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

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Heb. 12:15• ¹⁵looking carefully lest [there be] Anyone falling short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up give trouble and through it [the] many be defiled; (Heb. 12:15)

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

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

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Matt. 3:10• ¹⁰{i}And 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.{/i} (Matt. 3:10)

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

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Matt. 21:19• ¹⁹{i}And 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 forever. And the fig-tree was immediately dried up.{/i} (Matt. 21:19)

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Luke 8:13• ¹³{i}But those upon the rock, those who{/i} when they hear, receive the Word with joy, but having no root they believe only for a while, and in time of temptation fall away. (Luke 8:13)

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Luke 13:7‑9• ⁷and he said to the vine-dresser, Behold, [these] three years I come seeking fruit on this fig-tree and find none: cut it down: why doth it also render the ground useless?
⁸But he answering saith unto him, Sir, let it alone for this year also, until I shall dig about it, and put dung:
⁹and if it shall bear fruit, thenceforth ; 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, yet have not love, I am become sounding brass and a clanging cymbal. (1 Cor. 13:1)

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Heb. 6:7‑8• ⁷For ground that drank the rain coming oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for those for whose sake also it is tilled, participateth in blessing from God;
⁸but if bringing forth thorns and briars, [is] worthless and near a curse, whose end [is] for burning. (Heb. 6:7‑8)

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1 John 2:19• ¹⁹From us they went out, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have abode with us, but [they went out] that they might be manifested that none are of us. (1 John 2:19)

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Job 17:9• (Job 17:9)

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Psa. 51:7‑13• (Psa. 51:7‑13)

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Prov. 4:18• (Prov. 4:18)

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Isa. 27:9• (Isa. 27:9)

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Isa. 29:19• (Isa. 29:19)

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Hos. 6:3• (Hos. 6:3)

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Mal. 3:3• (Mal. 3:3)

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Matt. 3:12• ¹²{i}whose 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.{/i} (Matt. 3:12)

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Matt. 13:12,33• ¹²{i}for 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.{/i}
³³{i}He 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.{/i} (Matt. 13:12,33)

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Rom. 5:3‑5• ³And not only [so], but we also boast in tribulations, knowing that tribulation worketh out endurance;
⁴and endurance proof, and proof hope:
⁵and hope maketh not ashamed, because the love of God is poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit that was 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 that love God, to those that are called according to purpose. (Rom. 8:28)

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2 Cor. 4:17‑18• ¹⁷For the momentary lightness of our affliction worketh out for us in surpassing measure an eternal weight of glory:
¹⁸while we have the eye not on the things that are seen, but on those not seen, for the things seen [are] temporary, but those 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 approve the things that are excellent; that ye may be pure and without offense against [the] day of Christ,
¹¹being filled with the fruit of righteousness that [is] by Jesus Christ unto God's praise and glory. (Phil. 1:9‑11)

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1 Thess. 5:23‑24• ²³Now the God of peace himself sanctify you wholly; and may your spirit, and soul and body be preserved entire without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
²⁴Faithful [is] he that calleth, who will also do [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 people for his own possession, zealous of good works. (Titus 2:14)

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Heb. 6:7• ⁷For ground that drank the rain coming oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for those for whose sake also it is tilled, participateth in 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.
¹¹Now no chastisement for the time seemeth to be of joy but of grief; yet afterward it yieldeth peaceable fruit of righteousness to those that have been exercised thereby.
¹⁵looking carefully lest [there be] Anyone falling short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up give trouble and through it [the] many be defiled; (Heb. 12:10‑11,15)

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Rev. 3:19• ¹⁹I, as many as I love, rebuke and chasten: 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 my disciples.
¹⁶Not ye chose me, but I chose you and appointed you that ye should go and bear fruit, and your fruit 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, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faith, meekness, self-control:
²³against such things there is no law. (Gal. 5:22‑23)

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Phil. 1:11• ¹¹being filled with the fruit of righteousness that [is] by Jesus Christ unto God's praise and glory. (Phil. 1:11)

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Col. 1:5‑10• ⁵on account of the hope that is laid up for you in the heavens, of which ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel,
⁶which is come unto you, even as in all the world it is producing fruit and growing, even as also among you, from the day that ye heard and knew the grace of God in truth;
⁷even as ye learned from Epaphras, our beloved fellow-bondman, who is for you a faithful servant of Christ,
⁸that has also manifested to us your love in [the] Spirit.
⁹On this account we also, from the day that we heard, do not cease praying for you, and asking that ye might be filled with the full knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
¹⁰to walk worthily of the Lord unto all pleasing, in every good work bearing fruit, and increasing in the full 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.