John 15:2
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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.
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- 15:2 Takes away…prunes: in Greek there is a play on two related verbs.
John 15:4
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
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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Hebrews 3:14
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14 We have become partners of Christ if only we hold the beginning of the reality firm until the end,(A)
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