YHN 15:2 Interlinear View

1. Greek word
2. Greek lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strongs
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. Παν
2. pas
3. Every
4. -
5. 39560
6. E····ANS
7. every
8. every
9. S
10. Y33
11. 76396
1. κλῆμα
2. klēma
3. branch
4. -
5. 28140
6. N····ANS
7. branch
8. branch
9. -
10. Y33; F76401; F76405
11. 76397
1. ἐν
2. en
3. in
4. -
5. 17220
6. P·······
7. in
8. in
9. -
10. Y33
11. 76398
1. ἐμοί
2. egō
3. me
4. -
5. 14730
6. R···1D·S
7. me
8. me
9. -
10. Y33
11. 76399
1. μή
2. mē
3. not
4. -
5. 33610
6. D·······
7. not
8. not
9. -
10. Y33
11. 76400
1. φέρον
2. ferō
3. bearing
4. -
5. 53420
6. VPPA·ANS
7. bearing
8. bearing
9. -
10. Y33; R76397
11. 76401
1. φέρων
2. ferō
3. -
4. -
5. 53420
6. VPPA·NMS
7. bearing
8. bearing
9. -
10. -
11. 76402
1. καρπόν
2. karpos
3. fruit
4. produce
5. 25900
6. N····AMS
7. fruit
8. fruit
9. -
10. Y33
11. 76403
1. αἴρει
2. airō
3. he is taking away
4. -
5. 1420
6. VIPA3··S
7. ˱he˲ ˓is˒ taking_away
8. ˱he˲ ˓is˒ taking_away
9. -
10. Y33
11. 76404
1. αὐτό
2. autos
3. it
4. -
5. 8460
6. R···3ANS
7. it
8. it
9. -
10. Y33; R76397
11. 76405
1. καί
2. kai
3. and
4. but
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 76406
1. παν
2. pas
3. every branch
4. every
5. 39560
6. E····ANS
7. every ‹branch›
8. every ‹branch›
9. -
10. Y33
11. 76407
1. τό
2. ho
3. -
4. -
5. 35880
6. R····ANS
7. ¬which
8. ¬which
9. -
10. Y33
11. 76408
1. καρποφόρον
2. karpoforos
3. -
4. -
5. 25930
6. S····ANS
7. fruitful ‹thing›
8. fruitful ‹thing›
9. -
10. -
11. 76409
1. καρπόν
2. karpos
3. fruit
4. -
5. 25900
6. N····AMS
7. fruit
8. fruit
9. -
10. Y33
11. 76410
1. φέρον
2. ferō
3. bearing
4. -
5. 53420
6. VPPA·ANS
7. bearing
8. bearing
9. -
10. Y33; F76422
11. 76411
1. φέρων
2. ferō
3. -
4. -
5. 53420
6. VPPA·NMS
7. bearing
8. bearing
9. -
10. -
11. 76412
1. καθαίρει
2. kathairō
3. he is pruning
4. -
5. 25080
6. VIPA3··S
7. ˱he˲ ˓is˒ pruning
8. ˱he˲ ˓is˒ pruning
9. -
10. Y33
11. 76413
1. καθαριεῖ
2. katharizō
3. -
4. -
5. 25110
6. VIFA3··S
7. ˱he˲ ˓will_be˒ pruning
8. ˱he˲ ˓will_be˒ pruning
9. -
10. -
11. 76414
1. αὐτό
2. autos
3. it
4. -
5. 8460
6. R···3ANS
7. it
8. it
9. -
10. Y33
11. 76415
1. αὐτόν
2. autos
3. -
4. -
5. 8460
6. R···3AMS
7. it
8. it
9. -
10. -
11. 76416
1. ἵνα
2. hina
3. in order that
4. -
5. 24430
6. C·······
7. in_order_that
8. in_order_that
9. -
10. Y33
11. 76417
1. πλείονα
2. pleiōn
3. -
4. -
5. 41190
6. A····AMS
7. more
8. more
9. -
10. -
11. 76418
1. καρπόν
2. karpos
3. fruit
4. -
5. 25900
6. N····AMS
7. fruit
8. fruit
9. -
10. Y33
11. 76419
1. πλείονα
2. pleiōn
3. more
4. -
5. 41190
6. A····AMS
7. more
8. more
9. -
10. Y33
11. 76420
1. πλείω
2. pleiō
3. -
4. -
5. 41175
6. D·······
7. more
8. more
9. -
10. -
11. 76421
1. φέρῃ
2. ferō
3. it may be bearing
4. -
5. 53420
6. VSPA3··S
7. ˱it˲ ˓may_be˒ bearing
8. ˱it˲ ˓may_be˒ bearing
9. -
10. Y33; R76411
11. 76422

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 15:1–17 Jesus is the true vine

Jesus compared himself to a vine, his Father to a vine grower, and his followers to the vine’s branches. The Father would remove branches that did not produce fruit and prune (cut shorter) those branches that did. Jesus told his disciples to remain in him, the vine, and his love so that they could produce much fruit. Their prayers would also be answered. If they remained in his love, they would keep his commandments and Jesus and they would have joy.

Jesus’ commandment was that they should love one another as he had loved them. Then they would be his friends. Jesus already called them friends because he told them everything that the Father told him. They did not choose Jesus, but he chose them. He appointed them to produce fruit that would last so that the Father would give them whatever they asked for.

Here are some other possible section headings:

Jesus the true vine

The vine and the branches

Paragraph 15:1–4

Jesus continued to teach his followers how they should live after he went back to his Father. He used an extended metaphor of a grapevine plant (Jesus) and its branches (his followers). Jesus used the metaphor to illustrate the need to stay close to Christ and depend on him for strength and life.

15:2a

He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit,

If any of my branches do not have/produce any fruit, he removes it/them.
He cuts off any of my branches that do not produce fruit.

He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit: This clause continues the metaphor. Jesus compared God to a gardener who cuts off branches that do not produce fruit. The point of similarity is that God removes those who produce nothing good and useful. Here are some ways to translate this metaphor:

Keep it as a metaphor. For example:
He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn’t produce fruit (NLT)
Change it to a simile, possibly by continuing the simile from 15:1b. For example:
My Father is like the gardener who removes all branches in my vine if they bear no fruit.
Indicate some of the meaning. For example:
Like a gardener cutting off all the branches that do not produce fruit, my Father removes those in me who do not produce good works.

Translate this metaphor in a way that is natural and clear in your language.

He cuts off: The Greek verb that the BSB translates as cuts off refers to taking something away. Use the word that is natural for removing a branch from a vine or tree. For example:

he cuts away NJB

He breaks off (NLT)

He takes away (NET)

every branch in Me that bears no fruit: This phrase refers to all the branches of the vine that fulfill a condition (the ones that bear no fruit). The phrase that bears no fruit here refers literally to a branch that produces no grapes. This metaphor refers to a person who does not produce anything in their lives that pleases God. See how you translated this idea in Matthew 3:8, Galatians 5:22–23, and Colossians 1:10. For example:

every one of my branches that doesn’t produce fruit (GW)

any of my branches which are not bearing fruit (JBP)

every branch of mine that does not produce fruit (NCV)

every branch that is attached to me that does not produce any fruit

fruit: This word is a metaphor. It probably refers to Christian qualities like the ones that Paul calls the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22–23. However, it could also refer to the results of preaching the gospel: new believers. That is what it means in 4:36 and 12:24. It is recommended that you translate this metaphor literally. If your readers have trouble understanding the metaphor, you may want to add a footnote to explain what fruit may refer to.

General Comment on 15:2a

The Greek emphasizes the words “every branch.” It may be natural to translate this emphasis by rearranging this sentence and putting these words at the beginning. For example:

Every branch in me that bears no fruit he cuts away (NJB)

Any branch of mine that does not produce fruit he cuts away

15:2b

and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes

Every branch that does produce fruit, he cleans
And he cuts shorter all the branches that do produce fruit

and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes: Jesus continued the metaphor of God as a gardener taking care of his vine. Here other ways to translate this clause:

and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit (NLT)

But he trims clean every branch that does produce fruit. (CEV)

He prunes: The Greek word that the BSB has translated as prunes means “cleans” or “cleanses.” Pruning a branch involves cutting off dead wood and any growth that makes the plant weak. Pruning helps the plant grow better or produce more fruit. It is a form of cleaning the branch. For example:

cleans it up

removes the dry/dead parts

he prunes every branch that does bear fruit, so that it will be clean (GNT)

15:2c

to make it even more fruitful.

to cause it to produce even more fruit.
so that they will be able to grow much more fruit than before.

to make it even more fruitful: This is a purpose clause. God is like a farmer who cleans the vine’s branches so that they will bear (produce) more fruit. He cleans all the believers so that they will produce more fruit. Fruit is either fruit of the Spirit or new believers (see the note at 15:2a). Here are other ways to translate this phrase:

so that it will produce even more fruit (NCV)

so they will produce even more (NLT)

to make it produce more fruit (GW)

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exmetaphor

πᾶν κλῆμα ἐν ἐμοὶ μὴ φέρον καρπὸν & καὶ πᾶν τὸ καρπὸν φέρον & ἵνα καρπὸν πλείονα φέρῃ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Παν κλῆμα ἐν ἐμοί μή φέρον καρπόν αἴρει αὐτό καί παν τό καρπόν φέρον καθαίρει αὐτό ἵνα καρπόν πλείονα φέρῃ)

Jesus speaks about people who claim to be his disciples but are not by continuing the metaphor of a vine. In this paragraph, Jesus uses branch to refer to both true and false disciples. He also uses bearing fruit, bears fruit, and bear more fruit to refer to living in a manner that pleases God, especially demonstrating the Christian qualities called the “fruit of the Spirit” in [Galatians 5:22–23](../../gal/05/22.md). If it would be helpful to your readers, you could express this metaphor as a simile. Alternate translation: [Everyone who claims to be my disciple but does not please God is like a branch in me that does not bear fruit … and every person who pleases God is like a branch that bears fruit … so that he might be like a branch that bears more fruit]

αἴρει αὐτό

˱he˲_˓is˒_taking_away it

Alternate translation: [he cuts it off of the vine and takes it away] or [he breaks it off of the vine and throws it away]

καθαίρει αὐτὸ

˱he˲_˓is˒_pruning (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Παν κλῆμα ἐν ἐμοί μή φέρον καρπόν αἴρει αὐτό καί παν τό καρπόν φέρον καθαίρει αὐτό ἵνα καρπόν πλείονα φέρῃ)

The word translated prunes could mean: (1) to remove excess parts from a plant. Alternate translation: [he trims it] (2) to cause something to become clean. Alternate translation: [he cleans it] (3) to remove excess parts from a plant in order to make it clean. See the discussion of John’s use of double meaning in Part 3 of the Introduction to this book. Alternate translation: [he prunes it so that it will be clean]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strongs
4. Greek word
5. Greek lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. Every
2. -
3. 39560
4. S
5. pas
6. E-····ANS
7. every
8. every
9. S
10. Y33
11. 76396
1. branch
2. -
3. 28140
5. klēma
6. N-····ANS
7. branch
8. branch
9. -
10. Y33; F76401; F76405
11. 76397
1. in
2. -
3. 17220
5. en
6. P-·······
7. in
8. in
9. -
10. Y33
11. 76398
1. me
2. -
3. 14730
5. egō
6. R-···1D·S
7. me
8. me
9. -
10. Y33
11. 76399
1. not
2. -
3. 33610
5. mē
6. D-·······
7. not
8. not
9. -
10. Y33
11. 76400
1. bearing
2. -
3. 53420
5. ferō
6. V-PPA·ANS
7. bearing
8. bearing
9. -
10. Y33; R76397
11. 76401
1. fruit
2. produce
3. 25900
5. karpos
6. N-····AMS
7. fruit
8. fruit
9. -
10. Y33
11. 76403
1. he is taking
2. -
3. 1420
5. airō
6. V-IPA3··S
7. ˱he˲ ˓is˒ taking_away
8. ˱he˲ ˓is˒ taking_away
9. -
10. Y33
11. 76404
1. it
2. -
3. 8460
5. autos
6. R-···3ANS
7. it
8. it
9. -
10. Y33; R76397
11. 76405
1. away
2. -
3. 1420
5. airō
6. V-IPA3··S
7. ˱he˲ ˓is˒ taking_away
8. ˱he˲ ˓is˒ taking_away
9. -
10. Y33
11. 76404
1. and
2. but
3. 25320
5. kai
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 76406
1. every
2. every
3. 39560
5. pas
6. E-····ANS
7. every ‹branch›
8. every ‹branch›
9. -
10. Y33
11. 76407
1. fruit
2. -
3. 25900
5. karpos
6. N-····AMS
7. fruit
8. fruit
9. -
10. Y33
11. 76410
1. -
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. R-····ANS
7. ¬which
8. ¬which
9. -
10. Y33
11. 76408
1. bearing
2. -
3. 53420
5. ferō
6. V-PPA·ANS
7. bearing
8. bearing
9. -
10. Y33; F76422
11. 76411
1. branch
2. every
3. 39560
5. pas
6. E-····ANS
7. every ‹branch›
8. every ‹branch›
9. -
10. Y33
11. 76407
1. he is pruning
2. -
3. 25080
5. kathairō
6. V-IPA3··S
7. ˱he˲ ˓is˒ pruning
8. ˱he˲ ˓is˒ pruning
9. -
10. Y33
11. 76413
1. it
2. -
3. 8460
5. autos
6. R-···3ANS
7. it
8. it
9. -
10. Y33
11. 76415
1. in order that
2. -
3. 24430
5. hina
6. C-·······
7. in_order_that
8. in_order_that
9. -
10. Y33
11. 76417
1. it may be bearing
2. -
3. 53420
5. ferō
6. V-SPA3··S
7. ˱it˲ ˓may_be˒ bearing
8. ˱it˲ ˓may_be˒ bearing
9. -
10. Y33; R76411
11. 76422
1. more
2. -
3. 41190
5. pleiōn
6. A-····AMS
7. more
8. more
9. -
10. Y33
11. 76420
1. fruit
2. -
3. 25900
5. karpos
6. N-····AMS
7. fruit
8. fruit
9. -
10. Y33
11. 76419

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.

OET interlinear YHN (JHN) 15:2