John 15:2 Cross References

John 15:2

2: He cuts off every branch that doesn't produce fruit, and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more.

Matthew 3:10

  1. Even now the ax of God's judgment is poised, ready to sever your roots. Yes, every tree that does not produce good fruit will be chopped down and thrown into the fire.

Hebrews 12:10

  1. For our earthly fathers disciplined us for a few years, doing the best they knew how. But God's discipline is always right and good for us because it means we will share in his holiness.
  2. No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening--it is painful! But afterward there will be a quiet harvest of right living for those who are trained in this way.

Matthew 15:13

  1. Jesus replied, "Every plant not planted by my heavenly Father will be rooted up,

Revelation 3:19

  1. I am the one who corrects and disciplines everyone I love. Be diligent and turn from your indifference.

Luke 13:7

  1. Finally, he said to his gardener, 'I've waited three years, and there hasn't been a single fig! Cut it down. It's taking up space we can use for something else.'
  2. "The gardener answered, 'Give it one more chance. Leave it another year, and I'll give it special attention and plenty of fertilizer.
  3. If we get figs next year, fine. If not, you can cut it down.'"

Matthew 13:12

  1. To those who are open to my teaching, more understanding will be given, and they will have an abundance of knowledge. But to those who are not listening, even what they have will be taken away from them.

John 15:8

  1. My true disciples produce much fruit. This brings great glory to my Father.

Hebrews 6:7

  1. When the ground soaks up the rain that falls on it and bears a good crop for the farmer, it has the blessing of God.
  2. But if a field bears thistles and thorns, it is useless. The farmer will condemn that field and burn it.

1 Thessalonians 5:23

  1. Now may the God of peace make you holy in every way, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless until that day when our Lord Jesus Christ comes again.
  2. God, who calls you, is faithful; he will do this.

Matthew 3:12

  1. He is ready to separate the chaff from the grain with his winnowing fork. Then he will clean up the threshing area, storing the grain in his barn but burning the chaff with never-ending fire."

Job 17:9

  1. The righteous will move onward and forward, and those with pure hearts will become stronger and stronger.

Galatians 5:22

  1. But when the Holy Spirit controls our lives, he will produce this kind of fruit in us: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
  2. gentleness, and self-control. Here there is no conflict with the law.

Philippians 1:9

  1. I pray that your love for each other will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in your knowledge and understanding.
  2. For I want you to understand what really matters, so that you may live pure and blameless lives until Christ returns.
  3. May you always be filled with the fruit of your salvation--those good things that are produced in your life by Jesus Christ--for this will bring much glory and praise to God.

Matthew 21:19

  1. and he noticed a fig tree beside the road. He went over to see if there were any figs on it, but there were only leaves. Then he said to it, "May you never bear fruit again!" And immediately the fig tree withered up.

Malachi 3:3

  1. He will sit and judge like a refiner of silver, watching closely as the dross is burned away. He will purify the Levites, refining them like gold or silver, so that they may once again offer acceptable sacrifices to the LORD.

Luke 8:13

  1. The rocky soil represents those who hear the message with joy. But like young plants in such soil, their roots don't go very deep. They believe for a while, but they wilt when the hot winds of testing blow.

Hebrews 12:15

  1. Look after each other so that none of you will miss out on the special favor of God. Watch out that no bitter root of unbelief rises up among you, for whenever it springs up, many are corrupted by its poison.

Psalms 51:7

  1. Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
  2. Oh, give me back my joy again; you have broken me--now let me rejoice.
  3. Don't keep looking at my sins. Remove the stain of my guilt.
  4. Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me.
  5. Do not banish me from your presence, and don't take your Holy Spirit from me.

Hosea 6:3

  1. Oh, that we might know the LORD! Let us press on to know him! Then he will respond to us as surely as the arrival of dawn or the coming of rains in early spring."

1 John 2:19

  1. These people left our churches because they never really belonged with us; otherwise they would have stayed with us. When they left us, it proved that they do not belong with us.

Titus 2:14

  1. He gave his life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us his very own people, totally committed to doing what is right.

John 17:12

  1. During my time here, I have kept them safe. I guarded them so that not one was lost, except the one headed for destruction, as the Scriptures foretold.

John 15:16

  1. You didn't choose me. I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask for, using my name.

Romans 5:3

  1. We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they are good for us--they help us learn to endure.
  2. And endurance develops strength of character in us, and character strengthens our confident expectation of salvation.
  3. And this expectation will not disappoint us. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.

Romans 8:28

  1. And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.

Colossians 1:5

  1. You do this because you are looking forward to the joys of heaven--as you have been ever since you first heard the truth of the Good News.
  2. This same Good News that came to you is going out all over the world. It is changing lives everywhere, just as it changed yours that very first day you heard and understood the truth about God's great kindness to sinners.
  3. Epaphras, our much loved co-worker, was the one who brought you the Good News. He is Christ's faithful servant, and he is helping us in your place.
  4. He is the one who told us about the great love for others that the Holy Spirit has given you.
  5. So we have continued praying for you ever since we first heard about you. We ask God to give you a complete understanding of what he wants to do in your lives, and we ask him to make you wise with spiritual wisdom.

1 Corinthians 13:1

  1. If I could speak in any language in heaven or on earth but didn't love others, I would only be making meaningless noise like a loud gong or a clanging cymbal.

2 Corinthians 4:17

  1. For our present troubles are quite small and won't last very long. Yet they produce for us an immeasurably great glory that will last forever!
  2. So we don't look at the troubles we can see right now; rather, we look forward to what we have not yet seen. For the troubles we see will soon be over, but the joys to come will last forever.

Isaiah 29:19

  1. The humble will be filled with fresh joy from the LORD. Those who are poor will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

Proverbs 4:18

  1. The way of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, which shines ever brighter until the full light of day.

Matthew 13:33

  1. Jesus also used this illustration: "The Kingdom of Heaven is like yeast used by a woman making bread. Even though she used a large amount of flour, the yeast permeated every part of the dough."

Isaiah 27:9

  1. The LORD did this to purge away Israel's sin. When he has finished, all the pagan altars will be crushed to dust. There won't be an Asherah pole or incense altar left standing.
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