Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - John 15:5

Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - John 15:5 - 15:5

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Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - John 15:5 - 15:5

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5. The text of the allegory is repeated and enlarged. That the disciples are the branches has been implied but not stated. Note the irregular construction and comp. Joh 5:44.

ὅτι χωρὶς ἐμοῦ. Because apart from Me (Joh 1:3; Eph 2:12). Christians cannot live as such if severed from Christ. Nothing is here said about those who are not Christians; but there is a sense in which the words are true of them also.