John 15:1

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Jesus said, “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.

Cross References

Jeremiah 2:21

Judah, I planted you like a special vine. You were all from good seed. How did you turn into a different vine that grows bad fruit?

1 Corinthians 3:9

We are workers together for God, and you are like a farm that belongs to God. And you are a house that belongs to God.

Isaiah 60:21

“All your people will be good. They will get the land forever. They are the young plant in my garden that will grow to be a wonderful tree. I made them with my own hands.

Isaiah 4:2

At that time the Lord’s plant will be very beautiful and glorious. The people in Israel who survived will be very proud of what the land grows.

John 6:55

My body is true food, and my blood is true drink.

Jeremiah 12:10

Many shepherds have ruined my vineyard. They have trampled the plants in my field. They have made my beautiful field a desert.

1 John 2:8

But what I write is also a new command. It is a true one; you can see its truth in Jesus and in yourselves. The darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining.

Mark 12:1

Jesus used stories to teach the people. He said, “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around the field and dug a hole for a winepress. Then he built a tower. He leased the land to some farmers and left for a trip.

Matthew 21:33

“Listen to this story: There was a man who owned a vineyard. He put a wall around the field and dug a hole for a winepress. Then he built a tower. He leased the land to some farmers and then left on a trip.

Hosea 10:1

Israel is like a vine that grows plenty of fruit. But as Israel got more and more things, he built more and more altars to honor false gods. His land became better and better, so he put up better and better stones to honor false gods.

John 6:32

Jesus said, “I can assure you that Moses was not the one who gave your people bread from heaven. But my Father gives you the true bread from heaven.

Luke 13:6

Jesus told this story: “A man had a fig tree. He planted it in his garden. He came looking for some fruit on it, but he found none.

Matthew 20:1

“God’s kingdom is like a man who owned some land. One morning, the man went out very early to hire some people to work in his vineyard.

Song of Solomon 7:12

Let’s get up early and go to the vineyards. Let’s see if the vines are in bloom. Let’s see if the blossoms have opened and if the pomegranates are in bloom. There I will give you my love.

Zechariah 3:8

Listen, Joshua, you who are the high priest, and listen, you fellow priests seated before him. You are all examples to show what will happen when I bring my special servant. He is called, the Branch.

John 1:9

The true light was coming into the world. This is the true light that gives light to all people.

John 1:17

That is, the law was given to us through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

Isaiah 61:3

those in Zion who mourn. I will take away the ashes on their head, and I will give them a crown. I will take away their sadness, and I will give them the oil of happiness. I will take away their sorrow, and I will give them celebration clothes. He sent me to name them ‘Good Trees’ and ‘The Lord’s Wonderful Plant.’

Ezekiel 19:10

“‘Your mother is like a grapevine planted near the water. She had plenty of water, so she grew many strong vines.

Matthew 15:13

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

John 15:2

He cuts off every branch of mine that does not produce fruit. He also trims every branch that produces fruit to prepare it to produce even more.

Romans 11:17

It is as if some of the branches from an olive tree have been broken off, and the branch of a wild olive tree has been joined to that first tree. If you are not a Jew, you are the same as that wild branch, and you now share the strength and life of the first tree.