Tag Archives: John 15:5

Ἐγὼ εἰμὶ ἡ ἄμπελος, ὑμεῖς τὰ κλήματα· ὁ μένων ἐν ἐμοὶ κἀγὼ ἐν αὐτῷ, οὗτος φέρει καρπὸν πολύν, ὅτι χωρὶς ἐμοῦ οὐ δύνασθε ποιεῖν οὐδέν. (John 15:5)

I am the vine, you are the branches. The one who remains in me, and I in him, this one bears much fruit; for apart from me you can do nothing.

Unpacking the Sacred Image: Overview of Grammar in John 15:5

In this rich vine metaphor, Jesus uses grammatical constructions that emphasize union, fruitfulness, and dependence. The verse pivots on two main structures:

The participle: ὁ μένων (“the one abiding”) The prepositional phrase: ἐν ἐμοὶ and ἐν αὐτῷ (“in Me” and “in him”)

These structures are not incidental — they carry significant syntactic weight and theological meaning.… Learn Koine Greek