John 15:1-8
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The Vine and the Branches
15 “I am(A) the true vine, and My Father is the vineyard keeper. 2 Every branch in Me that does not produce fruit He removes,(B) and He prunes every branch that produces fruit so that it will produce more fruit. 3 You are already clean(C) because of the word I have spoken to you. 4 Remain in Me, and I in you. Just as a branch is unable to produce fruit by itself unless it remains on the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in Me.(D)
5 “I am the vine;(E) you are the branches. The one who remains in Me and I in him produces much fruit,(F) because you can do nothing without Me. 6 If anyone does not remain in Me, he is thrown aside(G) like a branch and he withers. They gather them, throw them into the fire,(H) and they are burned.(I) 7 If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you want and it will be done for you.(J) 8 My Father is glorified(K) by this: that you produce much fruit and prove to be[a] My disciples.
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- John 15:8 Or and become
1 Peter 2:24-25
Holman Christian Standard Bible
24 He Himself bore our sins(A)
in His body(B) on the tree,(C)
so that, having died to sins,(D)
we might live for righteousness;(E)
you have been healed by His wounds.(F)[a]
25 For you were like sheep going astray,(G)[b]
but you have now returned
to the Shepherd(H) and Guardian[c] of your souls.
Footnotes
- 1 Peter 2:24 Is 53:5
- 1 Peter 2:25 Is 53:6
- 1 Peter 2:25 Or Overseer
1 Peter 3:18
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18 For Christ also suffered(A) for sins once for all,[a](B)
the righteous for the unrighteous,[b]
that He might bring you[c] to God,(C)
after being put to death in the fleshly realm[d](D)
but made alive in the spiritual realm.[e]
Footnotes
- 1 Peter 3:18 Other mss read died for sins on our behalf; other mss read died for our sins; other mss read died for sins on your behalf
- 1 Peter 3:18 Or the Righteous One in the place of the unrighteous many
- 1 Peter 3:18 Other mss read us
- 1 Peter 3:18 Or in the flesh
- 1 Peter 3:18 Or in the spirit, or in the Spirit
Romans 5:8
Holman Christian Standard Bible
8 But God proves(A) His own love for us(B) in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us!
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