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Jesus Is Like a Vine

15 Jesus said, “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch[a] of mine that does not produce fruit.[b] He also trims every branch that produces fruit to prepare it to produce even more. You have already been prepared to produce more fruit by the teaching I have given you.

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Footnotes

  1. John 15:2 branch The “branches” are Jesus’ followers. See verse 5.
  2. John 15:2 produce fruit Meaning the way Jesus’ followers must live to show they belong to him. See verses 7-10.

The Vine and the Branches

15 “I am(A) the true vine,(B) and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit,(C) while every branch that does bear fruit(D) he prunes[a] so that it will be even more fruitful. You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. John 15:2 The Greek for he prunes also means he cleans.