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John 15:1–17 reads in the Douay–Rheims Bible: [15] I am the true vine; and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me, that beareth not fruit, he will take away: and every one that beareth fruit, he will purge it, that it may bring forth more fruit. Now you are clean by reason of the word, which I have spoken to you. Abide in me, and I ...
In the beginning Jesus states: "I am the true vine", leading to the use of the term The Vine to refer to this teaching. [4] The disciples are then referred to as the branches that depend on the vine: "I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same beareth much fruit: for apart from me ye can do nothing ...
Shaw was a prolific evangelist, known for his wit, knowledge of the Bible, ... "I am the Vine and Ye are the Branches" "Tarry with Me" References
It was suggested by Berthe van Regemorter that in the St Cuthbert Gospel this design represents Christ (as the central bud) and the Four Evangelists as the grapes, following John 15:5, "I am the vine, ye are the branches", but this idea has been treated with caution by other scholars. [33]
The chapter introduces the extended metaphor of Christ as the true vine. The Father is the vinedresser, vinegrower or husbandman. [9] His disciples are said to be branches (Greek: τα κληματα, ta klémata, specifically meaning vine branches) [10] which must 'abide' in him if they are to 'bear
I am the Bread of Life (John 6:35) I am the Light of the World (John 8:12) I am the Door (John 10:9) I am the Good Shepherd (John 10:11,14) I am the Resurrection and the Life (John 11:25) I am the Way and the Truth and the Life (John 14:6) I am the Vine (John 15:1,5)
Christ the Vine is associated with the parable or allegory of the True Vine. It is referenced heavily in John 15:1–17. Jesus refers to his followers as branches of himself. The work is a pictorial representation of the parable of the True Vine. The theme was copied by countless painters. Angelo’s paintings were the earliest versions.
Around the base of the dome, the artist painted in soft colors a wide luxuriant vine to remind the worshipper of the best loved sayings of Christ: “I am the vine, and ye are the branches.” Two deer , sipping of the living waters against the vine, and two peacocks , symbolical of immortality, add to the richness of the border.