john-15:1-6,-luke-13:9-niv

The Pulpit Commentary - John 15:3

Now ye are clean —pruned, purged, cleansed, of the Divine Owner— by reason of the word ( λόγον ) which I have spoken to you . The Father has been operating this cleansing process upon you by the whole of the ῥήματά (see John 15:7 ), which are gathered together into one mighty, quick, and active Loges . As we find in Hebrews 4:12 , the Word is sharper than a two-edged sword, and capable of dealing summarily with "thoughts and intents of the heart." Augustine, on this... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 15:4

But there is a continuance of most intimate relations to be sustained between Christ and his disciples. If the two clauses are "imperative," or rather concessive, as many suppose, the finest meaning is evolved. Let these be the reciprocal conditions, let it be that you abide in me, and I in you. (Meyer and Lange add to the second clause μενῶ , "I will abide in you," making it into a promise following a command, and involving a very strong synergistic thought.) There is a mutual abiding or... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 15:5

Christ returns to the main theme of the previous verse, but here discriminates more forcibly the vine from the branches, and yet holds and binds them into a unity. I am the vine, ye are the branches ; which shows that he treated the disciples themselves as the organs of his earthly fruit-bearing; and then draws a larger circle and makes a complete and comprehensive statement on which the very existence of the "true vine," the "body of Christ, including the Head," depends, viz. He that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 15:5

Apart from Christ. Our Lord does not say, "Apart from my doctrine ye can do nothing;" important though it is that Christian people should apprehend and receive his truth. Nor does he say, "Apart from my Church ye can do nothing;" though, if we understand the term "Church" aright, this would be manifestly true. But he says, "Apart from me." Christ is, then, himself everything to his people. He is the Power, the Wisdom, the Salvation, of God, and consequently, could we be sundered from... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 15:5-8

The union of Christ and believers. Notice this union— I. IN ITS NATURE AND SOME OF ITS LEADING FEATURES . 1. It is spiritual It is not physical and material, neither is it based on the same principles as the unions of this world, which are carnal and corrupt; but the principles of this union are spiritual, such as love, faith, and hope. It is the union of the human with the Divine, the spirit of man with the great Father of spirits—the union of life with... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 15:6

If any one abide net in me, he is cast forth as the branch —perhaps away from the vineyard, as well as from proximity to the vine— and is withered . The two aorists, ἐβλήθη and ἐξηράνθη , are simply cases of a common daily experience. These are the inevitable consequences of not abiding in the vine. We may imagine two ways in which this non-abiding in Christ, this severance from him, may be effected: read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 15:1

I am the true vine - Some have supposed that this discourse was delivered in the room where the Lord’s Supper was instituted, and that, as they had made use of wine, Jesus took occasion from that to say that he was the true vine, and to intimate that his blood was the real wine that was to give strength to the soul. Others have supposed that it was delivered in the temple, the entrance to which was adorned with a golden vine (Josephus), and that Jesus took occasion thence to say that he was the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 15:2

Every branch in me - Everyone that is a true follower of me, that is united to me by faith, and that truly derives grace and strength from me, as the branch does from the vine. The word “branch” includes all the boughs, and the smallest tendrils that shoot out from the parent stalk. Jesus here says that he sustains the same relation to his disciples that a parent stalk does to the branches; but this does not denote any physical or incomprehensible union. It is a union formed by believing on... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 15:3

Now ye are clean - Still keeping up the figure καθαροί katharoi. It does not mean that they were perfect, but that they had been under a process of purifying by his instructions all the time he had been with them. He had removed their erroneous notions of the Messiah; he had gradually reclaimed them from their fond and foolish views respecting earthly honors; he had taught them to be willing to forsake all things; and he had so trained and disciplined them that immediately after his death they... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 15:4

Abide in me - Remain united to me by a living faith. Live a life of dependence on me, and obey my doctrines, imitate my example, and constantly exercise faith in me.And I in you - That is, if you remain attached to me, I will remain with you, and will teach, guide, and comfort you. This he proceeds to illustrate by a reference to the vine. If the branch should be cut off an instant, it would die and be fruitless. As long as it is in the vine, “from the nature of the case,” the parent stock... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - John 15:3

The Pulpit Commentary - John 15:4

The Pulpit Commentary - John 15:5

The Pulpit Commentary - John 15:5

The Pulpit Commentary - John 15:5-8

The Pulpit Commentary - John 15:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 15:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 15:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 15:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 15:4

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