John 15:2
Euery branch that beareth not fruite in me, he taketh away: and euery one that beareth fruite, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruite.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
1I Am that true vine, and my Father is that husband man.
3Nowe are ye cleane through the worde, which I haue spoken vnto you.
Cross References
Job 17:9But the righteous wil holde his way, and he whose hands are pure, shall increase his strength.
Proverbs 4:18But the way of the righteous shineth as the light, that shineth more and more vnto the perfite day.
Isaiah 29:19The meeke in the Lord shall receiue ioye againe, and the poore men shall reioyce in the holy one of Israel.
Malachi 3:3And he shall sit downe to trye and fine the siluer: he shall euen fine the sonnes of Leui and purifie them as golde and siluer, that they may bring offerings vnto the Lord in righteousnesse.
Matthew 3:12Which hath his fanne in his hand, and wil make cleane his floore, and gather his wheate into his garner, but will burne vp the chaffe with vnquenchable fire.
Matthew 13:33Another parable spake hee to them, The kingdome of heauen is like vnto leauen, which a woman taketh and hideth in three pecks of meale, till all be leauened.
Matthew Henry on John 15:2-9
Christ the True Vine. 1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. 2 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. 3 Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. 4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. 5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same… Read the whole commentary →