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John 15 — Sermon Preparation
Below is a research summary for John 15, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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John 15 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| μένω | ménō | G3306 | 11 | abide, continue, dwell, endure |
| καρπός | karpós | G2590 | 8 | fruit |
| μισέω | miséō | G3404 | 7 | hate |
| πατήρ | patḗr | G3962 | 10 | father, parent |
| φέρω | phérō | G5342 | 7 | be, bear, bring, carry |
| κλῆμα | klēma | G2814 | 4 | branch |
| κόσμος | kósmos | G2889 | 6 | adorning, world |
How preachers through history handled this text
44 public-domain excerpts on John 15, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The blessed Spirit will maintain the cause of Christ in the world, notwithstanding the opposition it meets with. Believers taught and encouraged by his influences, would bear testimony to Christ and his salvation.”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on John 15:26–35 (Public Domain)
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