person pronoun - to you [plural]" }, "variants": { "*exelexasthe*": "chose/selected/picked", "*exelexamēn*": "chose/selected/picked", "*ethēka*": "appointed/set/placed/established", "*hupagēte*": "go/proceed/depart", "*pherēte*": "bear/produce/yield", "*menē*": "remain/abide/continue/last", "*aitēsēte*": "ask/request/petition", "*dō*": "might give/grant/provide" } }

Verse 19

{ "verseID": "John.15.19", "source": "Εἰ ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου ἦτε, ὁ κόσμος ἂν τὸ ἴδιον ἐφίλει: ὅτι δὲ ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου οὐκ ἐστέ, ἀλλʼ ἐγὼ ἐξελεξάμην ὑμᾶς ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου, διὰ τοῦτο μισεῖ ὑμᾶς ὁ κόσμος.", "text": "*Ei ek tou kosmou ēte*, *ho kosmos an to idion ephilei*: *hoti de ek tou kosmou ouk este*, *all' egō exelexamēn humas ek tou kosmou*, *dia touto misei humas ho kosmos*.", "grammar": { "*Ei*": "conditional particle - if", "*ek tou kosmou*": "preposition + genitive - from/of the world", "*ēte*": "imperfect indicative, active, second person plural - you were", "*ho kosmos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - the world", "*an*": "modal particle - would", "*to idion*": "accusative, neuter, singular - its own", "*ephilei*": "imperfect indicative, active, third person singular - it would love", "*hoti*": "conjunction - because", "*de*": "conjunction - but", "*ek tou kosmou*": "preposition + genitive - from/of the world", "*ouk este*": "negative + present indicative, active, second person plural - you are not", "*all'*": "conjunction - but", "*egō*": "nominative, singular, first person pronoun - I", "*exelexamēn*": "aorist indicative, middle, first person singular - I chose", "*humas*": "accusative, plural, second person pronoun - you [plural]", "*ek tou kosmou*": "preposition + genitive - from/out of the world", "*dia touto*": "preposition + accusative - because of this", "*misei*": "present indicative, active, third person singular - hates", "*humas*": "accusative, plural, second person pronoun - you [plural]", "*ho kosmos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - the world" }, "variants": { "*kosmou*": "world/universe/humankind/worldly system", "*ēte*": "were/belonged to", "*idion*": "own/belonging to itself", "*ephilei*": "would love/would cherish/would be fond of", "*exelexamēn*": "chose/selected/picked", "*misei*": "hates/detests/rejects" } }

Verse 20

{ "verseID": "John.15.20", "source": "Μνημονεύετε τοῦ λόγου οὗ ἐγὼ εἶπον ὑμῖν, Οὐκ ἔστιν δοῦλος μείζων τοῦ κυρίου αὐτοῦ. Εἰ ἐμὲ ἐδίωξαν, καὶ ὑμᾶς διώξουσιν· εἰ τὸν λόγον μου ἐτήρησαν, καὶ τὸν ὑμέτερον τηρήσουσιν.", "text": "*Mnēmoneuete tou logou hou egō eipon humin*, *Ouk estin doulos meizōn tou kuriou autou*. *Ei eme ediōxan*, and *humas diōxousin*; *ei ton logon mou etērēsan*, and the *humeteron tērēsousin*.", "grammar": { "*Mnēmoneuete*": "present imperative, active, second person plural - remember", "*tou logou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - the word", "*hou*": "relative pronoun, genitive, masculine, singular - which", "*egō*": "nominative, singular, first person pronoun - I", "*eipon*": "aorist indicative, active, first person singular - I said", "*humin*": "dative, plural, second person pronoun - to you [plural]", "*Ouk estin*": "negative + present indicative, active, third person singular - is not", "*doulos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - slave/servant", "*meizōn*": "nominative, masculine, singular, comparative adjective - greater", "*tou kuriou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - than the lord/master", "*autou*": "genitive, masculine, singular, pronoun - his/of him", "*Ei*": "conditional particle - if", "*eme*": "accusative, singular, first person pronoun - me", "*ediōxan*": "aorist indicative, active, third person plural - they persecuted", "*humas*": "accusative, plural, second person pronoun - you [plural]", "*diōxousin*": "future indicative, active, third person plural - they will persecute", "*ei*": "conditional particle - if", "*ton logon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - the word", "*mou*": "genitive, singular, first person pronoun - my/of me", "*etērēsan*": "aorist indicative, active, third person plural - they kept", "*humeteron*": "accusative, masculine, singular, possessive adjective - yours", "*tērēsousin*": "future indicative, active, third person plural - they will keep" }, "variants": { "*Mnēmoneuete*": "remember/keep in mind/recall", "*logou*": "word/saying/message", "*eipon*": "said/told/spoke", "*doulos*": "slave/servant/bondservant", "*meizōn*": "greater/more important", "*kuriou*": "lord/master/owner", "*ediōxan*": "persecuted/pursued/harassed", "*diōxousin*": "will persecute/will pursue/will harass", "*etērēsan*": "kept/observed/obeyed", "*tērēsousin*": "will keep/will observe/will obey" } }

Verse 24

{ "verseID": "John.15.24", "source": "Εἰ τὰ ἔργα μὴ ἐποίησα ἐν αὐτοῖς ἃ οὐδεὶς ἄλλος πεποίηκεν, ἁμαρτίαν οὐκ εἴχον: νῦν δὲ καὶ ἑωράκασιν καὶ μεμισήκασιν καὶ ἐμὲ καὶ τὸν Πατέρα μου.", "text": "*Ei ta erga mē epoiēsa en autois ha oudeis allos pepoiēken*, *hamartian ouk eichon*: *nun de kai heōrakasin kai memisēkasin kai eme kai ton Patera mou*.", "grammar": { "*Ei*": "conditional particle - if", "*ta erga*": "accusative, neuter, plural - the works", "*mē*": "negative particle - not", "*epoiēsa*": "aorist indicative, active, first person singular - I had done", "*en autois*": "preposition + dative - among them", "*ha*": "relative pronoun, accusative, neuter, plural - which", "*oudeis allos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - no one else", "*pepoiēken*": "perfect indicative, active, third person singular - has done", "*hamartian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - sin", "*ouk eichon*": "negative + imperfect indicative, active, third person plural - they would not have had", "*nun*": "adverb - now", "*de*": "conjunction - but", "*kai... kai*": "coordinating conjunctions - both... and", "*heōrakasin*": "perfect indicative, active, third person plural - they have seen", "*memisēkasin*": "perfect indicative, active, third person plural - they have hated", "*eme*": "accusative, singular, first person pronoun - me", "*Patera*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Father", "*mou*": "genitive, singular, first person pronoun - my/of me" }, "variants": { "*erga*": "works/deeds/acts", "*epoiēsa*": "had done/had performed/had accomplished", "*pepoiēken*": "has done/has performed/has accomplished", "*eichon*": "would have had/would have possessed", "*heōrakasin*": "have seen/have observed/have witnessed", "*memisēkasin*": "have hated/have detested/have rejected" } }

Verse 26

{ "verseID": "John.15.26", "source": "Ὅταν δὲ ἔλθῃ ὁ Παράκλητος, ὃν ἐγὼ πέμψω ὑμῖν παρὰ τοῦ Πατρός, τὸ Πνεῦμα τῆς ἀληθείας, ὃ παρὰ τοῦ Πατρὸς ἐκπορεύεται, ἐκεῖνος μαρτυρήσει περὶ ἐμοῦ:", "text": "*Hotan de elthē ho Paraklētos*, *hon egō pempsō humin para tou Patros*, the *Pneuma tēs alētheias*, *ho para tou Patros ekporeuetai*, *ekeinos marturēsei peri emou*:", "grammar": { "*Hotan*": "temporal conjunction - when", "*de*": "conjunction - but/and", "*elthē*": "aorist subjunctive, active, third person singular - comes", "*ho Paraklētos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - the Helper/Advocate", "*hon*": "relative pronoun, accusative, masculine, singular - whom", "*egō*": "nominative, singular, first person pronoun - I", "*pempsō*": "future indicative, active, first person singular - will send", "*humin*": "dative, plural, second person pronoun - to you [plural]", "*para*": "preposition + genitive - from", "*tou Patros*": "genitive, masculine, singular - the Father", "*Pneuma*": "nominative, neuter, singular - Spirit", "*tēs alētheias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of truth", "*ho*": "relative pronoun, nominative, neuter, singular - who/which", "*para*": "preposition + genitive - from", "*tou Patros*": "genitive, masculine, singular - the Father", "*ekporeuetai*": "present indicative, middle/passive, third person singular - proceeds", "*ekeinos*": "demonstrative pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - that one", "*marturēsei*": "future indicative, active, third person singular - will testify", "*peri*": "preposition + genitive - concerning", "*emou*": "genitive, singular, first person pronoun - me/of me" }, "variants": { "*Paraklētos*": "Helper/Advocate/Comforter/Counselor", "*pempsō*": "will send/will dispatch", "*Pneuma*": "Spirit/Breath/Wind", "*alētheias*": "truth/reality/genuineness", "*ekporeuetai*": "proceeds/comes forth/goes out", "*marturēsei*": "will testify/will bear witness/will confirm" } }