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John 15:2

King James Version (KJV)

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.

Translations

John 15:2 - Amplified Bible

Any branch in Me that does not bear fruit [that stops bearing] He cuts away (trims off, takes away); and He cleanses {and} repeatedly prunes every branch that continues to bear fruit, to make it bear more {and} richer {and} more excellent fruit.

John 15:2 - 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.

John 15:2 - Bible in Basic English

He takes away every branch in me which has no fruit, and every branch which has fruit he makes clean, so that it may have more fruit.

John 15:2 - Darby Bible

[As to] every branch in me not bearing fruit, he takes it away; and [as to] every one bearing fruit, he purges it that it may bring forth more fruit.

John 15:2 - 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.

John 15:2 - 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.

John 15:2 - La Biblia de las Americas

Todo sarmiento que en mì no da fruto, lo quita; y todo el que da fruto, lo poda para que dé más fruto.

John 15:2 - The Message

John 15:2 - New American Standard Bible

~"Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every {branch} that bears fruit, He (Lit {cleans;} used to describe pruning) prunes it so that it may bear more fruit.

John 15:2 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

~"Todo sarmiento que en Mì no da fruto, lo quita; y todo el que da fruto, lo poda para que dé más fruto.

John 15:2 - 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.

John 15:2 - Young's Living Translation

every branch in me not bearing fruit, He doth take it away, and every one bearing fruit, He doth cleanse by pruning it, that it may bear more fruit;

John 15:2 - Additional Comments

When we become a Christian, God instantly prepares us to bear fruit, but it is limited. Further fruitfulness is the reward of initial fruitfulness. See Matthew 25:14-30, regarding the talents. To those who use them, more will be given. To those who do nothing, what they have will be taken away.
See also Mat 21:19, when Jesus placed a curse on the fig tree that had no fruit, and it withered. The person without fruit, God takes away.
From a vine we look for grapes, and from a Christian we look for Christianity. Is it obvious which vine you belong to, the true vine (verse 1), or a false vine?
What is the fruit we are to bear? See the lists in Gal 5:22-23, 1 Tim 3:1-10, Titus 1:5-9, 2 Peter 1:5-8, Rom 12:3 -- this is the fruit in our lives. But also we are to produce fruit in others - 2 Tim 2:2, Col 1:28.
A grapevine tends to prefer growth to producing grapes, so it must be cut back, pruned, so it can produce full, plentiful grapes. Otherwise it will have lots of activity, but no fruit.
People tend to prefer lots of worldly, wasteful activity, rather than fruit for God. God must prune us, cut us, so we become focused on the right things, so we can produce much fruit for Him.
We may question why we are having so much pain - it may be a result from sin (1 Cor 11:29-30, James 5:15), or it may be God's pruning, to enable us to be and do so much more than we have in the past. Either way, God is working to build us into more than we have been in the past. We should welcome it, looking forward to who we are becoming and to what God has for us to do. It is painful, but yields great fruit (Heb 12:8-11).
Also, we should pay attention to it, to profit from it, instead of fighting it. We can squelch great things God has for us. And great things He wants for us.
Ah, but there is a caveat, a prerequisite - see verse 4.

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