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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. You are already pruned because of the word that I spoke to you.(A) 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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  1. 15:2 Takes away…prunes: in Greek there is a play on two related verbs.

He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit,(A) while every branch that does bear fruit(B) he prunes[a] so that it will be even more fruitful. You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.(C) Remain in me, as I also remain in you.(D) No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.

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  1. John 15:2 The Greek for he prunes also means he cleans.