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John 15:1-2
New International Version
John 15:1-2
New International Version
The Vine and the Branches
15 “I am(A) the true vine,(B) and my Father is the gardener. 2 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.
Footnotes
- John 15:2 The Greek for he prunes also means he cleans.
John 15:1-2
New King James Version
John 15:1-2
New King James Version
The True Vine
15 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. 2 (A)Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He [a]takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear (B)more fruit.
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- John 15:2 Or lifts up
John 15:1-2
New American Standard Bible
John 15:1-2
New American Standard Bible
Jesus Is the Vine—Followers Are Branches
15 “(A)I am the true vine, and My Father is the (B)vinedresser. 2 Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He [a]prunes it so that it may bear more fruit.
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- John 15:2 Lit cleans; used to describe pruning
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