John 15:2 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.

15:2 ESV

Parallel Verses

English Standard Version - Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.
新标点和合本 - 凡属我不结果子的枝子，他就剪去；凡结果子的，他就修理干净，使枝子结果子更多。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 凡属我不结果子的枝子，他就剪掉；凡结果子的，他就修剪干净，使枝子结果子更多。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 凡属我不结果子的枝子，他就剪掉；凡结果子的，他就修剪干净，使枝子结果子更多。
当代译本 - 属于我的枝子如果不结果子，祂就把它剪掉；如果结果子，祂便修剪它，让它结更多果子。
圣经新译本 - 所有属我而不结果子的枝子，他就剪去；所有结果子的，他就修剪干净，让它结更多的果子。
中文标准译本 - 所有属于我而不结果子的枝条，他就除掉；而所有结果子的，他就修剪干净，好让它结出更多的果子。
现代标点和合本 - 凡属我不结果子的枝子，他就剪去；凡结果子的，他就修理干净，使枝子结果子更多。
和合本（拼音版） - 凡属我不结果子的枝子，他就剪去；凡结果子的，他就修理干净，使枝子结果子更多。
New International Version - 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.
New International Reader's Version - He cuts off every branch joined to me that does not bear fruit. He trims every branch that does bear fruit. Then it will bear even more fruit.
New Living Translation - He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn’t produce fruit, and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more.
Christian Standard Bible - 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.
New American Standard Bible - 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.
New King James Version - 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.
Amplified Bible - 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].
American Standard Version - 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.
King James Version - 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.
New English Translation - 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.
World English Bible - 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.
新標點和合本 - 凡屬我不結果子的枝子，他就剪去；凡結果子的，他就修理乾淨，使枝子結果子更多。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 凡屬我不結果子的枝子，他就剪掉；凡結果子的，他就修剪乾淨，使枝子結果子更多。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 凡屬我不結果子的枝子，他就剪掉；凡結果子的，他就修剪乾淨，使枝子結果子更多。
當代譯本 - 屬於我的枝子如果不結果子，祂就把它剪掉；如果結果子，祂便修剪它，讓它結更多果子。
聖經新譯本 - 所有屬我而不結果子的枝子，他就剪去；所有結果子的，他就修剪乾淨，讓它結更多的果子。
呂振中譯本 - 凡在我身上不結果子的枝子，他就除掉；凡結果子的，他就使它潔淨，叫它結果子更多。
中文標準譯本 - 所有屬於我而不結果子的枝條，他就除掉；而所有結果子的，他就修剪乾淨，好讓它結出更多的果子。
現代標點和合本 - 凡屬我不結果子的枝子，他就剪去；凡結果子的，他就修理乾淨，使枝子結果子更多。
文理和合譯本 - 凡在我之枝、而不實者、則去之、實則潔之、使實尤繁也、
文理委辦譯本 - 凡我諸枝、不結實者去之、結實者治之、使結實尤繁、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 凡在我之枝而不結果者、父去之、凡結果者、修潔之、使之結果尤繁、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 枝之在我、而不結實者、彼則截之；其結實者、彼則裁之、使結實彌茂。
Nueva Versión Internacional - Toda rama que en mí no da fruto, la corta; pero toda rama que da fruto la poda para que dé más fruto todavía.
현대인의 성경 - 나에게 붙어 있으면서 열매를 맺지 못하는 가지는 아버지께서 모두 잘라내시고 열매 맺는 가지는 열매를 더 많이 맺게 하려고 깨끗이 손질하신다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Он срезает на Мне каждую ветвь, не приносящую плода, а ветви, на которых есть плод, Он очищает, чтобы они еще больше плодоносили.
Восточный перевод - Он срезает на Мне каждую ветвь, не приносящую плода, а ветви, на которых есть плод, Он очищает, чтобы они ещё больше плодоносили.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Он срезает на Мне каждую ветвь, не приносящую плода, а ветви, на которых есть плод, Он очищает, чтобы они ещё больше плодоносили.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Он срезает на Мне каждую ветвь, не приносящую плода, а ветви, на которых есть плод, Он очищает, чтобы они ещё больше плодоносили.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Tous les sarments, en moi, qui ne portent pas de fruit, il les coupe, et tous ceux qui en portent, il les purifie afin qu’ils produisent un fruit encore plus abondant.
リビングバイブル - 父は、実のならない枝をみな切り落とし、実のなる枝はもっとたくさんなるように、余分な枝を整理なさるのです。
Nestle Aland 28 - πᾶν κλῆμα ἐν ἐμοὶ μὴ φέρον καρπὸν αἴρει αὐτό, καὶ πᾶν τὸ καρπὸν φέρον καθαίρει αὐτὸ ἵνα καρπὸν πλείονα φέρῃ.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - πᾶν κλῆμα ἐν ἐμοὶ μὴ φέρον καρπὸν, αἴρει αὐτό; καὶ πᾶν τὸ καρπὸν φέρον, καθαίρει αὐτὸ, ἵνα καρπὸν πλείονα φέρῃ.
Nova Versão Internacional - Todo ramo que, estando em mim, não dá fruto, ele corta; e todo que dá fruto ele poda , para que dê mais fruto ainda.
Hoffnung für alle - Alle Reben am Weinstock, die keine Trauben tragen, schneidet er ab. Aber die Frucht tragenden Reben beschneidet er sorgfältig, damit sie noch mehr Frucht bringen.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Cành nào trong Ta không kết quả đều bị Ngài cắt bỏ. Ngài tỉa những cành ra trái để trái càng sai trĩu.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - พระองค์ทรงตัดทุกแขนงในเราที่ไม่เกิดผลทิ้ง ส่วนทุกแขนงที่ เกิดผลพระองค์ทรงลิด เพื่อให้เกิดผลมากยิ่งขึ้น
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - พระองค์ตัดทุกกิ่งก้านที่เป็นส่วนหนึ่งของเราซึ่งไม่ออกผลทิ้งเสีย กิ่งก้านใดที่ผลิดอกออกผล พระองค์จะตัดแต่งให้ออกผลมากขึ้น

Cross Reference

Isaiah 27:9 - Therefore by this the guilt of Jacob will be atoned for, and this will be the full fruit of the removal of his sin: when he makes all the stones of the altars like chalkstones crushed to pieces, no Asherim or incense altars will remain standing.
Titus 2:14 - who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.
Proverbs 4:18 - But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day.
Matthew 13:33 - He told them another parable. “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, till it was all leavened.”
1 Corinthians 13:1 - If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.
Isaiah 29:19 - The meek shall obtain fresh joy in the Lord, and the poor among mankind shall exult in the Holy One of Israel.
Romans 8:28 - And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
Romans 5:3 - Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,
Romans 5:4 - and endurance produces character, and character produces hope,
Romans 5:5 - and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
Colossians 1:5 - because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel,
Colossians 1:6 - which has come to you, as indeed in the whole world it is bearing fruit and increasing—as it also does among you, since the day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth,
Colossians 1:7 - just as you learned it from Epaphras our beloved fellow servant. He is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf
Colossians 1:8 - and has made known to us your love in the Spirit.
Colossians 1:9 - And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
Colossians 1:10 - so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;
John 15:16 - You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you.
Hosea 6:3 - Let us know; let us press on to know the Lord; his going out is sure as the dawn; he will come to us as the showers, as the spring rains that water the earth.”
2 Corinthians 4:17 - For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison,
2 Corinthians 4:18 - as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.
John 17:12 - While I was with them, I kept them in your name, which you have given me. I have guarded them, and not one of them has been lost except the son of destruction, that the Scripture might be fulfilled.
Luke 8:13 - And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy. But these have no root; they believe for a while, and in time of testing fall away.
Hebrews 12:15 - See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no “root of bitterness” springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled;
Psalms 51:7 - Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Psalms 51:8 - Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones that you have broken rejoice.
Psalms 51:9 - Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities.
Psalms 51:10 - Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Psalms 51:11 - Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me.
Psalms 51:12 - Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.
Psalms 51:13 - Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will return to you.
Malachi 3:3 - He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, and they will bring offerings in righteousness to the Lord.
Matthew 21:19 - And seeing a fig tree by the wayside, he went to it and found nothing on it but only leaves. And he said to it, “May no fruit ever come from you again!” And the fig tree withered at once.
Philippians 1:9 - And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment,
Philippians 1:10 - so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,
Philippians 1:11 - filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
Galatians 5:22 - But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Galatians 5:23 - gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
Matthew 3:12 - His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.”
Job 17:9 - Yet the righteous holds to his way, and he who has clean hands grows stronger and stronger.
1 Thessalonians 5:23 - Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Thessalonians 5:24 - He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it.
John 15:8 - By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples.
Hebrews 6:7 - For land that has drunk the rain that often falls on it, and produces a crop useful to those for whose sake it is cultivated, receives a blessing from God.
Hebrews 6:8 - But if it bears thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to being cursed, and its end is to be burned.
Matthew 13:12 - For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
Luke 13:7 - And he said to the vinedresser, ‘Look, for three years now I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I find none. Cut it down. Why should it use up the ground?’
Luke 13:8 - And he answered him, ‘Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and put on manure.
Luke 13:9 - Then if it should bear fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.’”
Revelation 3:19 - Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent.
Matthew 15:13 - He answered, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up.
Hebrews 12:10 - For they disciplined us for a short time as it seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness.
Hebrews 12:11 - For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
Matthew 3:10 - Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

Parallel Verses

Cross Reference

English Standard Version - Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.
新标点和合本 - 凡属我不结果子的枝子，他就剪去；凡结果子的，他就修理干净，使枝子结果子更多。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 凡属我不结果子的枝子，他就剪掉；凡结果子的，他就修剪干净，使枝子结果子更多。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 凡属我不结果子的枝子，他就剪掉；凡结果子的，他就修剪干净，使枝子结果子更多。
当代译本 - 属于我的枝子如果不结果子，祂就把它剪掉；如果结果子，祂便修剪它，让它结更多果子。
圣经新译本 - 所有属我而不结果子的枝子，他就剪去；所有结果子的，他就修剪干净，让它结更多的果子。
中文标准译本 - 所有属于我而不结果子的枝条，他就除掉；而所有结果子的，他就修剪干净，好让它结出更多的果子。
现代标点和合本 - 凡属我不结果子的枝子，他就剪去；凡结果子的，他就修理干净，使枝子结果子更多。
和合本（拼音版） - 凡属我不结果子的枝子，他就剪去；凡结果子的，他就修理干净，使枝子结果子更多。
New International Version - 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.
New International Reader's Version - He cuts off every branch joined to me that does not bear fruit. He trims every branch that does bear fruit. Then it will bear even more fruit.
New Living Translation - He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn’t produce fruit, and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more.
Christian Standard Bible - 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.
New American Standard Bible - 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.
New King James Version - 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.
Amplified Bible - 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].
American Standard Version - 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.
King James Version - 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.
New English Translation - 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.
World English Bible - 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.
新標點和合本 - 凡屬我不結果子的枝子，他就剪去；凡結果子的，他就修理乾淨，使枝子結果子更多。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 凡屬我不結果子的枝子，他就剪掉；凡結果子的，他就修剪乾淨，使枝子結果子更多。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 凡屬我不結果子的枝子，他就剪掉；凡結果子的，他就修剪乾淨，使枝子結果子更多。
當代譯本 - 屬於我的枝子如果不結果子，祂就把它剪掉；如果結果子，祂便修剪它，讓它結更多果子。
聖經新譯本 - 所有屬我而不結果子的枝子，他就剪去；所有結果子的，他就修剪乾淨，讓它結更多的果子。
呂振中譯本 - 凡在我身上不結果子的枝子，他就除掉；凡結果子的，他就使它潔淨，叫它結果子更多。
中文標準譯本 - 所有屬於我而不結果子的枝條，他就除掉；而所有結果子的，他就修剪乾淨，好讓它結出更多的果子。
現代標點和合本 - 凡屬我不結果子的枝子，他就剪去；凡結果子的，他就修理乾淨，使枝子結果子更多。
文理和合譯本 - 凡在我之枝、而不實者、則去之、實則潔之、使實尤繁也、
文理委辦譯本 - 凡我諸枝、不結實者去之、結實者治之、使結實尤繁、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 凡在我之枝而不結果者、父去之、凡結果者、修潔之、使之結果尤繁、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 枝之在我、而不結實者、彼則截之；其結實者、彼則裁之、使結實彌茂。
Nueva Versión Internacional - Toda rama que en mí no da fruto, la corta; pero toda rama que da fruto la poda para que dé más fruto todavía.
현대인의 성경 - 나에게 붙어 있으면서 열매를 맺지 못하는 가지는 아버지께서 모두 잘라내시고 열매 맺는 가지는 열매를 더 많이 맺게 하려고 깨끗이 손질하신다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Он срезает на Мне каждую ветвь, не приносящую плода, а ветви, на которых есть плод, Он очищает, чтобы они еще больше плодоносили.
Восточный перевод - Он срезает на Мне каждую ветвь, не приносящую плода, а ветви, на которых есть плод, Он очищает, чтобы они ещё больше плодоносили.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Он срезает на Мне каждую ветвь, не приносящую плода, а ветви, на которых есть плод, Он очищает, чтобы они ещё больше плодоносили.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Он срезает на Мне каждую ветвь, не приносящую плода, а ветви, на которых есть плод, Он очищает, чтобы они ещё больше плодоносили.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Tous les sarments, en moi, qui ne portent pas de fruit, il les coupe, et tous ceux qui en portent, il les purifie afin qu’ils produisent un fruit encore plus abondant.
リビングバイブル - 父は、実のならない枝をみな切り落とし、実のなる枝はもっとたくさんなるように、余分な枝を整理なさるのです。
Nestle Aland 28 - πᾶν κλῆμα ἐν ἐμοὶ μὴ φέρον καρπὸν αἴρει αὐτό, καὶ πᾶν τὸ καρπὸν φέρον καθαίρει αὐτὸ ἵνα καρπὸν πλείονα φέρῃ.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - πᾶν κλῆμα ἐν ἐμοὶ μὴ φέρον καρπὸν, αἴρει αὐτό; καὶ πᾶν τὸ καρπὸν φέρον, καθαίρει αὐτὸ, ἵνα καρπὸν πλείονα φέρῃ.
Nova Versão Internacional - Todo ramo que, estando em mim, não dá fruto, ele corta; e todo que dá fruto ele poda , para que dê mais fruto ainda.
Hoffnung für alle - Alle Reben am Weinstock, die keine Trauben tragen, schneidet er ab. Aber die Frucht tragenden Reben beschneidet er sorgfältig, damit sie noch mehr Frucht bringen.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Cành nào trong Ta không kết quả đều bị Ngài cắt bỏ. Ngài tỉa những cành ra trái để trái càng sai trĩu.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - พระองค์ทรงตัดทุกแขนงในเราที่ไม่เกิดผลทิ้ง ส่วนทุกแขนงที่ เกิดผลพระองค์ทรงลิด เพื่อให้เกิดผลมากยิ่งขึ้น
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Isaiah 27:9 - Therefore by this the guilt of Jacob will be atoned for, and this will be the full fruit of the removal of his sin: when he makes all the stones of the altars like chalkstones crushed to pieces, no Asherim or incense altars will remain standing.
Titus 2:14 - who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.
Proverbs 4:18 - But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day.
Matthew 13:33 - He told them another parable. “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, till it was all leavened.”
1 Corinthians 13:1 - If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.
Isaiah 29:19 - The meek shall obtain fresh joy in the Lord, and the poor among mankind shall exult in the Holy One of Israel.
Romans 8:28 - And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
Romans 5:3 - Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,
Romans 5:4 - and endurance produces character, and character produces hope,
Romans 5:5 - and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
Colossians 1:5 - because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel,
Colossians 1:6 - which has come to you, as indeed in the whole world it is bearing fruit and increasing—as it also does among you, since the day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth,
Colossians 1:7 - just as you learned it from Epaphras our beloved fellow servant. He is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf
Colossians 1:8 - and has made known to us your love in the Spirit.
Colossians 1:9 - And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
Colossians 1:10 - so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;
John 15:16 - You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you.
Hosea 6:3 - Let us know; let us press on to know the Lord; his going out is sure as the dawn; he will come to us as the showers, as the spring rains that water the earth.”
2 Corinthians 4:17 - For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison,
2 Corinthians 4:18 - as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.
John 17:12 - While I was with them, I kept them in your name, which you have given me. I have guarded them, and not one of them has been lost except the son of destruction, that the Scripture might be fulfilled.
Luke 8:13 - And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy. But these have no root; they believe for a while, and in time of testing fall away.
Hebrews 12:15 - See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no “root of bitterness” springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled;
Psalms 51:7 - Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Psalms 51:8 - Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones that you have broken rejoice.
Psalms 51:9 - Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities.
Psalms 51:10 - Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Psalms 51:11 - Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me.
Psalms 51:12 - Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.
Psalms 51:13 - Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will return to you.
Malachi 3:3 - He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, and they will bring offerings in righteousness to the Lord.
Matthew 21:19 - And seeing a fig tree by the wayside, he went to it and found nothing on it but only leaves. And he said to it, “May no fruit ever come from you again!” And the fig tree withered at once.
Philippians 1:9 - And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment,
Philippians 1:10 - so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,
Philippians 1:11 - filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
Galatians 5:22 - But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Galatians 5:23 - gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
Matthew 3:12 - His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.”
Job 17:9 - Yet the righteous holds to his way, and he who has clean hands grows stronger and stronger.
1 Thessalonians 5:23 - Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Thessalonians 5:24 - He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it.
John 15:8 - By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples.
Hebrews 6:7 - For land that has drunk the rain that often falls on it, and produces a crop useful to those for whose sake it is cultivated, receives a blessing from God.
Hebrews 6:8 - But if it bears thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to being cursed, and its end is to be burned.
Matthew 13:12 - For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
Luke 13:7 - And he said to the vinedresser, ‘Look, for three years now I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I find none. Cut it down. Why should it use up the ground?’
Luke 13:8 - And he answered him, ‘Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and put on manure.
Luke 13:9 - Then if it should bear fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.’”
Revelation 3:19 - Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent.
Matthew 15:13 - He answered, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up.
Hebrews 12:10 - For they disciplined us for a short time as it seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness.
Hebrews 12:11 - For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
Matthew 3:10 - Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.