John 15:2

New Century Version

He cuts off every branch of mine that does not produce fruit. And he trims and cleans every branch that produces fruit so that it will produce even more fruit.

Cross References

Job 17:9

But those who do right will continue to do right, and those whose hands are not dirty with sin will grow stronger.

Psalm 92:14

When they are old, they will still produce fruit; they will be healthy and fresh.

Proverbs 4:18

The way of the good person is like the light of dawn, growing brighter and brighter until full daylight.

Isaiah 27:9

This is how Israel’s guilt will be forgiven; this is how its sins will be taken away: Israel will crush the rocks of the altar to dust, and no statues or altars will be left standing for the Asherah idols.

Isaiah 29:19

The Lord will make the poor people happy; they will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

Daniel 11:35

Some of the wise ones will be killed. But the hard times must come so they can be made stronger and purer and without faults until the time of the end comes. Then, at the right time, the end will come.

Hosea 6:3

and know him. Let’s try to learn about the Lord; he will come to us as surely as the dawn comes. He will come to us like rain, like the spring rain that waters the ground.”

Malachi 3:3

Like someone who heats and purifies silver, he will purify the Levites and make them pure like gold and silver. Then they will bring offerings to the Lord in the right way.

Matthew 13:12

Those who have understanding will be given more, and they will have all they need. But those who do not have understanding, even what they have will be taken away from them.

Matthew 13:33

Then Jesus told another story: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and hid in a large tub of flour until it made all the dough rise.”

Matthew 15:13

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

Matthew 21:19

Seeing a fig tree beside the road, Jesus went to it, but there were no figs on the tree, only leaves. So Jesus said to the tree, “You will never again have fruit.” The tree immediately dried up.

Matthew 25:29

Those who have much will get more, and they will have much more than they need. But those who do not have much will have everything taken away from them.’

Matthew 3:10

The ax is now ready to cut down the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

Matthew 3:12

He will come ready to clean the grain, separating the good grain from the chaff. He will put the good part of the grain into his barn, but he will burn the chaff with a fire that cannot be put out.”

Matthew 7:19

Every tree that does not produce good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

Mark 4:20

Others are like the seed planted in the good ground. They hear the teaching and accept it. Then they grow and produce fruit—sometimes thirty times more, sometimes sixty times more, and sometimes a hundred times more.”

Luke 8:13

The seed that fell on rock is like those who hear God’s teaching and accept it gladly, but they don’t allow the teaching to go deep into their lives. They believe for a while, but when trouble comes, they give up.

John 15:1

“I am the true vine; my Father is the gardener.

John 15:16

You did not choose me; I chose you. And I gave you this work: to go and produce fruit, fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you anything you ask for in my name.

John 15:3

You are already clean because of the words I have spoken to you.

John 15:6

If any do not remain in me, they are like a branch that is thrown away and then dies. People pick up dead branches, throw them into the fire, and burn them.

John 15:8

You should produce much fruit and show that you are my followers, which brings glory to my Father.

John 17:12

While I was with them, I kept them safe by the power of your name, the name you gave me. I protected them, and only one of them, the one worthy of destruction, was lost so that the Scripture would come true.

Romans 11:17

It is as if some of the branches from an olive tree have been broken off. You non-Jewish people are like the branch of a wild olive tree that has been joined to that first tree. You now share the strength and life of the first tree, the Jews.

Romans 11:22

So you see that God is kind and also very strict. He punishes those who stop following him. But God is kind to you, if you continue following in his kindness. If you do not, you will be cut off from the tree.

Romans 8:28

We know that in everything God works for the good of those who love him. They are the people he called, because that was his plan.

1 Corinthians 13:1

I may speak in different languages of people or even angels. But if I do not have love, I am only a noisy bell or a crashing cymbal.

Titus 2:14

He gave himself for us so he might pay the price to free us from all evil and to make us pure people who belong only to him—people who are always wanting to do good deeds.

Hebrews 12:15

Be careful that no one fails to receive God’s grace and begins to cause trouble among you. A person like that can ruin many of you.

1 John 2:19

These enemies of Christ were in our fellowship, but they left us. They never really belonged to us; if they had been a part of us, they would have stayed with us. But they left, and this shows that none of them really belonged to us.

Revelation 3:19

“I correct and punish those whom I love. So be eager to do right, and change your hearts and lives.