John 15:2-4
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
2 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. 3 You are already pruned because of the word that I spoke to you.(A) 4 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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- 15:2 Takes away…prunes: in Greek there is a play on two related verbs.
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