Jesus Is Like a Vine

15 “I am the ·true vine [^Ccontrast Israel, the unreliable vine; Ps. 80:8–18; Is. 5:1–7]; my Father is the ·gardener [farmer; vinedresser]. ² He ·cuts off [or takes away] every branch ·of mine [^Lin me] that does not produce fruit [^Cwhose lives bear no indication of a relationship with Christ]. And he ·trims and cleans [prunes; ^Cthe verb implies both trimming and cleaning] every branch that produces fruit so that it will produce even more fruit [Heb. 12:4–11]. ³ You are already ·clean [or pruned] because of the words I have spoken to you.