John 15:4

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John 15:2–6 · Berean Standard Bible

2 He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful.

3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.

4 Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me.

5 I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.

6 If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned.

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strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.

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if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.

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Therefore, just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to walk in Him,

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For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter had somehow tempted you and caused our labor to be in vain.

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But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.

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And this is the promise that He Himself made to us: eternal life.

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Anyone who runs ahead without remaining in the teaching of Christ does not have God. Whoever remains in His teaching has both the Father and the Son.

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But you, beloved, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,

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keep yourselves in the love of God as you await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you eternal life.

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When its limbs are dry, they are broken off. Women come and use them for kindling; for this is a people without understanding. Therefore their Maker has no compassion on them, and their Creator shows them no favor.

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filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.