Joh 15:1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.

(LITV) I am the True Vine, and My Father is the Vinedresser.

We can tell from the context of this verse that Jesus is speaking of God The Heavenly Father and that the Father is a gardener or tender of the vine or vineyard. Jesus is the True Vine and we are branches of the same Vine if we are in Christ. The Father prunes back the fruitful branches and completely cuts off the dead or unfruitful branches.

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STRONGS CONCORDANCE

Father

G3962 (Strong)
πατήρ
patēr
pat-ayr'
Apparently a primary word; a “father” (literally or figuratively, near or more remote): - father, parent.
Total KJV occurrences: 419

Husbandman

G1092 (Strong)
γεωργός
geōrgos
gheh-ore-gos'
From G1093 and the base of G2041; a land worker, that is, farmer: - husbandman.
Total KJV occurrences: 19

Context Verses

am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
Joh 15:2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
Joh 15:3 Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.
Joh 15:4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
Joh 15:5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
Joh 15:6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
Joh 15:7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you

Check out the purposes of God for tending the Vine

Joh 15:8 Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.

My thoughts

I have many fruit bearing trees and I cut the branches back so the tree will be strong and give tree time to grow a good root system below the ground. My purpose is to have a healthy tree that will bear much fruit. It is the same goal of the Heavenly Farmer. He wants us to bear fruit, much fruit, fruit that will remain or last. Sometimes the pruning process is painful or not what we really want. If we look at the context again, God’s preferred way to prune us is through His Word.

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Daddy William

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