John 15:2

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

He cuts away every branch of mine that doesn't produce fruit. But he trims clean every branch that does produce fruit, so that it will produce even more fruit.

Cross References

Job 17:9

They would do the right thing and because they did, they would grow stronger.

Psalm 92:14

They will be like trees that stay healthy and fruitful, even when they are old.

Proverbs 4:18

The lifestyle of good people is like sunlight at dawn that keeps getting brighter until broad daylight.

Isaiah 27:9

There's only one-way that Israel's sin and guilt can be completely forgiven: they must crush the stones of every pagan altar and place of worship.

Isaiah 29:19

The poor and the needy will celebrate and shout because of the LORD, the holy God of Israel.

Daniel 11:35

Some of those who are wise will suffer, so that God will make them pure and acceptable until the end, which will still come at the time he has decided.

Hosea 6:3

Let's do our best to know the LORD. His coming is as certain as the morning sun; he will refresh us like rain renewing the earth in the springtime.

Malachi 3:3

The LORD will purify the descendants of Levi, as though they were gold or silver. Then they will bring the proper offerings to the LORD,

Matthew 13:12

Everyone who has something will be given more. But people who don't have anything will lose even what little they have.

Matthew 13:33

Jesus also said: The kingdom of heaven is like what happens when a woman mixes a little yeast into three big batches of flour. Finally, all the dough rises.

Matthew 15:13

Jesus answered, “Every plant that my Father in heaven did not plant will be pulled up by the roots.

Matthew 21:19

and along the way he saw a fig tree. But when he came to it, he found only leaves and no figs. So he told the tree, “You will never again grow any fruit!” At once the fig tree dried up.

Matthew 25:29

Everyone who has something will be given more, and they will have more than enough. But everything will be taken from those who don't have anything.

Matthew 3:10

An axe is ready to cut the trees down at their roots. Any tree that doesn't produce good fruit will be chopped down and thrown into a fire.

Matthew 3:12

His threshing fork is in his hand, and he is ready to separate the wheat from the husks. He will store the wheat in a barn and burn the husks in a fire that never goes out.

Matthew 7:19

Every tree that produces bad fruit will be chopped down and burnt.

Mark 4:20

The seeds that fell on good ground are the people who hear and welcome the message. They produce thirty or sixty or even a hundred times as much as was planted.

Luke 8:13

The seeds that fell on rocky ground are the people who gladly hear the message and accept it. But they don't have deep roots, and they believe only for a little while. As soon as life gets hard, they give up.

John 15:1

Jesus said to his disciples: I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.

John 15:16

You did not choose me. I chose you and sent you out to produce fruit, the kind of fruit that will last. Then my Father will give you whatever you ask for in my name.

John 15:3

You are already clean because of what I have said to you.

John 15:6

If you don't stay joined to me, you will be thrown away. You will be like dry branches that are gathered up and burnt in a fire.

John 15:8

When you become fruitful disciples of mine, my Father will be honoured.

John 17:12

While I was with them, I kept them safe by the power you have given me. I guarded them, and not one of them was lost, except the one who had to be lost. This happened so that what the Scriptures say would come true.

Romans 11:17

You Gentiles are like branches of a wild olive tree that were made to be part of a cultivated olive tree. You have taken the place of some branches that were cut away from it. And because of this, you enjoy the blessings that come from being part of that cultivated tree.

Romans 11:22

Now you see both how kind and how hard God can be. He was hard on those who fell, but he was kind to you. And he will keep on being kind to you, if you keep on trusting in his kindness. Otherwise, you will be cut away too.

Romans 8:28

We know that God is always at work for the good of everyone who loves him. They are the ones God has chosen for his purpose,

1 Corinthians 13:1

What if I could speak all languages of humans and of angels? If I did not love others, I would be nothing more than a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.

Titus 2:14

He gave himself to rescue us from everything that is evil and to make our hearts pure. He wanted us to be his own people and to be eager to do right.

Hebrews 12:15

Make sure that no one misses out on God's wonderful kindness. Don't let anyone become bitter and cause trouble for the rest of you.

1 John 2:19

These people came from our own group, yet they were not part of us. If they had been part of us, they would have stayed with us. But they left, which proves that they did not belong to our group.

Revelation 3:19

I correct and punish everyone I love. So make up your minds to turn away from your sins.