John 15:3 (LSB)

Passage

You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.

Nearby Context

John 15:1 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vine-grower.

John 15:2 Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He cleans it so that it may bear more fruit.

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

John 15:4 Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit from itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me.

John 15:5 I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "already", "clean", "word", and "spoken". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "already" and "clean", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "Every branch in Me that does not..." into verse 4's "Abide in Me and I in you...", so "already" and "clean" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "already" and "clean" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.