Ye the branches (υμεις τα κληματα). Jesus repeats and applies the metaphor of verse 1.

Apart from me (χωρι…

I am the vine (John 15:1).

Without me ye can do nothing. The expression "without me" denotes the same as s…

I am the vine, you are the branches.—The first clause is repeated to bring out the contrast with the second. It has been …

As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branch…

St. John Chrysostom: Having said that they were clean through the word which He had spoken to them, He now taught them that th…

Fruitbearing is not only possible but certain if the branch remains in union with the vine, though uniformity of quantity and quality is not promis…

Without me you can do nothing. This is the conclusion and application of the whole parable. As long as we are separate from him, we bear n…

I am the vine, you are the branches
Christ here repeats what he said of himself, "the vine", for the sake of the app…

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…