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.

Branch

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May

General references

Mark 4:25

Bible References

Branch

As long as I was with them, I kept them by your power which you gave me, and I protected them, and not one of them was lost, except the one who is now doomed to be lost, so that the Scripture might be fulfilled.

Now the axe is already lying at the roots of the trees. Every tree then that fails to bear good fruit is to be cut down and thrown into the fire.

He answered, "Every plant that my heavenly Father did not plant must be rooted up.

As He saw a fig tree by the roadside, He came to it but found on it nothing but leaves, and said to it, "Never again shall a fig grow on you!" And the fig tree at once withered up.

The portion of them on the rock illustrates those who accept the message, bubbling over with joy when they first hear it, but it takes no real root. They believe for awhile, but in the time of testing they fall away.

So he said to the vine-dresser, 'Look here! for three years I have been coming to look for figs on this fig tree, and have not found any. Cut it down. Why waste the ground with it?'

If I could speak the languages of men, of angels too, and have no love, I am only a rattling pan or a clashing cymbal.

For a piece of ground that drinks in the rains so frequently falling on it, and continues yielding vegetation useful to those for whose sakes it is cultivated, receives from God His blessings.

They have gone out from our own number, but they did not really belong to us; for if they had, they would have stayed with us. It was to show that none of those who went out really belonged to us.

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His winnowing-fork is in His hand, and He will clean out His threshing-floor and store His wheat in His barn, but He will burn up the chaff with fire that never can be put out."

For to anyone who has, more will be given, and his supply will overflow, but from anyone who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.

And not only that, but this too: let us continue exulting in our sufferings, for we know that suffering produces endurance,

Yes, we know that all things go on working together for the good of those who keep on loving God, who are called in accordance with God's purpose.

For this slight and momentary sorrow continues to accumulate for me a solid and eternal glory far beyond any comparison,

And it is my prayer that your love may overflow still more and more, directed by fuller knowledge and keener insight,

May God Himself, who gave you peace, consecrate your whole being. May you be safely kept, spirit, soul, and body, so as to be blameless when our Lord Jesus Christ comes back.

who gave Himself for us to ransom us from all iniquity and purify for Himself a people to be His very own, zealous of good works.

For a piece of ground that drinks in the rains so frequently falling on it, and continues yielding vegetation useful to those for whose sakes it is cultivated, receives from God His blessings.

For they disciplined us only a short time, as it seemed proper to them, but He does it for our good, in order that we may share His holy character.

The people whom I dearly love, I always reprove and discipline. So keep on being earnest and once for all repent.

May

By your continuously bearing abundant fruit and in this way proving yourselves to be real disciples of mine, my Father is glorified.

But the product of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

men that are abounding in the fruits of right-doing with the help of Jesus Christ, to the honor and praise of God.

because of your hope of what is laid up for you in heaven. Long ago you heard of this hope through the message of the good news

General references

For whoever has will have more given to him, but whoever has nothing, even what he has will be taken away."