John 15:2 Cross References - Living_Oracles

² Every barren branch in me, he lops off; every fruitful branch he cleans by pruning, to render it more fruitful.

¹⁰ And even now the ax lies at the root of the trees; every tree, therefore, which produces not good fruit, is cut down, and turned into fuel.

¹² His winnowing shovel is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his grain; he will gather his wheat into the granary, and consume the chaff in unquenchable fire.

¹² For to him that has, more shall be given, and he shall abound; but from him that has not, even that which he has shall be taken.

³³ Another similitude he gave them: The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman mingled in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

¹³ He answered, Every plant, which my heavenly Father has not planted, shall be extirpated.

¹⁹ and seeing a single fig tree by the road, he went to it; but finding only leaves on it, said, Let no fruit grow on you henceforward. And the fig tree withered forthwith.

²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, fidelity, ²³ meekness, temperance: against such things there is no law.

¹³ By the rock are meant those, who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; yet not having it rooted in them, are but temporary believers; for in the time of trial they fall off.

⁷ Then he said to the vine-dresser, This is the third year that I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, without finding any. Cut it down: why should it cumber the ground? ⁸ He answered, Sir, let it alone one year longer till I dig about it, and manure it; ⁹ perhaps it will bear fruit: if not, you may afterward cut it down.

⁸ In this is my Father glorified, that you produce much fruit; so shall you be my disciples.

¹⁶ It is not you who have chosen me; but it is I who have chosen you, and ordained you to go and bear fruit: fruit which will prove permanent, that the Father may give you whatsoever you shall ask him in my name.

¹² While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name; those whom thou hast given me, I have preserved. None of them in lost, except the son of perdition, as the scripture foretold.

³ and not only so, but we rejoice even in afflictions; knowing that affliction produces patience; ⁴ and patience, approbation; and approbation, hope. ⁵ And this hope makes not ashamed: because the love of God is diffused in our hearts by the Holy Spirit, that is given us.

²⁸ Besides, we know, that all things work together for good, to them who love God; to them, who are called according to his purpose.

¹ Though I could speak with the tongues of men, of angels, but have not love, I become as sounding brass, or a noisy cymbal.

¹⁷ For our momentary light afflictions work out for us an eternal weight of glory, great beyond expression; ¹⁸ while we are aiming, not at things seen, but at things unseen: for the things seen are temporal, but the things unseen are eternal.

⁹ And this I pray, that your love may yet abound more and more, with knowledge and with all discretion; ¹⁰ that you may approve the things that are excellent; that you may be sincere and inoffensive till the day of Christ; ¹¹ filled with the fruit of righteousness, which is through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

⁵ for the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, of which you have formerly heard in the word of truth of the gospel, ⁶ which is present among you, as it is also in the world, and is bringing forth fruit and prevailing, even as among you, from that day you heard and knew the favor of God in truth- ⁷ even as you learned it of Epaphras, our beloved fellow-servant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ, ⁸ who has also declared to us your love in spirit. ⁹ For this reason, we also, from the day we heard these things, do not cease to pray for you, and to request that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding- ¹⁰ that you may walk worthy of the Lord to all pleasing, bringing forth fruit by every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

²³ And may the God of peace himself sanctify you wholly; and may your whole person, the spirit, and the soul, and the body, be preserved unblameable, till the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. ²⁴ Faithful is he who has called you; who also will do it.

¹⁴ who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

⁷ For the land that drinks in the rain, which often comes upon it, and brings forth herbs, fit for them by whom it is cultivated, receives a blessing from God: ⁸ but that which produces thorns and briers, is reprobated, and nigh to a curse; whose end is to be burned.

¹⁰ For they, indeed, during a very few days, chastised us according to their pleasure; but he, for our advantage, that we might be partakers of his holiness. ¹¹ Now, no chastisement, indeed, for the present, seems to be matter of joy, but of sorrow. Nevertheless, afterward it returns the peaceful fruit of righteousness to them who are trained by it.

¹⁵ carefully observing, lest any one come short of the favor of God; lest some bitter root springing up, trouble you, and by it many be polluted;

¹⁹ They went away from us, but they were not of us. For, if they had been of us, they would have abode with us; but they went away, that they might be made manifest that they were not of us.

¹⁹ As many as I love, I reprove and correct; therefore, be zealous, and reform.