John 15:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

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General references

Mark 4:25

Bible References

Branch

While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name. Those whom thou gavest me, I have kept; and none of them is lost but the son of perdition, that the scripture may be fulfilled.

Even now the ax is lying at the root of the trees: therefore, every tree that does not bring forth good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

But he answered and said: Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted, shall be rooted up.

and seeing a fig-tree on the road, he went to it, and found nothing on it but leaves; and he said to it: Let no fruit grow on you henceforth forever. And the fig-tree immediately withered.

Those on the rock are they that, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who, for awhile, believe, and in time of temptation apostatize.

Then he said to his vine-dresser, Behold, for three years I have come and sought fruit on this fig-tree, and I have found none; cut it down; why does it occupy the ground unprofitably?

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of an gels, but have not love, I have become as sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.

For the land which drinks up the rain that comes often upon it, and produces herbs suitable for those for whom it is cultivated, receives blessing from God.

They went out from us, but they were not of us: for, if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.

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whose winnowing-shovel is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his thrashing-floor, and gather his grain into his granary; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.

For whoever has, to him shall be given, and he shall have abundance; but whoever has not, even that which he has shall be taken from him.

And not only so, but we rejoice in afflictions also; because we know that affliction produces patience,

And we know that all things work together for good, to those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.

For our present light affliction works out for us an eternal fullness of glory, excelling all excellence, ls while we look not at the things that are seen, but at the things that are not seen: for the things seen are temporal; but the things not seen are eternal.

I also pray for this, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all understanding,

Now the God of peace himself sanctify you wholly; and may your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify for himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

For the land which drinks up the rain that comes often upon it, and produces herbs suitable for those for whom it is cultivated, receives blessing from God.

For they, indeed, for a few days, chastened us as they thought it good; but he chastens us for our profit, that we may be partakers of his holiness.

As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten; be zealous, therefore, and repent.

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In this is my Father glorified, that you bear much fruit; and in this you will be my disciples.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faithfulness,

being filled with the fruit of righteousness, which fruit is by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

in consequence of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel,

General references

for whoever has, to him shall be given; and whoever has not, even that which he has shall be taken from him.