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John 15:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Every branchm in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that bearetho fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

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Matt. 15:13• ¹³But he answering said, Every plant which my heavenly Father has not planted shall be rooted up. (Matt. 15:13)

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Heb. 12:15• ¹⁵watching lest there be any one who lacks the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and many be defiled by it; (Heb. 12:15)

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Rev. 3:19• ¹⁹I rebuke and discipline as many as I love; be zealous therefore and repent. (Rev. 3:19)

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John 17:12• ¹²When I was with them I kept them in thy name; those thou hast given me I have guarded, and not one of them has perished, but the son of perdition, that the scripture might be fulfilled. (John 17:12)

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Matt. 3:10• ¹⁰And already the axe is applied to the root of the trees; every tree therefore not producing good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire. (Matt. 3:10)

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Matt. 15:13• ¹³But he answering said, Every plant which my heavenly Father has not planted shall be rooted up. (Matt. 15:13)

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Matt. 21:19• ¹⁹And seeing one fig-tree in the way, he came to it and found on it nothing but leaves only. And he says to it, Let there be never more fruit of thee for ever. And the fig-tree was immediately dried up. (Matt. 21:19)

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Luke 8:13• ¹³But those upon the rock, those who when they hear receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who believe for a time, and in time of trial fall away. (Luke 8:13)

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Luke 13:7‑9• ⁷And he said to the vinedresser, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig-tree and find none: cut it down; why does it also render the ground useless?
⁸But he answering says to him, Sir, let it alone for this year also, until I shall dig about it and put dung,
⁹and if it shall bear fruit--but if not, after that thou shalt cut it down. (Luke 13:7‑9)

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1 Cor. 13:1• ¹If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. (1 Cor. 13:1)

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Heb. 6:7‑8• ⁷For ground which drinks the rain which comes often upon it, and produces useful herbs for those for whose sakes also it is tilled, partakes of blessing from God;
⁸but bringing forth thorns and briars, it is found worthless and nigh to a curse, whose end is to be burned. (Heb. 6:7‑8)

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1 John 2:19• ¹⁹They went out from among us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have surely remained with us, but that they might be made manifest that none are of us. (1 John 2:19)

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Job 17:9• ⁹But the righteous shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall increase in strength. (Job 17:9)

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Psa. 51:7‑13• ⁷Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
⁸Make me to hear gladness and joy; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
⁹Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.
¹⁰Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
¹¹Cast me not away from thy presence, and take not the spirit of thy holiness from me.
¹²Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation, and let a willing spirit sustain me.
¹³I will teach transgressors thy ways, and sinners shall return unto thee. (Psa. 51:7‑13)

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Prov. 4:18• ¹⁸But the path of the righteous is as the shining light, going on and brightening until the day be fully come. (Prov. 4:18)

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Isa. 27:9• ⁹By this, therefore, shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit of the taking away of his sin: when he shall make all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are crumbled in pieces,--the Asherahs and the sun-images shall not stand. (Isa. 27:9)

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Isa. 29:19• ¹⁹and the meek shall increase their joy in Jehovah, and the needy among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. (Isa. 29:19)

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Hos. 6:3• ³and we shall know,--we shall follow on to know Jehovah: his going forth is assured as the morning dawn; and he will come unto us as the rain, as the latter rain which watereth the earth. (Hos. 6:3)

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Mal. 3:3• ³And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; and he will purify the children of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver; and they shall offer unto Jehovah an oblation in righteousness. (Mal. 3:3)

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Matt. 3:12• ¹²whose winnowing fan is in his hand, and he shall thoroughly purge his threshing-floor, and shall gather his wheat into the garner, but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable. (Matt. 3:12)

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Matt. 13:12,33• ¹²for whoever has, to him shall be given, and he shall be caused to be in abundance; but he who has not, even what he has shall be taken away from him.
³³He spoke another parable to them: The kingdom of the heavens is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal until it had been all leavened. (Matt. 13:12,33)

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Rom. 5:3‑5• ³And not only that, but we also boast in tribulations, knowing that tribulation works endurance;
⁴and endurance, experience; and experience, hope;
⁵and hope does not make ashamed, because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit which has been given to us: (Rom. 5:3‑5)

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Rom. 8:28• ²⁸But we *do* know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to purpose. (Rom. 8:28)

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2 Cor. 4:17‑18• ¹⁷For our momentary and light affliction works for us in surpassing measure an eternal weight of glory;
¹⁸while we look not at the things that are seen, but at the things that are not seen; for the things that are seen are for a time, but those that are not seen eternal. (2 Cor. 4:17‑18)

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Phil. 1:9‑11• ⁹And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in full knowledge and all intelligence,
¹⁰that ye may judge of and approve the things that are more excellent, in order that ye may be pure and without offence for Christ's day,
¹¹being complete as regards the fruit of righteousness, which is by Jesus Christ, to God's glory and praise. (Phil. 1:9‑11)

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1 Thess. 5:23‑24• ²³Now the God of peace himself sanctify you wholly: and your whole spirit, and soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
²⁴He is faithful who calls you, who will also perform it. (1 Thess. 5:23‑24)

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Titus 2:14• ¹⁴who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all lawlessness, and purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous for good works. (Titus 2:14)

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Heb. 6:7• ⁷For ground which drinks the rain which comes often upon it, and produces useful herbs for those for whose sakes also it is tilled, partakes of blessing from God; (Heb. 6:7)

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Heb. 12:10‑11,15• ¹⁰For they indeed chastened for a few days, as seemed good to them; but he for profit, in order to the partaking of his holiness.
¹¹But no chastening at the time seems to be matter of joy, but of grief; but afterwards yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those exercised by it.
¹⁵watching lest there be any one who lacks the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and many be defiled by it; (Heb. 12:10‑11,15)

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Rev. 3:19• ¹⁹I rebuke and discipline as many as I love; be zealous therefore and repent. (Rev. 3:19)

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John 15:8,16• ⁸In this is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit, and ye shall become disciples of mine.
¹⁶Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and have set you that ye should go and that ye should bear fruit, and that your fruit should abide, that whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name he may give you. (John 15:8,16)

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Gal. 5:22‑23• ²²But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, fidelity,
²³meekness, self-control: against such things there is no law. (Gal. 5:22‑23)

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Phil. 1:11• ¹¹being complete as regards the fruit of righteousness, which is by Jesus Christ, to God's glory and praise. (Phil. 1:11)

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Col. 1:5‑10• ⁵on account of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens; of which ye heard before in the word of the truth of the glad tidings,
⁶which are come to you, as they are in all the world, and are bearing fruit and growing, even as also among you, from the day ye heard them and knew indeed the grace of God, in truth:
⁷even as ye learned from Epaphras our beloved fellow-bondman, who is a faithful minister of Christ for you,
⁸who has also manifested to us your love in the Spirit.
⁹For this reason *we* also, from the day we heard of your faith and love, do not cease praying and asking for you, to the end that ye may be filled with the full knowledge of his will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,
¹⁰so as to walk worthily of the Lord unto all well-pleasing, bearing fruit in every good work, and growing by the true knowledge of God; (Col. 1:5‑10)

• “Ye are the branches.” Judas, perhaps it may be said, was taken away, so the disciples who walked no more with Him. The others should be proved and cleansed, that they might bear more fruit. (“John 15” by J.N. Darby)

• Those who make a profession, who attach themselves to Christ in order to follow Him, will, if there is life, be cleansed; if not, that which they have will be taken away. (“John 15” by J.N. Darby)

• {v.2,6} “Every branch in Me that beareth not fruit He taketh away.” Although privileged, mere profession never bears fruit, but every real Christian bears fruit (Gal. 5:22). (“Help on Hard Verses” by A.C. Brown)

• The fruitless professor he removes; the fruitful one He cleanses, that more fruit may be borne. It is the Father judging according to every man’s work. (“John 15” by W. Kelly)

• As the Apostle teaches us in Hebrews 12, He chastens us for our profit, that we might be partakers of His holiness. Here, if not taken away, we are cleansed in order to bear more fruit. It is a wholly different state of things from a Messiah reigning in power, and His people in nothing but prosperity. (“John 15” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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As to every branch in me not bearing fruit, he takes it away; and as to every one bearing fruit, he purges it that it may bring forth more fruit.

W. Kelly Translation

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Every branch in me not bearing fruit, he taketh it away; and every one that beareth fruit, he cleanseth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.