Chapter 2: John 15

Greek Verse of the Day: John 15:11

No surprises here.

Greek Verse of the Day: John 15:12

Easy verse, but watch the breathing on the first word.

Greek Verse of the Day: John 15:13

We meet our first genitive of comparison and also see the nuances of word order.

Greek Verse of the Day: John 15:14

Can you be a disobedient child of God?

Greek Verse of the Day – John 15:24

V 24 builds off of v 22. Both are second-class conditional sentences – contrary to fact – and there is an odd expression where you have to add "guilty" into your translation.

Greek Verse of the Day: John 15:15

Two double accusatives, and watch out for the relative clause.

Greek Verse of the Day: John 15:16

This is a more challenging verse, not only its theology but also its compound and μι verbs.

Greek Verse of the Day: John 15:17

Does the plural ταῦτα refer back to the previous teachings, or does it point forward to ἀγαπᾶτε ἀλλήλους? If it points forward, why is ταῦτα plural?

Greek Verse of the Day: John 15:18

Are you going to translate εἰ as “if” or “since”? And is πρῶτον an adjective or adverb, and does it make a difference?

Greek Verse of the Day: John 15:19

There's lots of stuff in this verse. Second-class contrary-to-fact conditional sentence. ἄν with a non-subjunctive verb. Interesting changes of tenses. And a great discussion point in class: what does ἐξελεξάμην ὑμᾶς refer to?

Chapter 2: John 15

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