John 15:2

First Nations Version

He cuts off the branches in me that have no fruit. He carefully trims back the branches with fruit, so they will grow more fruit.

Cross References

Matthew 3:10

The tomahawk is already at the root of the trees, and the ones that have no good fruit will be cut down and tossed into the fire.

Matthew 15:13

“Every plant that has not been planted by my Father from above will be pulled out by the roots,” he answered.

Revelation 3:19

It is from my love that I speak sharply to you, so that you will learn to follow my ways. And then from your heart you will return to my right ways of thinking and doing.

John 15:8

When you grow a harvest of fruit, this will show that you are walking my road. You will then bring great honor to my Father.

Matthew 13:12

The ones who understand will gain wisdom and be ready for more—much more. But the ones who do not understand or walk in the ways of wisdom will lose even the little they have.

Matthew 3:12

His harvest basket is in his hands, to separate the grain from the husks. He will store the good grain in his barn, but the husks he will burn up with a fire no one can put out.”

Matthew 21:19

He saw a fig tree on the side of the road and went to it, but when he came to the tree, he found only leaves. He spoke to the tree, “You will never again grow fruit!” and the fig tree began to wither away right then and there.

Hebrews 12:15

See to it that no one among you misses out on the gift of Creator’s great kindness and that no bitter root springs up among you, making trouble and poisoning many hearts.

John 15:16

“You may think you chose me, but I am the one who chose you. You are my new garden where I will grow a great harvest of my love—the fruit that remains. When you bear this fruit, you represent who I am—my name. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask for.

Luke 8:13

“The rocky ground represents the ones who hear and receive the teaching with glad hearts, but because they have no roots, their faith is shallow and does not last. As soon as the teaching brings them trouble or opposition, they stumble and fall away.

1 John 2:19

These false chosen ones were among us, but they did not belong, so they left. If they had truly belonged, they would have remained—but they left, showing that they did not belong.

Titus 2:14

He paid the highest price to set us free from all our wrongdoings and purify for himself a people whose hearts burn with fire to do good deeds.

1 Corinthians 13:1

I may have the gift of speaking in both the languages of human beings and of spirit-messengers, but if I fail to love, my words become like the screech of a cat or the yelping of a wild dog.

Romans 8:28

In all these things, Creator is working to bring good to the ones who love him, the ones he chose according to his ancient purpose.

John 17:12

“During my time on earth representing you, I kept them safe in your loving care. Not one of them has been lost, except for the one foretold in the Sacred Teachings, the one doomed to a bad end.

Matthew 13:33

“Again, think of the good road from above to be like the yeast a grandmother uses when she makes frybread dough. She mixes a little yeast into three big batches of flour. Then the yeast spreads throughout the dough, causing it to rise.”

Matthew 7:19

It is the trees with bad fruit that are cut down and used to make a fire.

Matthew 25:29

and said, ‘The ones who do well with what they are given will be given more, but the ones who do nothing with it will lose even what they have been given.’

Mark 4:20

“The good ground represents the ones with good and pure hearts. When they hear and understand the message, they hold on tightly to it until it grows into a harvest—thirty, sixty, and even one hundred times as great!

John 15:1

“I am the true grapevine. My Father is the Vine Keeper.

John 15:3

“My teachings have purified you,

John 15:6

The ones who do not stay joined to me are broken off and dry up, and then they are gathered up and used to make a fire.

Romans 11:17

Some of the branches of this olive tree were broken off, and you Outside Nations have been grafted in from a wild olive tree. This means you now share in the health-giving sap that comes from the roots.

Romans 11:22

So you can see how kind and how strict the Great Spirit can be. He was strict toward the ones who walked away but is kind toward you, as long as you keep walking in his kindness. If not, you also will be cut off.