John 15:1
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 49:10The scepter will not depart from Judah, 1 nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, 1 until Shiloh comes. The nations will obey him. 1
Song of Solomon 7:12Let us rise early to go to the vineyards; 1 let us see whether the vines have budded, 1 whether their blossoms have opened, 1 and whether the pomegranates are in flower. 1 There I will give you my love. 1
Isaiah 4:2On that day the branch of Yahweh will be beautiful and glorious, 1 and the fruit of the land will be tasty 1 and delightful for those survivors in Israel. 1
Isaiah 27:2In that day: A vineyard of wine, sing of it. 1
Isaiah 61:3He has sent me—to give to those who mourn in Zion—to give them a turban instead of ashes, 1 oil of joy instead of mourning, a mantle of praise in place of a spirit of dullness, 1 to call them oaks of righteousness, the planting of Yahweh, that he may be glorified. 1
Jeremiah 12:10Many shepherds have destroyed my vineyard. They have stomped all over my portion of land; 1 they turned my delightful portion into a wilderness, a desolation. 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 →