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"I am the true vine, and my Father is the farmer.
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Jesus: The Only Source of Life
Commentators emphasize that when Jesus calls Himself the "true vine," He means He is the genuine and exclusive source of all spiritual life and strength. Just as a branch cannot live or bear fruit apart from the vine, believers are completely dependent on their vital connection to Christ for grace, nourishment, and the ability to live a holy life.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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 …
The true vine (η αμπελος η αληθινη). "The vine the genuine." Assuming that the Lord's Supper had just been instituted by Jesus the…
19th Century
Anglican
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…
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Baptist
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…
Using the vine metaphor, Jesus expands its scope to all believers and individualizes its application. He stresses certain features. The first is th…
16th Century
Protestant
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…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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…
13th Century
Catholic
In this discourse, our Lord especially wants to comfort His disciples about two things. The first was near and present: His passion. The …
