The True Vine — KJV Bible Study Guide
A free 10-lesson Bible study guide on the true vine, drawn entirely from the King James Version. Each lesson opens with a study question, gives the verse reference, and offers a short teaching note. Use it for personal devotions, a small group, or a Sunday school class.
The 10 lessons
Lesson 1 · John 15:1 (KJV)
Who is the true vine?
Answer: I am the true vine
Study note. I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. (John 15:1)
Lesson 2 · John 15:1 (KJV)
Who is the husbandman?
Answer: My Father
Study note. I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. (John 15:1)
Lesson 3 · John 15:2 (KJV)
What does the Father do to every branch that beareth not fruit?
Answer: He taketh away
Study note. 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. (John 15:2)
Lesson 4 · John 15:2 (KJV)
What does He do to fruitful branches?
Answer: He purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit
Study note. ...and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. (John 15:2)
Lesson 5 · John 15:3 (KJV)
What has cleansed the disciples?
Answer: The word which I have spoken unto you
Study note. Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. (John 15:3)
Lesson 6 · John 15:4 (KJV)
What command does Jesus give about abiding?
Answer: Abide in me, and I in you
Study note. 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. (John 15:4)
Lesson 7 · John 15:5 (KJV)
What can we do without Christ?
Answer: Nothing
Study note. 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. (John 15:5)
Lesson 8 · John 15:6 (KJV)
What happens to a man that abides not in Christ?
Answer: He is cast forth as a branch, and is withered
Study note. 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. (John 15:6)
Lesson 9 · John 15:8 (KJV)
What is the Father glorified in?
Answer: That ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples
Study note. Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. (John 15:8)
Lesson 10 · John 15:12 (KJV)
What is the new commandment Jesus gives in this chapter?
Answer: That ye love one another, as I have loved you
Study note. This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. (John 15:12)
Key verses to memorize
The passages this study returns to most often — pick one or two and commit them to memory this week.
Discussion questions
- Which lesson in this study surprised you the most, and why?
- How does the true vine point us to Jesus Christ and the gospel?
- Pick one verse from the key passages above. How does it shape the way you will pray, read, or live this week?
- Who in your life could you share one of these truths with in the next seven days?