John Chapter 15 General Questions

Who is the true vine?

Jesus (15:1)

Who is the gardener?

Jesus' Father (15:1)

What does the gardener do to every branch that does bear fruit?

He prunes it (15:2)

What does the gardener do to every branch that bears no fruit?

He cuts it off (15:2)

Why does the gardener prune every branch that does bear fruit?

So that it will be even more fruitful (15:2)

Who prunes every branch that bears fruit?

The gardener (Jesus' Father) (15:2)

What does the gardener cut off?

Every branch in Jesus that bears no fruit (15:2)

What does the gardener prune?

Every branch that does bear fruit (15:2)

What are you because of the word Jesus has spoken to you?

Already clean (15:3)

Why are you already clean?

Because of the word Jesus has spoken to you (15:3)

What has Jesus spoken to you?

The word (15:3)

Unless what can you neither bear fruit?

Unless you remain in Jesus (15:4)

What can no branch bear by itself?

Fruit (15:4)

What must remain in the vine to bear fruit?

A branch (15:4)

What can you neither bear unless you remain in Jesus?

Fruit (15:4)

What can bear fruit by itself?

No branch (15:4)

Where must a branch remain to bear fruit?

In the vine (15:4)

What must a branch to do bear fruit?

Remain in the vine (15:4)

As what should you remain in me?

As I also remain in you (15:4)

When will you bear much fruit?

If you remain in Jesus and Jesus in you (15:5)

What will you bear if you remain in Jesus and Jesus in you?

Much fruit (15:5)

What can you do apart from Jesus?

Nothing (15:5)

Who are like a branch that is thrown away and withers?

You, if you do not remain in me (Jesus) (15:6)

What withers?

A branch that is thrown away (15:6)

What are thrown into the fire and burned?

Such branches (15:6)

What is thrown away and withers?

A branch (15:6)

Like what are you if you do not remain in me?

Like a branch that is thrown away and withers (15:6)

What does a branch that is thrown away do?

Withers (15:6)

Where are such branches thrown?

Into the fire (15:6)

What are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned?

Such branches (15:6)

When can you ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you?

If you remain in Jesus and his words remain in you (15:7)

When will whatever you ask be done for you?

If you remain in Jesus and his words remain in you (15:7)

What if you remain in Jesus and his words remain in you?

Ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you (15:7)

What is to Jesus' Father's glory?

That you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be Jesus' disciples (15:8)

Whose disciples are you showing yourselves to be?

Jesus' (15:8)

What will you show yourselves to be?

Jesus' disciples (15:8)

Who has loved Jesus?

The Father (15:9)

In what are you to remain?

In Jesus' love (15:9)

When will you remain in Jesus' love?

If you keep his commands (15:10)

Whose commands has Jesus kept?

His Father's (15:10)

Who remains in his Father's love?

Jesus (15:10)

What if you keep Jesus' commands?

You will remain in Jesus' love (15:10)

What may your joy be?

Complete (15:11)

What is Jesus' command?

This: Love each other as I have loved you (15:12)

What is no greater love?

To lay down one's life for one's friends (15:13)

When are you Jesus' friends?

If you do what he commands (15:14)

What does Jesus no longer call the disciples?

Servants (15:15)

Instead, what has Jesus called the disciples?

Friends (15:15)

Who does not know his master's business?

A servant (15:15)

Whom does Jesus no longer call servants?

The disciples (15:15)

Whom has Jesus instead called friends?

The disciples (15:15)

Why has Jesus called the disciples friends?

For everything that he learned from his Father he has made known to the disciples (15:15)

What has Jesus made known to the disciples?

Everything that he learned from his Father (15:15)

What does a servant not know?

His master's business (15:15)

Why did Jesus choose you and appoint you?

So that you might go and bear fruit�fruit that will last (15:16)

Whom did you not choose?

Jesus (15:16)

Who chose you?

Jesus (15:16)

What fruit might you go and bear?

Fruit that will last (15:16)

What is Jesus' command?

Love each other (15:17)

What are you to keep in mind?

That the world hated Jesus first (15:18)

When are you to keep in mind that the world hated Jesus first?

If the world hates you (15:18)

What hated Jesus first?

The world (15:18)

What if the world hates you?

Keep in mind that it hated Jesus first (15:18)

Out of what has Jesus chosen you?

The world (15:19)

Why does the world hate you?

Because Jesus has chosen you out of the world (15:19)

When would the world love you as its own?

If you belonged to the world (15:19)

What if you belonged to the world?

It would love you as its own (15:19)

What is a servant?

Not greater than his master (15:20)

When will the world persecute you?

If they persecuted Jesus (15:20)

Who is not greater than his master?

A servant (15:20)

When will the world obey your teachings also?

If they obeyed Jesus' teaching (15:20)

Because of what will the world treat you this way?

Because of Jesus' name (15:21)

Why will the world treat you this way?

Because of Jesus' name (15:21)

What will the world do because of Jesus' name?

Treat you this way (15:21)

For what does the world now have no excuse?

Their sin (15:22)

Who have no excuse for their sin?

The world (15:19; 22)

Whom does whoever hates Jesus hate as well?

His Father (15:23)

Who hates Jesus' Father as well?

Whoever hates Jesus (15:23)

Whom have the world yet hated?

Both me (Jesus) and my Father (15:24)

How did the world hate Jesus?

Without reason (15:25)

What did the world do without reason?

Hated Jesus (15:25)

Who hated Jesus without reason?

The world (15:25)

When will the Advocate testify about Jesus?

When he goes out from the Father (15:26)

Who will testify about Jesus?

The Advocate, the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father (15:26)

Who goes out from the Father?

The Advocate, the Spirit of truth (15:26)

Who also must testify?

You (the disciples) (15:27)

From when have the disciples been with Jesus?

From the beginning (15:27)

Why must the disciples also testify?

For they have been with Jesus from the beginning (15:27)