John 15:2 KJV
Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
John 15:2, King James Version
In context
1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
3 Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.
Cross-references
- Matthew 3:10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
- Hebrews 12:10 For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.
- Matthew 15:13 But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.
- Revelation 3:19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
- John 15:8 Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.