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He takes away every branch in me that does not bear fruit, and every one that does he prunes[a] so that it bears more fruit.

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  1. 15:2 Takes away…prunes: in Greek there is a play on two related verbs.

He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit,(A) while every branch that does bear fruit(B) he prunes[a] so that it will be even more fruitful.

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  1. John 15:2 The Greek for he prunes also means he cleans.

Remain in me, as I remain in you. Just as a branch cannot bear fruit on its own unless it remains on the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in me.

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Remain in me, as I also remain in you.(A) No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.

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14 We have become partners of Christ if only we hold the beginning of the reality firm until the end,(A)

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14 We have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold(A) our original conviction firmly to the very end.(B)

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