John 15:1

Good News Translation

“I am the real vine, and my Father is the gardener.

Cross References

Song of Solomon 7:12

We will get up early and look at the vines to see whether they've started to grow, whether the blossoms are opening and the pomegranate trees are in bloom. There I will give you my love.

Isaiah 4:2

The time is coming when the Lord will make every plant and tree in the land grow large and beautiful. All the people of Israel who survive will take delight and pride in the crops that the land produces.

Isaiah 60:21

Your people will all do what is right, And will possess the land forever. I planted them, I made them, To reveal my greatness to all.

Isaiah 61:3

To give to those who mourn in Zion Joy and gladness instead of grief, A song of praise instead of sorrow. They will be like trees That the Lord himself has planted. They will all do what is right, And God will be praised for what he has done.

Jeremiah 12:10

Many foreign rulers have destroyed my vineyard; they have trampled down my fields; they have turned my lovely land into a desert.

Jeremiah 2:21

I planted you like a choice vine from the very best seed. But look what you have become! You are like a rotten, worthless vine.

Ezekiel 19:10

Your mother was like a grapevine planted near a stream. Because there was plenty of water, the vine was covered with leaves and fruit.

Hosea 10:1

The people of Israel were like a grapevine that was full of grapes. The more prosperous they were, the more altars they built. The more productive their land was, the more beautiful they made the sacred stone pillars they worship.

Zechariah 3:8

Listen then, Joshua, you who are the High Priest; and listen, you fellow priests of his, you that are the sign of a good future: I will reveal my servant, who is called The Branch!

Matthew 15:13

“Every plant which my Father in heaven did not plant will be pulled up,” answered Jesus.

Matthew 20:1

“The Kingdom of heaven is like this. Once there was a man who went out early in the morning to hire some men to work in his vineyard.

Matthew 21:33

“Listen to another parable,” Jesus said. “There was once a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a hole for the wine press, and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to tenants and left home on a trip.

Mark 12:1

Then Jesus spoke to them in parables: “Once there was a man who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a hole for the wine press, and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to tenants and left home on a trip.

Luke 13:6

Then Jesus told them this parable: “There was once a man who had a fig tree growing in his vineyard. He went looking for figs on it but found none.

John 1:17

God gave the Law through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

John 1:9

This was the real light—the light that comes into the world and shines on all people.

John 15:2

He breaks off every branch in me that does not bear fruit, and he prunes every branch that does bear fruit, so that it will be clean and bear more fruit.

John 6:32

“I am telling you the truth,” Jesus said. “What Moses gave you was not the bread from heaven; it is my Father who gives you the real bread from heaven.

John 6:55

For my flesh is the real food; my blood is the real drink.

Romans 11:17

Some of the branches of the cultivated olive tree have been broken off, and a branch of a wild olive tree has been joined to it. You Gentiles are like that wild olive tree, and now you share the strong spiritual life of the Jews.

1 Corinthians 3:9

For we are partners working together for God, and you are God's field. You are also God's building.

1 John 2:8

However, the command I now write you is new, because its truth is seen in Christ and also in you. For the darkness is passing away, and the real light is already shining.