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Such branches are gathered into a pile to be burned. <a href="/esv/john/15.htm">English Standard Version</a> If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. <a href="/bsb/john/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned. <a href="/blb/john/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> If anyone does not abide in Me, he is thrown out like the branch and is dried up, and they gather them and cast them into the fire, and it is burned. <a href="/kjv/john/15.htm">King James Bible</a> If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. <a href="/nkjv/john/15.htm">New King James Version</a> If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. <a href="/nasb_/john/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> If anyone does not remain in Me, he is thrown away like a branch and dries up; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. <a href="/nasb/john/15.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220If anyone does not abide in Me, he is thrown away as a branch and dries up; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire and they are burned. <a href="/nasb77/john/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “If anyone does not abide in Me, he is thrown away as a branch, and dries up; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. <a href="/lsb/john/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> If anyone does not abide in Me, he is thrown away as a branch and dries up; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire and they are burned. <a href="/amp/john/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a> If anyone does not remain in Me, he is thrown out like a [broken off] branch, and withers and dies; and they gather such branches and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. <a href="/csb/john/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> If anyone does not remain in me, he is thrown aside like a branch and he withers. They gather them, throw them into the fire, and they are burned. <a href="/hcsb/john/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> If anyone does not remain in Me, he is thrown aside like a branch and he withers. They gather them, throw them into the fire, and they are burned. <a href="/asv/john/15.htm">American Standard Version</a> If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. <a href="/cev/john/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> If you don't stay joined to me, you will be thrown away. You will be like dry branches that are gathered up and burned in a fire. <a href="/erv/john/15.htm">English Revised Version</a> If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. <a href="/gwt/john/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Whoever doesn't live in me is thrown away like a branch and dries up. Branches like this are gathered, thrown into a fire, and burned. <a href="/gnt/john/15.htm">Good News Translation</a> Those who do not remain in me are thrown out like a branch and dry up; such branches are gathered up and thrown into the fire, where they are burned. <a href="/isv/john/15.htm">International Standard Version</a> Unless a person abides in me, he is thrown away like a pruned branch and dries up. People gather such branches, throw them into a fire, and they are burned up. <a href="/net/john/15.htm">NET Bible</a> If anyone does not remain in me, he is thrown out like a branch, and dries up; and such branches are gathered up and thrown into the fire, and are burned up. <a href="/nheb/john/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> If anyone does not remain in me, he is thrown out as a branch, and withers; and they gather them, throw them into the fire, and they are burned. <a href="/wbt/john/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> If a man abideth not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered: and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. <a href="/wey/john/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> If any one does not continue in me, he is like the unfruitful branch which is at once thrown away and then withers up. Such branches they gather up and throw into the fire and they are burned.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/john/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned. <a href="/web/john/15.htm">World English Bible</a> If a man doesn’t remain in me, he is thrown out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them, throw them into the fire, and they are burned. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> if anyone may not remain in Me, he was cast forth outside as the branch, and was withered, and they gather them, and cast into fire, and they are burned; <a href="/blb/john/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> If anyone does not abide in Me, he is thrown out like the branch and is dried up, and they gather them and cast them into the fire, and it is burned. <a href="/ylt/john/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> if any one may not remain in me, he was cast forth without as the branch, and was withered, and they gather them, and cast to fire, and they are burned; <a href="/slt/john/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> If any remain not in me, he was cast forth as the branch, and was dried up; and they gather them together, and cast into the fire, and they are burned.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> If any one abide not in me, he shall be cast forth as a branch, and shall wither, and they shall gather him up, and cast him into the fire, and he burneth. <a href="/cpdv/john/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> If anyone does not abide in me, he will be cast away, like a branch, and he will wither, and they will gather him and cast him into the fire, and he burns. <a href="/nabre/john/15.htm">New American Bible</a> Anyone who does not remain in me will be thrown out like a branch and wither; people will gather them and throw them into a fire and they will be burned. <a href="/nrsvce/john/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Whoever does not abide in me is thrown away like a branch and withers; such branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Unless a man remains with me, he will be cast outside, like a branch which is withered; which they pick up and throw into the fire to be burned. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/15.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “If a man does not abide with me, he is thrown away like a shriveled up branch, and they gather it, throwing it into the fire to burn.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/15.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> If any one abide not in me, he is thrown out as a branch, and withers; and such are gathered, and thrown into the fire, and burned. <a href="/godbey/john/15.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>If any one may not abide in me, he is cast out as a branch, and withered; and they gather it, and cast it into the fire, and it is burnt.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/john/15.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> If any man abide not in me, he is cast out as a branch, and withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. <a href="/mace/john/15.htm">Mace New Testament</a> if a man abide not in me, he is cast away as withered branches that are gather'd up to be thrown into the fire, where they are burned. <a href="/wey/john/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> If any one does not continue in me, he is like the unfruitful branch which is at once thrown away and then withers up. Such branches they gather up and throw into the fire and they are burned. <a href="/worrell/john/15.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>Unless one abides in Me, he was cast forth as a branch, and withered; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/john/15.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>If any <Fr>one<FR> abide not in me, he is cast out as a <Fr>useless<FR> branch and withereth: and they gather them <Fr>up,<FR> and throw them into the fire, and they are burnt.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/john/15-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=5453" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/john/15.htm">Jesus the True Vine</a> …5I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing. 6<a href="/greek/1437.htm" title="1437: ean (Conj) -- If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.">If</a> <a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: tis (IPro-NMS) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.">anyone</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.">does not</a> <a href="/greek/3306.htm" title="3306: menē (V-PSA-3S) -- To remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await. A primary verb; to stay.">remain</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: emoi (PPro-D1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">Me,</a> <a href="/greek/5613.htm" title="5613: hōs (Adv) -- Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.">he is like</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-NNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">a</a> <a href="/greek/2814.htm" title="2814: klēma (N-NNS) -- A branch, shoot, twig. From klao; a limb or shoot.">branch</a> <a href="/greek/906.htm" title="906: eblēthē (V-AIP-3S) -- (a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop. A primary verb; to throw.">that is thrown</a> <a href="/greek/1854.htm" title="1854: exō (Adv) -- Without, outside. Adverb from ek; out(-side, of doors), literally or figuratively.">away</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3583.htm" title="3583: exēranthē (V-AIP-3S) -- To dry up, parch, be ripened, wither, waste away. From xeros; to desiccate; by implication, to shrivel, to mature.">withers.</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auta (PPro-AN3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Such branches</a> <a href="/greek/4863.htm" title="4863: synagousin (V-PIA-3P) -- From sun and ago; to lead together, i.e. Collect or convene; specially, to entertain.">are gathered up,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/906.htm" title="906: ballousin (V-PIA-3P) -- (a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop. A primary verb; to throw.">thrown</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">into</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4442.htm" title="4442: pyr (N-ANS) -- Fire; the heat of the sun, lightning; fig: strife, trials; the eternal fire. A primary word; fire.">fire,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2545.htm" title="2545: kaietai (V-PIM/P-3S) -- To ignite, light, burn, lit. and met; I consume with fire. Apparently a primary verb; to set on fire, i.e. Kindle or consume.">burned.</a> 7If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/7-19.htm">Matthew 7:19</a> Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. <a href="/ezekiel/15-1.htm">Ezekiel 15:1-8</a> Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, / “Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any other branch among the trees in the forest? / Can wood be taken from it to make something useful? Or can one make from it a peg on which to hang utensils? ... <a href="/hebrews/6-4.htm">Hebrews 6:4-8</a> It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, / who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age— / and then have fallen away—to be restored to repentance, because they themselves are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting Him to open shame. ... <a href="/matthew/3-10.htm">Matthew 3:10</a> The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. <a href="/luke/3-9.htm">Luke 3:9</a> The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.” <a href="/1_john/2-19.htm">1 John 2:19</a> They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us. <a href="/romans/11-17.htm">Romans 11:17-21</a> Now if some branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others to share in the nourishment of the olive root, / do not boast over those branches. If you do, remember this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you. / You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.” ... <a href="/2_peter/2-20.htm">2 Peter 2:20-22</a> If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first. / It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than to have known it and then to turn away from the holy commandment passed on to them. / Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,” and, “A sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud.” <a href="/matthew/13-40.htm">Matthew 13:40-42</a> As the weeds are collected and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age. / The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness. / And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. <a href="/isaiah/27-11.htm">Isaiah 27:11</a> When its limbs are dry, they are broken off. Women come and use them for kindling; for this is a people without understanding. Therefore their Maker has no compassion on them, and their Creator shows them no favor. <a href="/jeremiah/5-10.htm">Jeremiah 5:10</a> Go up through her vineyards and ravage them, but do not finish them off. Strip off her branches, for they do not belong to the LORD. <a href="/2_timothy/4-10.htm">2 Timothy 4:10</a> because Demas, in his love of this world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia. <a href="/jude/1-12.htm">Jude 1:12</a> These men are hidden reefs in your love feasts, shamelessly feasting with you but shepherding only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried along by the wind; fruitless trees in autumn, twice dead after being uprooted. <a href="/psalms/80-15.htm">Psalm 80:15-16</a> the root Your right hand has planted, the son You have raised up for Yourself. / Your vine has been cut down and burned; they perish at the rebuke of Your countenance. <a href="/isaiah/5-1.htm">Isaiah 5:1-7</a> I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. / He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour! / “And now, O dwellers of Jerusalem and men of Judah, I exhort you to judge between Me and My vineyard. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.he.<a href="/job/15-30.htm">Job 15:30</a> He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.<a href="/psalms/80-15.htm">Psalm 80:15</a> And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest strong for thyself.<a href="/isaiah/14-19.htm">Isaiah 14:19</a> But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcase trodden under feet.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/15-4.htm">Abide</a> <a href="/john/15-5.htm">Abideth</a> <a href="/john/15-4.htm">Branch</a> <a href="/john/15-5.htm">Branches</a> <a href="/john/5-35.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/john/12-31.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/john/15-5.htm">Continue</a> <a href="/luke/23-53.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/john/12-17.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/john/12-3.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/john/2-17.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/john/15-5.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/john/11-52.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/john/13-32.htm">Once</a> <a href="/john/8-59.htm">Throw</a> <a href="/john/9-35.htm">Thrown</a> <a href="/mark/4-19.htm">Unfruitful</a> <a href="/john/5-3.htm">Withered</a> <a href="/luke/8-7.htm">Withers</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/15-7.htm">Abide</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/3-14.htm">Abideth</a> <a href="/john/19-29.htm">Branch</a> <a href="/romans/11-16.htm">Branches</a> <a href="/acts/19-19.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/john/19-24.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/john/15-7.htm">Continue</a> <a href="/john/18-10.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/john/19-17.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/3-12.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/john/18-18.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/john/15-16.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/acts/4-26.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/john/18-27.htm">Once</a> <a href="/john/21-6.htm">Throw</a> <a href="/acts/7-21.htm">Thrown</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-14.htm">Unfruitful</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-24.htm">Withered</a> <a href="/james/1-11.htm">Withers</a><div class="vheading2">John 15</div>1. <a href="/john/15-1.htm">The union of Jesus and his members shown under the parable of a vine.</a> 18. <a href="/john/15-18.htm">The hatred of the world.</a> 26. <a href="/john/15-26.htm">The office of the Holy Spirit.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>If anyone does not remain in Me This phrase emphasizes the necessity of abiding in Christ for spiritual vitality. The concept of "remaining" or "abiding" is central to the teachings of Jesus, particularly in the context of the vine and branches metaphor. In the cultural context of first-century Palestine, vineyards were common, and the imagery would have been familiar to Jesus' audience. Theologically, this speaks to the intimate relationship between believers and Christ, akin to the connection between a vine and its branches. The idea of remaining in Christ is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/john/15-4.htm">John 15:4-5</a>, where Jesus explains that apart from Him, believers can do nothing.he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers This part of the verse illustrates the consequences of not maintaining a connection with Christ. In the agricultural practices of the time, unproductive branches were pruned and discarded to ensure the health and productivity of the vine. Spiritually, this signifies the loss of life and vitality that comes from separation from Christ. The imagery of withering suggests a gradual decline, highlighting the importance of continual spiritual nourishment. This can be connected to the parable of the sower in <a href="/matthew/13.htm">Matthew 13</a>, where seeds that fall on rocky ground wither due to lack of root.Such branches are gathered up The gathering of branches implies a process of judgment and separation. In the historical context, vineyard workers would collect the pruned branches for disposal. This gathering can be seen as a metaphor for the final judgment, where those who do not abide in Christ are separated from those who do. This theme of separation is consistent with other biblical teachings, such as the parable of the wheat and the tares in <a href="/matthew/13-24.htm">Matthew 13:24-30</a>, where the harvest represents the end of the age.thrown into the fire Fire is a common biblical symbol for judgment and purification. In the cultural context, fire was used to dispose of unwanted material, such as dead branches. Theologically, this represents the ultimate fate of those who reject Christ, aligning with the imagery of eternal judgment found in passages like <a href="/matthew/25-41.htm">Matthew 25:41</a>, where the unrighteous are cast into eternal fire. The use of fire underscores the seriousness of the consequences of not abiding in Christ.and burned The burning of the branches signifies the finality and irreversibility of judgment. In the agricultural practices of the time, burning was a method of complete disposal, ensuring that the unproductive branches could not affect the health of the vine. Spiritually, this represents the eternal separation from God for those who do not remain in Christ. This imagery is consistent with the teachings of Jesus on the final judgment, as seen in <a href="/revelation/20-15.htm">Revelation 20:15</a>, where those not found in the book of life are cast into the lake of fire.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The speaker of this passage, Jesus is using the metaphor of the vine and branches to teach about the importance of remaining in Him. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a> The immediate audience of Jesus' teaching, representing all believers who are called to abide in Christ. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_vine_and_branches.htm">The Vine and Branches</a> A metaphor used by Jesus to illustrate the relationship between Himself and His followers. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_fire.htm">The Fire</a> Symbolic of judgment and separation from God, representing the fate of those who do not remain in Christ. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_gathering.htm">The Gathering</a> The act of collecting the withered branches, symbolizing the final judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_abiding_in_christ.htm">The Importance of Abiding in Christ</a> Remaining in Jesus is essential for spiritual vitality and fruitfulness. Without Him, we can do nothing. <a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_not_abiding.htm">Consequences of Not Abiding</a> The imagery of withered branches being burned serves as a solemn warning about the spiritual consequences of not maintaining a relationship with Christ. <a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_accountability.htm">Judgment and Accountability</a> The gathering and burning of the branches highlight the reality of divine judgment and the need for personal accountability in our walk with God. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_growth_and_fruitfulness.htm">Spiritual Growth and Fruitfulness</a> Abiding in Christ leads to spiritual growth and the production of good fruit, which glorifies God and benefits others. <a href="/topical/e/encouragement_to_persevere.htm">Encouragement to Persevere</a> Believers are encouraged to persevere in their faith, continually drawing strength and sustenance from their relationship with Jesus.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 15</a> <a href="/q/how_does_god_reconcile_casting_away.htm">John 15:6: How does a loving God reconcile casting away “unfruitful branches” into fire with other biblical depictions of mercy? </a> <a href="/q/how_do_branches_stay_fruitful.htm">How do branches remain fruitful in the vine?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_it_mean_to_abide_in_christ.htm">What does it mean to abide in Christ?</a> <a href="/q/what's_the_meaning_of_'the_true_vine'.htm">What is the meaning of "The True Vine"?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch . . .--The thought passes from the fruitful to the sterile branch, from the man who abideth to the man who will not abide in Christ. In the natural vineyard such a branch was cast forth, and then withered, and was gathered with others into bundles, and burned. The vivid picture illustrates the fearful history of a man who willeth not to abide in Christ.And they are burned.--Better, and they burn. The tenses of this verse should be carefully observed. The burning of the withered branches of the natural vine suggests the final judgment, and the whole is thought of from that time. Hence the earlier verbs are in the past, and the later in the present tense.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 6. - If any one abide not in me, he is cast forth as the branch - perhaps away from the vineyard, as well as from proximity to the vine - and is withered. The two aorists, ἐβλήθη and ἐξηράνθη, are simply cases of a common daily experience. These are the inevitable consequences of not abiding in the Vine. We may imagine two ways in which this non-abiding in Christ, this severance from him, may be effected: (1) the pruning-knife may have lopped them off because of their lack of fruitfulness; or, (2) they may have withered on the stem, and, by their deficiency of strength and life, have suffered from some external assault which they have not had energy to resist. Lucke, Winer, Tholuck, and Hengstenberg regard the aorists as indicative of what will happen should branches in Christ cease to derive life from him. Calvin is satisfied that the expression cannot refer to the elect, but to the hypocrite, while Alford is as confident of its repudiation of unconditional election. In my opinion it keeps clear of both suggestions. And they gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. The vine is one of the noblest of all trees, and produces the most abundant fruit; but it is one of its peculiarities that all its strength is spent on the fruit, and that its branches are utterly valueless for all other purposes. Heaps of burning vine-prunings may have suggested the awful image which the embodied Love of God here adopts. Some have supposed (Meyer and Alford) that the fire is here the last judgment, which our Lord looks upon as come. But the present tense, following the two aorists, suggests the immediate consequence of such severance from Christ - the fiery trials, the fierce temptations, the terrible judgments, always overtaking the unfruitful and unfaithful servants, and preluding the awful consummation of Divine judgment, of which our Lord had often spoken (<a href="/matthew/13-42.htm">Matthew 13:42, 50</a>; <a href="/matthew/25-41.htm">Matthew 25:41</a>; <a href="/luke/16-24.htm">Luke 16:24</a>), and which the apostle of love described in <a href="/revelation/20-15.htm">Revelation 20:15</a>; <a href="/revelation/21-8.htm">Revelation 21:8</a>. <a href="/commentaries/john/15-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>If ἐὰν (ean) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1437.htm">Strong's 1437: </a> If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc. anyone τις (tis) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5100.htm">Strong's 5100: </a> Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object. {does} not μή (mē) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3361.htm">Strong's 3361: </a> Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether. remain μένῃ (menē) Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3306.htm">Strong's 3306: </a> To remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await. A primary verb; to stay. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. Me, ἐμοί (emoi) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. {he is} like ὡς (hōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_5613.htm">Strong's 5613: </a> Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. a τὸ (to) Article - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. branch κλῆμα (klēma) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2814.htm">Strong's 2814: </a> A branch, shoot, twig. From klao; a limb or shoot. that is thrown ἐβλήθη (eblēthē) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_906.htm">Strong's 906: </a> (a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop. A primary verb; to throw. away ἔξω (exō) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_1854.htm">Strong's 1854: </a> Without, outside. Adverb from ek; out(-side, of doors), literally or figuratively. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. withers. ἐξηράνθη (exēranthē) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3583.htm">Strong's 3583: </a> To dry up, parch, be ripened, wither, waste away. From xeros; to desiccate; by implication, to shrivel, to mature. [Such branches] αὐτὰ (auta) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. are gathered up, συνάγουσιν (synagousin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4863.htm">Strong's 4863: </a> From sun and ago; to lead together, i.e. Collect or convene; specially, to entertain. thrown βάλλουσιν (ballousin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_906.htm">Strong's 906: </a> (a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop. A primary verb; to throw. into εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. the τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. fire, πῦρ (pyr) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4442.htm">Strong's 4442: </a> Fire; the heat of the sun, lightning; fig: strife, trials; the eternal fire. A primary word; 'fire'. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. burned. καίεται (kaietai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2545.htm">Strong's 2545: </a> To ignite, light, burn, lit. and met; I consume with fire. 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