Answer by Jesse for What does cleanliness have to do with vines in John 15?
This could be a reference back to either "He takes away" and "prune" from v2. So, both verses in context:John 15:2-3 (NASBemphasis added)2 Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away;...
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Answer by Dan Fefferman for What does cleanliness have to do with vines in...
NIV and other translations tell us that the Greek for "he prunes" also means "he cleans." If we consider the context, itseems to be the case that Jesus is not speaking about "cleaning" in the sense of...
View ArticleAnswer by Jason_ for What does cleanliness have to do with vines in John 15?
Verse 3 may seem like a detour from the conversation about the vine and branches, but it's actually very much connected (like the branches).Jesus uses the metaphor of the vine and branches to...
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Consider a grape vine: the grapes of the vine must be harvested (purgeth, from verse 2) in order for more grapes to be able to grow. He is telling His disciples that they too have been harvested...
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Every 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. Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken...
View ArticleWhat does cleanliness have to do with vines in John 15?
In John 15, Jesus uses the image of a vine to discuss his relationship to his Father and to the disciples. But suddenly in verse 3 he says "Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken...
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