john-15:1-17,-isaiah-5:1-7-niv

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 15:14

Ye are my friends ,.... This is an application of the foregoing passage, and more, clearly explains it. The character of "friends", is applied to the disciples of Christ; and belongs, not only to his apostles, but to all that love him, believe in him, and obey him; to whom he has showed himself friendly, by laying down his life for them: for this clearly shows, that Christ had respect in the former words, to his own laying down his life for his people, in consequence of his great love to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 15:15

Henceforth I call you not servants ,.... As they and the rest of the people of God had been, under the legal dispensation; for though they were children, yet differed nothing from servants; and were very much influenced and impressed with a servile spirit, a spirit of bondage unto fear, being kept under tutors and governors by a severe discipline; but now Christ being come in the flesh, and being about to lay down his life, and make reconciliation for them, henceforward he would not use,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 15:16

Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you ,.... Not but that they had made choice of him as their Lord and Master, Saviour and Redeemer; but not first, he was before hand with them; he chose them, before they chose him; so that his choice of them was entirely free, did not arise from any character, motive, or condition in them: the allusion is to a custom of the Jews, the reverse of which Christ acted; with whom it was usual for disciples to choose their own masters, and not masters their... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 15:17

These things I command you ,.... The doctrines which Christ spake, as one having authority, concerning the vine and branches; his love to his disciples, in laying down his life for them, and in accounting and using them as friends, and not servants; in choosing, ordaining, and sending them forth, for the ends above mentioned; these were delivered by him with this view, to promote brotherly love among them: that ye love one another; this lay much upon his heart, he often mentions it; this is... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 15:1

I am the true vine - Perhaps the vines which they met with, on their road from Bethany to Gethsemane, might have given rise to this discourse. Some of the disciples were probably making remarks on the different kinds of them, and our Lord took the opportunity of improving the conversation, according to his usual manner, to the instruction of their souls. He might here term himself the true vine, or vine of the right sort, in opposition to the wild and barren vine. Some MSS. and several of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 15:2

Every branch in me - I stand in the same relation to my followers, and they to me, as the vine to the branches, and the branches to the vine. He taketh away - As the vine-dresser will remove every unfruitful branch from the vine, so will my Father remove every unfruitful member from my mystical body - such as Judas, the unbelieving Jews, the apostatizing disciples, and all false and merely nominal Christians, who are attached to the vine by faith in the word and Divine mission of Christ,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 15:3

Now ye are clean - Καθαροι εστε , Ye are pruned. As our Lord has not changed the metaphor, it would be wrong to change the expression. Through the word - Δια τον λογον , Through that word - that doctrine of holiness which I have incessantly preached unto you, and which ye have received. Perhaps our Lord more immediately refers here to the words which he had spoken concerning Judas, John 13:21-30 , in consequence of which Judas went out and finished his bargain with the chief... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 15:4

Abide in me - Hold fast faith and a good conscience; and let no trials turn you aside from the truth. And I will abide in you - ye shall receive every help and influence from me that your souls can require, in order to preserve and save them to eternal life. These two things are absolutely necessary to our salvation: That we continue closely united to Christ by faith and love, and live in and to him. 2. That we continually receive from him the power to do good; for as the branch,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 15:5

Without me ye can do nothing - Χωρις εμου ου δυνασθε ποιειν ουδεν - Separated from me, ye can do nothing at all. God can do without man, but man cannot do without God. Following the metaphor of our Lord, it would be just as possible to do any good without him, as for a branch to live, thrive, and bring forth fruit, while cut off from that tree from which it not only derives its juices, but its very existence also. Nearly similar to this saying of our Lord, is that of Creeshna (the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 15:6

If a man abide not in me - Our Lord in the plainest manner intimates that a person may as truly be united to him as the branch is to the tree that produces it, and yet be afterwards cut off and cast into the fire; because he has not brought forth fruit to the glory of his God. No man can cut off a branch from a tree to which that branch was never united: it is absurd, and contrary to the letter and spirit of the metaphor, to talk of being seemingly in Christ - because this means nothing. If... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 15:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 15:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 15:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 15:17

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 15:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 15:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 15:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 15:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 15:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 15:6

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