John 15
John 15 contains the 'I am the true vine' teaching — abiding in Christ, bearing fruit, and the new commandment to love one another as he has loved us.
The Book of John · New Testament · chapter 15 of 21.
Where this chapter sits
Picking up directly from a line about leaving the room, this section of the same farewell discourse drops the question-and-answer pattern of the previous chapter for one sustained image, developed without interruption from the disciples. The vine metaphor gives way partway through to a warning about hostility from the surrounding world, setting up the persecution and grief discussed at greater length in the chapter that follows.
Key verses (KJV)
“I am the vine, ye are the branches.” — John 15:5 (KJV)
“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” — John 15:13 (KJV)
What to notice as you read
Set the extended metaphor beside its parts: branch, vine, gardener, fruit, each term doing steady work rather than shifting mid-image. The command to love is called new here, then repeated, tying the image directly to how the group is meant to treat one another.
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Where does John 15 come in John?
It is chapter 15 of 21 in John, a book of Gospel in the New Testament. The other widely-read chapters of John are linked further down this page.
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