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and every one bearing fruit, He prunes it that it may bear more fruit. <a href="/kjv/john/15.htm">King James Bible</a> Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. <a href="/nkjv/john/15.htm">New King James Version</a> Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. <a href="/nasb_/john/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it so that it may bear more fruit. <a href="/nasb/john/15.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it so that it may bear more fruit. <a href="/nasb77/john/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it, that it may bear more fruit. <a href="/lsb/john/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He cleans it so that it may bear more fruit. <a href="/amp/john/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that continues to bear fruit, He [repeatedly] prunes, so that it will bear more fruit [even richer and finer fruit]. <a href="/csb/john/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Every branch in me that does not produce fruit he removes, and he prunes every branch that produces fruit so that it will produce more fruit. <a href="/hcsb/john/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Every branch in Me that does not produce fruit He removes, and He prunes every branch that produces fruit so that it will produce more fruit. <a href="/asv/john/15.htm">American Standard Version</a> Every branch in me that beareth not fruit, he taketh it away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he cleanseth it, that it may bear more fruit. <a href="/cev/john/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> He cuts away every branch of mine that doesn't produce fruit. But he trims clean every branch that does produce fruit, so that it will produce even more fruit. <a href="/erv/john/15.htm">English Revised Version</a> Every branch in me that beareth not fruit, he taketh it away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he cleanseth it, that it may bear more fruit. <a href="/gwt/john/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> He removes every one of my branches that doesn't produce fruit. He also prunes every branch that does produce fruit to make it produce more fruit. <a href="/gnt/john/15.htm">Good News Translation</a> He breaks off every branch in me that does not bear fruit, and he prunes every branch that does bear fruit, so that it will be clean and bear more fruit. <a href="/isv/john/15.htm">International Standard Version</a> He cuts off every branch that does not produce fruit in me, and he cuts back every branch that does produce fruit, so that it might produce more fruit. <a href="/msb/john/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful. <a href="/net/john/15.htm">NET Bible</a> He takes away every branch that does not bear fruit in me. He prunes every branch that bears fruit so that it will bear more fruit. <a href="/nheb/john/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Every branch in me that does not bear fruit, he takes away. Every branch that bears fruit, he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. <a href="/wbt/john/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Every branch in me that beareth not fruit, he taketh away; and every branch that beareth fruit, he cleaneth it, that it my bring forth more fruit. <a href="/wey/john/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Every branch in me--if it bears no fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. <a href="/web/john/15.htm">World English Bible</a> Every branch in me that doesn’t bear fruit, he takes away. Every branch that bears fruit, he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> every branch not bearing fruit in Me, He takes it away, and everyone bearing fruit, He cleanses by pruning it, that it may bear more fruit; <a href="/blb/john/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Every branch not bearing fruit in Me, He takes it away; and every one bearing fruit, He prunes it that it may bear more fruit. <a href="/ylt/john/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> every branch in me not bearing fruit, He doth take it away, and every one bearing fruit, He doth cleanse by pruning it, that it may bear more fruit; <a href="/slt/john/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Every branch in me not bearing fruit he takes away: and every one bearing fruit, he cleanses it, that it might bear more fruit.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Every branch in me, that beareth not fruit, he will take away: and every one that beareth fruit, he will purge it, that it may bring forth more fruit. <a href="/cpdv/john/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Every branch in me that does not bear fruit, he will take away. And each one that does bear fruit, he will cleanse, so that it may bring forth more fruit. <a href="/nabre/john/15.htm">New American Bible</a> He takes away every branch in me that does not bear fruit, and every one that does he prunes so that it bears more fruit. <a href="/nrsvce/john/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit he prunes to make it bear more fruit.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Every branch in me that does not bear fruit, he cuts out; and the one which bears fruit, he prunes so that it may bring forth more fruit. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/15.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “Every branch on me not yielding fruit he takes away, and that which yields fruit he purges that it may bring forth much fruit.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/15.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Every branch in me that bears no fruit, he takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. <a href="/godbey/john/15.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>Every branch in me not producing fruit, He takes it away: and every one producing fruit, He purifies it, that it may produce more fruit.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/john/15.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Every branch in me that beareth no fruit, he taketh it away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he pruneth it clean, that it may bring forth more fruit. <a href="/mace/john/15.htm">Mace New Testament</a> every branch in me that beareth not fruit, he takes away: as for the branch that bears fruit, he prunes it clean, to make it more fruitful. <a href="/wey/john/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Every branch in me--if it bears no fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. <a href="/worrell/john/15.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>Every branch in Me that bears not fruit, He taketh it away: and every one that bears fruit, He cleanseth it, that it may bear more fruit.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/john/15.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>every branch in me that beareth not fruit He taketh away, and every <Fr>one<FR> that beareth fruit, He purgeth, that it may bear more fruit.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/john/15-2.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=5409" 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> 1“I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard. 2<a href="/greek/142.htm" title="142: airei (V-PIA-3S) -- To raise, lift up, take away, remove. ">He cuts off</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auto (PPro-AN3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pan (Adj-ANS) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">every</a> <a href="/greek/2814.htm" title="2814: klēma (N-ANS) -- A branch, shoot, twig. From klao; a limb or shoot.">branch</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/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether."></a> <a href="/greek/5342.htm" title="5342: pheron (V-PPA-ANS) -- To carry, bear, bring; I conduct, lead; perhaps: I make publicly known. A primary verb.">that bears no</a> <a href="/greek/2590.htm" title="2590: karpon (N-AMS) -- Probably from the base of harpazo; fruit, literally or figuratively.">fruit,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pan (Adj-ANS) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">every branch</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.">that</a> <a href="/greek/5342.htm" title="5342: pheron (V-PPA-ANS) -- To carry, bear, bring; I conduct, lead; perhaps: I make publicly known. A primary verb.">does bear</a> <a href="/greek/2590.htm" title="2590: karpon (N-AMS) -- Probably from the base of harpazo; fruit, literally or figuratively.">fruit,</a> <a href="/greek/2508.htm" title="2508: kathairei (V-PIA-3S) -- To cleanse, purify, prune. From katharos; to cleanse, i.e. to prune; figuratively, to expiate.">He prunes</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auto (PPro-AN3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/2443.htm" title="2443: hina (Conj) -- In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.">to make it</a> <a href="/greek/5342.htm" title="5342: pherē (V-PSA-3S) -- To carry, bear, bring; I conduct, lead; perhaps: I make publicly known. A primary verb.">even more fruitful.</a> <a href="/greek/4119.htm" title="4119: pleiona (Adj-AMS-C) -- Or neuter pleion, or pleon comparative of polus; more in quantity, number, or quality; also the major portion."></a> <a href="/greek/2590.htm" title="2590: karpon (N-AMS) -- Probably from the base of harpazo; fruit, literally or figuratively."></a> 3You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to 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="/luke/13-6.htm">Luke 13:6-9</a> Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. / So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’ / ‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone again this year, until I dig around it and fertilize it. ... <a href="/hebrews/12-11.htm">Hebrews 12:11</a> No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields a harvest of righteousness and peace to those who have been trained by it. <a href="/romans/11-17.htm">Romans 11:17-22</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="/galatians/5-22.htm">Galatians 5:22-23</a> But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, / gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. <a href="/colossians/1-10.htm">Colossians 1:10</a> so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, <a href="/philippians/1-11.htm">Philippians 1:11</a> filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. <a href="/james/3-17.htm">James 3:17</a> But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere. <a href="/1_corinthians/3-12.htm">1 Corinthians 3:12-15</a> If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw, / his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work. / If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward. ... <a href="/2_peter/1-5.htm">2 Peter 1:5-8</a> For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge; / and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; / and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. ... <a href="/ephesians/5-9.htm">Ephesians 5:9</a> for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth. <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="/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. ... <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="/psalms/80-8.htm">Psalm 80:8-16</a> You uprooted a vine from Egypt; You drove out the nations and transplanted it. / You cleared the ground for it, and it took root and filled the land. / The mountains were covered by its shade, and the mighty cedars with its branches. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Every branch in me that bears not fruit he takes away: and every branch that bears fruit, he purges it, that it may bring forth more fruit.branch.<a href="/john/17-12.htm">John 17:12</a> While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.<a href="/matthew/3-10.htm">Matthew 3:10</a> And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.<a href="/matthew/15-13.htm">Matthew 15:13</a> But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.and.<a href="/job/17-9.htm">Job 17:9</a> The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.<a href="/psalms/51-7.htm">Psalm 51:7-13</a> Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow… <a href="/proverbs/4-18.htm">Proverbs 4:18</a> But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.may.<a href="/john/15-8.htm">John 15:8,16</a> Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples… <a href="/galatians/5-22.htm">Galatians 5:22,23</a> But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, … <a href="/philippians/1-11.htm">Philippians 1:11</a> Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/10-25.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/john/12-24.htm">Beareth</a> <a href="/john/8-13.htm">Bearing</a> <a href="/john/12-24.htm">Bears</a> <a href="/mark/13-28.htm">Branch</a> <a href="/john/13-14.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-14.htm">Cuts</a> <a href="/john/13-31.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/john/12-24.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-17.htm">Fruitful</a> <a href="/john/13-24.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/isaiah/4-4.htm">Purgeth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/15-4.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/john/15-5.htm">Beareth</a> <a href="/john/15-8.htm">Bearing</a> <a href="/john/15-5.htm">Bears</a> <a href="/john/15-4.htm">Branch</a> <a href="/john/15-3.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-28.htm">Cuts</a> <a href="/john/15-5.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/john/15-4.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/john/15-16.htm">Fruitful</a> <a href="/john/16-30.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/isaiah/4-4.htm">Purgeth</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>He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit This phrase emphasizes the importance of spiritual productivity and the consequences of spiritual barrenness. In the context of the vine and branches metaphor, Jesus is the true vine, and believers are the branches. The imagery of cutting off unfruitful branches reflects the agricultural practices of the time, where vine dressers would remove dead or unproductive branches to ensure the health and productivity of the vine. This action symbolizes divine judgment and discipline, highlighting the necessity of remaining in Christ to bear fruit. The concept of bearing fruit is a recurring theme in Scripture, often associated with living a life that reflects the character and teachings of Jesus (<a href="/galatians/5-22.htm">Galatians 5:22-23</a>). The idea of being "in Me" suggests a close, personal relationship with Christ, indicating that mere association without genuine faith and obedience is insufficient.and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes Pruning is a vital process in viticulture, where healthy branches are trimmed to promote more abundant growth. Spiritually, this represents God's sanctifying work in the lives of believers, refining and shaping them to be more like Christ. Pruning can involve trials, discipline, and challenges that lead to spiritual growth and maturity (<a href="/hebrews/12-5.htm">Hebrews 12:5-11</a>). The process, though sometimes painful, is necessary for developing a deeper faith and a more effective witness. This pruning is an act of divine love and care, ensuring that believers remain fruitful and aligned with God's purposes.to make it even more fruitful The ultimate goal of pruning is increased fruitfulness, reflecting the transformative power of a life connected to Christ. Fruitfulness in a believer's life includes the development of Christ-like character, effective ministry, and the multiplication of disciples. This aligns with the Great Commission (<a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19-20</a>) and the call to live a life that glorifies God (<a href="/john/15-8.htm">John 15:8</a>). The promise of increased fruitfulness is an encouragement to remain steadfast in faith, trusting that God's work in us will lead to greater spiritual abundance and impact. The concept of fruitfulness is also linked to the fulfillment of God's promises and the advancement of His kingdom on earth.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The speaker of this passage, presenting Himself as the true vine, emphasizing His role in the spiritual life and growth of believers. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_father.htm">The Father (God)</a> Referred to as the gardener or vinedresser, responsible for the care and cultivation of the vine, which includes cutting off and pruning branches. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a> The immediate audience of Jesus' teaching, representing all believers who are connected to Christ as branches to the vine. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_vine.htm">The Vine</a> A metaphor for Jesus, symbolizing the source of life and sustenance for the branches (believers). 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_branches.htm">The Branches</a> Symbolic of believers, who are expected to bear fruit as evidence of their connection to the vine.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_necessity_of_fruitfulness.htm">The Necessity of Fruitfulness</a> Believers are expected to bear fruit as evidence of their connection to Christ. Fruitfulness is a sign of spiritual health and vitality. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_pruning.htm">The Role of Pruning</a> God's pruning process, though sometimes painful, is essential for spiritual growth and increased fruitfulness. It involves removing anything that hinders our spiritual development. <a href="/topical/r/remaining_in_christ.htm">Remaining in Christ</a> Staying connected to Jesus, the true vine, is crucial for spiritual nourishment and growth. Without Him, we can do nothing. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequence_of_unfruitfulness.htm">The Consequence of Unfruitfulness</a> Branches that do not bear fruit are cut off, highlighting the seriousness of spiritual stagnation and the need for continual growth in faith. <a href="/topical/t/the_gardener's_care.htm">The Gardener's Care</a> God, as the gardener, is actively involved in our spiritual lives, tending to us with love and purpose to ensure we reach our full potential in Him.<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_do_branches_stay_fruitful.htm">How do branches remain fruitful in the vine?</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_federal_vision_theology.htm">What defines Federal Vision Theology?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_15_2-3_view_vines.htm">How does Ezekiel 15:2–3 reconcile the vine’s supposed worthlessness with other biblical passages celebrating vines as symbols of blessing? </a> <a href="/q/why_curse_fig_tree_out_of_fig_season.htm">Why does Jesus curse a fig tree in Matthew 21:19 for having no fruit when it was not the season for figs? </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>(2) Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away.--The two chief duties of the vine-dresser, cutting off all fruitless tendrils, and cleansing those that bear fruit, supply illustrations of the training of human souls by the Divine Husbandman. We are not to interpret these words, as they frequently have been interpreted, of the unbelieving world, or of the Jews; but of Christians in name, who claim to be branches of the true vine. These the Husbandman watcheth day by day; He knoweth them, and readeth the inner realities of their lives, and every one that is fruitless He taketh away.And every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it.--Better, he cleanseth it. (Comp. <a href="/hebrews/1-3.htm" title="Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high:">Hebrews 1:3</a>.) This means in the natural vine the cutting off of shoots which run to waste, and the removal of every excrescence which hinders the growth of the branch. It means in the spiritual training the checking of natural impulses and affections, and the removal of everything, even though it be by a pang sharp as the edge of the pruner's knife, which can misdirect or weaken the energy of the spiritual life, and thus diminish its fruitfulness. A vine which has been pruned--here a tendril cut off, and there one bent back--here a shoot that seemed of fairest promise to the unskilled eye unsparingly severed by the vine-dresser, who sees it is worthless--here a branch, in itself good, made to yield its place to one that is better, and itself trained to fill another place--such is the familiar picture of the natural vine--such, also, to a wisdom higher than ours, is the picture of human life.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 2. - Every branch in me; i.e. this unity of life between me and mine is graciously handled by the Father - my Father! The branches are of two kinds - unfruitful and fruitful. The indefinite statement, in nominative absolute, calls great attention to it. "Every branch in me that beareth no fruit." Then it is possible to come into this organic relation with the true Vine, to be in it and to be a part of it, and to bring forth no fruit. If it were not for Ver. 5 we might say that these branches were nations, customs, institutions, and the like; but the context forbids it. The relation to him must therefore be one that is insufficient to secure life, or fruit, or continuance. Baptized, communicating, professing, partially believing Christians there may be in abundance, who, though in him, yet cannot continue in him. (See stony ground, thorny ground, and unripe ears, of the parable of the sower; and the bad fish caught in the net (<a href="/matthew/13.htm">Matthew 13</a>; <a href="/1_john/2-19.htm">1 John 2:19</a>, etc.). He taketh away (cf. John the Baptist: "Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down," <a href="/matthew/3-10.htm">Matthew 3:10</a>; and <a href="/deuteronomy/32-32.htm">Deuteronomy 32:32</a>; <a href="/micah/7-1.htm">Micah 7:1</a>). What is done with the valueless prunings is said afterwards. Every branch that beareth fruit, he pruneth (or, cleanseth), that it may bring forth more fruit. Let the non-reappearance of ἐν ἐμοὶ be observed. The suavis rhythmus of Bengel is a mere accidental touch. The words αἴρει and καθαίρει ρηψμε with each other; but the latter word is not connected with καθαίρεω, a compound of αἵρεω, nor is it equivalent to καταίρει, the true compound of κατὰ with αἴρω; but it is derived from καθαρός, clean, and means "to cleanse with libations," and perhaps "to prune with the knife." The Husbandman aims at more fruit, more of meekness, gentleness, love, and faithfulness, in fact, all those fruits of the Spirit enumerated in <a href="/galatians/5-22.htm">Galatians 5:22, 23</a>. The word κλῆμα, used for "branch" in these verses, occurs nowhere else in the New Testament. The word κλαδὸς, elsewhere used (<a href="/matthew/13-32.htm">Matthew 13:32</a>; <a href="/matthew/21-8.htm">Matthew 21:8</a>; <a href="/matthew/24-32.htm">Matthew 24:32</a>; <a href="/mark/4-32.htm">Mark 4:32</a>; <a href="/mark/13-28.htm">Mark 13:28</a>; <a href="/romans/11-16.htm">Romans 11:16-21</a>), means the smaller "branches" of a tree. The term means here vine-branch, the essential constituent elements of the vine itself, and is so used in Aristophanes, AEschines, and Theophrastus (see LXX., <a href="/ezekiel/15-2.htm">Ezekiel 15:2</a>). <a href="/commentaries/john/15-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>He cuts off αἴρει (airei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_142.htm">Strong's 142: </a> To raise, lift up, take away, remove. every πᾶν (pan) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. branch κλῆμα (klēma) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2814.htm">Strong's 2814: </a> A branch, shoot, twig. From klao; a limb or shoot. 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 ἐμοὶ (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. that bears no φέρον (pheron) Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5342.htm">Strong's 5342: </a> To carry, bear, bring; I conduct, lead; perhaps: I make publicly known. A primary verb. fruit, καρπὸν (karpon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2590.htm">Strong's 2590: </a> Probably from the base of harpazo; fruit, literally or figuratively. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. every [branch] πᾶν (pan) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. that 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. does bear φέρον (pheron) Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5342.htm">Strong's 5342: </a> To carry, bear, bring; I conduct, lead; perhaps: I make publicly known. A primary verb. fruit, καρπὸν (karpon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2590.htm">Strong's 2590: </a> Probably from the base of harpazo; fruit, literally or figuratively. He prunes καθαίρει (kathairei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2508.htm">Strong's 2508: </a> To cleanse, purify, prune. From katharos; to cleanse, i.e. to prune; figuratively, to expiate. to make it ἵνα (hina) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2443.htm">Strong's 2443: </a> In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that. even more fruitful. φέρῃ (pherē) Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5342.htm">Strong's 5342: </a> To carry, bear, bring; I conduct, lead; perhaps: I make publicly known. 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