Boice gives an idea what may have occasioned Jesus parable of the vine and its branches. Since the proceeding chapter ends with "Come now, let us leave," it would seem that the Lord and his disciples left the upper room at this point and began that quiet walk across the city of Jerusalem down into the Kidron Valley that brought them to the Garden of Gethsemane on the Mount of Olives. If that is the case, they may have passed the great golden vine that decorated the door to the Holy Place of the temple or they may have passed the vines that grew close to the great walls of the city.
The Gospel of John vol.4 p. 1159, James Boice
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