The true vine (η αμπελος η αληθινη). "The vine the genuine." Assuming that the Lord's Supper had just been instituted by Jesus the…

I am the true vine. Some have supposed that this discourse was delivered in the room where the Lord's Supper was instituted. They suggest …

I am the true vine.—For the word “true,” compare with the Note on John 1:9. The ideal truth, of which the natural vine is…

I am the true vine,

Now we know where to find the true Church. It is to be found only in Christ and in those who are joined to him i…

St. Hilary of Poitiers: He rises in haste to perform the sacrament of His final passion in the flesh (such is His desire to f…

Using the vine metaphor, Jesus expands its scope to all believers and individualizes its application. He stre es certain features. The first is tha…

I am the true Vine. The general meaning of this comparison is that we are, by nature, barren and dry, unless we have been grafted into Chr…

I am the true vine

The fruit of which he had just been speaking of at supper with his disciples; and then informs …

Jesus Christ is the Vine, the true Vine. The union of the human and Divine natures, and the fullness of the Spirit that is in Him, resemble the roo…

1. In this discourse, our Lord especially wants to comfort His disciples about two things. The first was near and present: His pa ion. The s…