John 15:3 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - John 15:1-8

Here Christ discourses concerning the fruit, the fruits of the Spirit, which his disciples were to bring forth, under the similitude of a vine. Observe here, I. The doctrine of this similitude; what notion we ought to have of it. 1. That Jesus Christ is the vine, the true vine. It is an instance of the humility of Christ that he is pleased to speak of himself under low and humble comparisons. He that is the Sun of righteousness, and the bright and morning Star, compares himself to a vine. The... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 15:1-10

15:1-10 "I am the real vine and my Father is the vine-dresser. He destroys every branch in me which does not bear fruit; and he cleanses every branch which does bear fruit, so that it may bear more fruit. You are already clean through the word which I have spoken to you. Abide in me even as I abide in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit in its own strength, unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. The man who abides in me,... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 15:1-10

When Jesus drew his picture of the vine he knew what he was talking about. The vine was grown all over Palestine as it still is. It is a plant which needs a great deal of attention if the best fruit is to be got out of it. It is grown commonly on terraces. The ground has to be perfectly clean. It is sometimes trained on trellises; it is sometimes allowed to creep over the ground upheld by low forked sticks; it sometimes even grows round the doors of the cottages; but wherever it grows careful... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 15:1-10

In this passage there is much about abiding in Christ. What is meant by that? It is true that there is a mystical sense in which the Christian is in Christ and Christ is in the Christian. But there are many--maybe they are in the majority--who never have this mystical experience. If we are like that, we must not blame ourselves. There is a much simpler way of looking at this and of experiencing it, a way open to anyone. Let us take a human analogy. All analogies are imperfect but we must... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 15:3

Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. These words being inserted in the discourse concerning the vine and branches, and the pruning and purging them to make them fruitful, are thought, by the learned Dr. Lightfoot, to be an allusion to the law in Leviticus 19:23 ; by which the fruit of trees, for the first three years, were accounted uncircumcised or unclean, and in the fourth year fit for use; concerning which the Talmudists have a whole tract, called ערלה ,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 15:3

Now ye are clean - Καθαροι εστε , Ye are pruned. As our Lord has not changed the metaphor, it would be wrong to change the expression. Through the word - Δια τον λογον , Through that word - that doctrine of holiness which I have incessantly preached unto you, and which ye have received. Perhaps our Lord more immediately refers here to the words which he had spoken concerning Judas, John 13:21-30 , in consequence of which Judas went out and finished his bargain with the chief... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 15:3

Verse 3 3.You are already clean, on account of the word. He reminds them that they have already experienced in themselves what he had said; that they have been planted in him, and have also been cleansed or pruned He points out the means of pruning, namely, doctrine; and there can be no doubt that he speaks of outward preaching, for he expressly mentions the word, which they had heard from his mouth. Not that the word proceeding from the mouth of a man has so great efficacy, but, so far as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 15:1-6

The vine and the branches. I. THE STATEMENT OF CONNECTION BETWEEN JESUS AND HIS PEOPLE . The connection is neither nominal nor artificial; it is a living union. The life of our Lord goes out to us every day. He is full of the noblest life—that which is nourished and developed by Divine love; and because he lives, we are to live also. There is to be the most entire community of life between Jesus and us; his affairs are our affairs, and our affairs are his affairs. He is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 15:1-8

The vine and the branches. This discourse of our Lord had relation to the new position of the disciples that would be created by his departure. I. THE NATURE OF THE NEW SITUATION CREATED BY PENTECOST . "I am the true vine, and my Father is the Husbandman." 1. Christ is the true and essential Life of his people . He lives in his people by his Spirit. He is at once the Root and the Stock from which the branches derive their sap and nourishment. 2. The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 15:1-8

The vine and the branches. If these words were spoken in the house, they may have been suggested by a creeping, Clinging vine trained against the wall; if upon the footpath, by the vineyards on the slope of Olivet; if in the temple, by the golden vine wrought upon the gates. I. THE VINE IN ITSELF IS A SUITABLE EMBLEM OF CHRIST . Its beauty, as planted, trained, or trellised; its grateful shade; its fruit, whether fresh and luscious or dried; its wine," that maketh... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - John 15:1-8

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 15:1-10

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 15:1-10

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 15:1-10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 15:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 15:3

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 15:3

The Pulpit Commentary - John 15:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - John 15:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - John 15:1-8

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