OET interlinear YHN (JHN) 15:5

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐγώ εἰμι ἡ ἄμπελος; ὑμεῖς τὰ κλήματα

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἐγώ εἰμί ἡ ἄμπελος ὑμεῖς τά κλήματα Ὁ μένων ἐν ἐμοί κἀγώ ἐν αὐτῷ οὗτος φέρει καρπόν πολύν ὅτι χωρίς ἐμοῦ οὒ δύνασθε ποιεῖν οὐδέν)

See how you translated vine in [15:1](../15/01.md) and “branch” in [15:2](../15/02.md).

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὁ μένων ἐν ἐμοὶ κἀγὼ ἐν αὐτῷ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἐγώ εἰμί ἡ ἄμπελος ὑμεῖς τά κλήματα Ὁ μένων ἐν ἐμοί κἀγώ ἐν αὐτῷ οὗτος φέρει καρπόν πολύν ὅτι χωρίς ἐμοῦ οὒ δύνασθε ποιεῖν οὐδέν)

See how you translated this similar expression in the previous verse.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

οὗτος φέρει καρπὸν πολύν

this_‹one› ˓is˒_bearing (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἐγώ εἰμί ἡ ἄμπελος ὑμεῖς τά κλήματα Ὁ μένων ἐν ἐμοί κἀγώ ἐν αὐτῷ οὗτος φέρει καρπόν πολύν ὅτι χωρίς ἐμοῦ οὒ δύνασθε ποιεῖν οὐδέν)

See how you translated bears fruit in [15:2](../15/02.md).

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ποιεῖν οὐδέν

˓to_be˒_doing nothing

Jesus uses do nothing to refer to doing nothing that pleases God. It does not refer to doing nothing at all. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [do nothing that pleases God] or [do nothing acceptable to God]