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John 15:1-8 NIV
1 "I am the true vine, and my
Father is the gardener.
2 He cuts off every branch in
me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he
prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.
3 You are already clean because
of the word I have spoken to you.
4 Remain in me, and I will
remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in
the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.
5 "I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me
and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do
nothing.
6 If anyone does not remain in
me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such
branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned.
7 If you remain in me and my
words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given
you.
8 This is to my Father's glory,
that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples. |