John 15:1
I am HaGefen HaAmittit (the true vine) + 15:1 Ps 80:7-19; Isa 5:1-7; Ezek 19:10 and HaAv of me is the Korem (vineyard proprietor).
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 49:10The shevet (sceptre) shall not depart from Yehudah, 1 nor a Mekhokek (Lawgiver) from between his raglayim, 1 until Shiloh come; 1 and unto him shall be the obedience of the amim (peoples, nations). 1
Song of Solomon 7:12Come, dodi (my beloved), 1 let us go forth into the sadeh; 1 let us lodge in the villages. 1
Isaiah 4:2In Yom Hahu shall the Tzemach Hashem + 4:2 Offshoot, Son; reference to the divine nature of the Tzemach or Son of Hashem be beautiful and glorious, + 4:2 See the Tzemach Dovid/ Hashem 1Y 1:7 and the p'ri ha'aretz shall be the ga'on (pride) and glory for them that are escaped + 4:2 See the word she'ar (remnant), Isa 11:10-11 of Yisroel.
Isaiah 27:2In Yom Hahu sing ye about her, 1 A kerem (vineyard) of fruitfulness. 1
Isaiah 61:3To grant unto Avelei Tziyon (Mourners of Zion), 1 giving unto them a flower wreath instead of ashes, 1 the shemen sasson (oil of joy) instead of avel (mourning), 1 the garment of tehillah (praise) for the ruach of keheh (fainting, a heavy spirit); 1 that they might be called Eilei HaTzedek (Oaks of Righteousness), 1 the planting of Hashem, that He might be glorified. 1
Jeremiah 12:10Ro'im rabbim (many shepherds) have destroyed My kerem (vineyard), 1 they have trodden My chelek under foot, 1 they have made My chelet chemdat (portion desired) 1 a desolate midbar. 1
Matthew Henry on John 15:1
It is generally agreed that Christ's discourse in this and the next chapter was at the close of the last supper, the night in which he was betrayed, and it is a continued discourse, not interrupted as that in the foregoing chapter was; and what he chooses to discourse of is very pertinent to the present sad occasion of a farewell sermon. Now that he was about to leave them, I. They would be tempted to leave him, and return to Moses again; and therefore he tells them how necessary it was that they should by faith… Read the whole commentary →