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John 15:6

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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ASV

If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.

KJV

If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.

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Original language & word study

23 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ἐὰνeanOnlyG1437 →
μήmēunlessG3361 →
τιςtissomeoneG5100 →
μένῃmenēshall abideG3306 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
ἐμοί,emoiMe myself,G1473 →
ἐβλήθηeblēthēhe is thrownG906 →
ἔξωexōoutG1854 →
ὡςhōslikeG5613 →
τὸtotheG3588 →
κλῆμαklēmabranchG2814 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ἐξηράνθη,exēranthēis dried up,G3583 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
συνάγουσινsunagousinthey gatherG4863 →
αὐτὰautathemG846 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
εἰςeisintoG1519 →
τὸtotheG3588 →
πῦρpurfireG4442 →
βάλλουσιν,ballousincast,G906 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
καίεται.kaietaiit is burned.G2545 →

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Psalms 1:3He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.Matthew 7:19Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.Hebrews 6:4It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit,Matthew 15:13But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots.Hebrews 6:7–8For land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is tended receives the blessing of God.Matthew 13:41The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness.John 15:2He 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.Matthew 3:10The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.Matthew 13:47Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and caught all kinds of fish.Matthew 21:19Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered.2 John 1:9Anyone 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.Matthew 13:30Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat into my barn.’”2 Peter 2:20If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.Hebrews 10:27but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries.Colossians 1:23if 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.Luke 3:9The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”Luke 13:7So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’1 John 2:19They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us.

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