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SBLGNT

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Textual basis

SBL Greek New Testament

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John 15

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john.15.remain15

μένω · menō

TRANSLATIONhigh confidence

How should John’s repeated relational verb sound?

The command recurs through the vine discourse as the continuing relation in which fruit, answered asking, love, and obedience become possible.

Why this default

‘Remain’ is default because it is direct modern English for menō and can be repeated consistently across the vine, Jesus’ words, love, and the disciples. ‘Abide,’ ‘dwell,’ and ‘stay’ each add a distinct English tone; using one stable verb lets readers see the Greek repetition.

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Project defaultremain

Project default · plain repeated verb

Alternativeabide

Traditional relational depth

Alternativedwell

Indwelling foregrounded

Alternativestay

Direct modern English

Reference roleStandardized inspectable reference; manuscript forks are independently reopened.

Revision historyNo decision-level revision has been recorded since the provenance ledger was introduced.

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