Discovery BoxJohn 6:11 
Context6:11 Then Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed the bread to those who were seated. He then did the same with the fish, 1 as much as they wanted.
John 12:24
Context12:24 I tell you the solemn truth, 2 unless a kernel of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains by itself alone. 3 But if it dies, it produces 4 much grain. 5
John 15:5
Context15:5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains 6 in me – and I in him – bears 7 much fruit, 8 because apart from me you can accomplish 9 nothing.
1 tn Grk “likewise also (he distributed) from the fish.”
2 tn Grk “Truly, truly, I say to you.”
3 tn Or “it remains only a single kernel.”
4 tn Or “bears.”
5 tn Grk “much fruit.”
6 tn Or “resides.”
7 tn Or “yields.”
8 tn Grk “in him, this one bears much fruit.” The pronoun “this one” has been omitted from the translation because it is redundant according to contemporary English style.
sn Many interpret the imagery of fruit here and in 15:2, 4 in terms of good deeds or character qualities, relating it to passages elsewhere in the NT like Matt 3:8 and 7:20, Rom 6:22, Gal 5:22, etc. This is not necessarily inaccurate, but one must remember that for John, to have life at all is to bear fruit, while one who does not bear fruit shows that he does not have the life (once again, conduct is the clue to paternity, as in John 8:41; compare also 1 John 4:20).
9 tn Or “do.”
