John 15:3

15:3 You are clean already ¹  because of the word that I have spoken to you.

John 15:2

15:2 He takes away ²  every branch that does not bear ³  fruit in me. He ⁴  prunes ⁵  every branch that bears ⁶  fruit so that it will bear more fruit.

1 Samuel 7:1

7:1 Then the people ⁷  of Kiriath Jearim came and took the ark of the Lord; they brought it to the house of Abinadab located on the hill. They consecrated Eleazar his son to guard the ark of the Lord.

1 Samuel 7:1

7:1 Then the people ⁸  of Kiriath Jearim came and took the ark of the Lord; they brought it to the house of Abinadab located on the hill. They consecrated Eleazar his son to guard the ark of the Lord.

1 Kings 17:24

17:24 The woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a prophet and that the Lord really does speak through you.” ⁹ 

[15:3]  ¹ sn The phrase you are clean already occurs elsewhere in the Gospel of John only at the washing of the disciples’ feet in 13:10, where Jesus had used it of the disciples being cleansed from sin. This further confirms the proposed understanding of John 15:2 and 15:6 since Judas was specifically excluded from this statement (but not all of you).

[15:2]  ² tn Or “He cuts off.”

[15:2]  ³ tn Or “does not yield.”

[15:2]  ⁴ tn Grk “And he”; the conjunction καί (kai, “and”) has been omitted in the translation in keeping with the tendency in contemporary English style to use shorter sentences.

[15:2]  ⁵ tn Or “trims”; Grk “cleanses” (a wordplay with “clean” in v. 3). Καθαίρει (kaqairei) is not the word one would have expected here, but it provides the transition from the vine imagery to the disciples – there is a wordplay (not reproducible in English) between αἴρει (airei) and καθαίρει in this verse. While the purpose of the Father in cleansing his people is clear, the precise means by which he does so is not immediately obvious. This will become clearer, however, in the following verse.

[15:2]  ⁶ tn Or “that yields.”

[7:1]  ³ tn Heb “men.”

[7:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “men.”

[17:24]  ⁵ tn Heb “you are a man of God and the word of the Lord is truly in your mouth.”