John 15:2 Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that continues to bear fruit, He [repeatedly] prunes, so that it will bear more ...

15:2 AMP

逐节对照

Amplified Bible - Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that continues to bear fruit, He [repeatedly] prunes, so that it will bear more fruit [even richer and finer fruit].
新标点和合本 - 凡属我不结果子的枝子，他就剪去；凡结果子的，他就修理干净，使枝子结果子更多。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 凡属我不结果子的枝子，他就剪掉；凡结果子的，他就修剪干净，使枝子结果子更多。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 凡属我不结果子的枝子，他就剪掉；凡结果子的，他就修剪干净，使枝子结果子更多。
当代译本 - 属于我的枝子如果不结果子，祂就把它剪掉；如果结果子，祂便修剪它，让它结更多果子。
圣经新译本 - 所有属我而不结果子的枝子，他就剪去；所有结果子的，他就修剪干净，让它结更多的果子。
中文标准译本 - 所有属于我而不结果子的枝条，他就除掉；而所有结果子的，他就修剪干净，好让它结出更多的果子。
现代标点和合本 - 凡属我不结果子的枝子，他就剪去；凡结果子的，他就修理干净，使枝子结果子更多。
和合本（拼音版） - 凡属我不结果子的枝子，他就剪去；凡结果子的，他就修理干净，使枝子结果子更多。
New International Version - He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.
New International Reader's Version - He cuts off every branch joined to me that does not bear fruit. He trims every branch that does bear fruit. Then it will bear even more fruit.
English Standard Version - Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.
New Living Translation - He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn’t produce fruit, and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more.
Christian Standard Bible - Every branch in me that does not produce fruit he removes, and he prunes every branch that produces fruit so that it will produce more fruit.
New American Standard Bible - Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it so that it may bear more fruit.
New King James Version - Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.
American Standard Version - Every branch in me that beareth not fruit, he taketh it away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he cleanseth it, that it may bear more fruit.
King James Version - Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
New English Translation - He takes away every branch that does not bear fruit in me. He prunes every branch that bears fruit so that it will bear more fruit.
World English Bible - Every branch in me that doesn’t bear fruit, he takes away. Every branch that bears fruit, he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.
新標點和合本 - 凡屬我不結果子的枝子，他就剪去；凡結果子的，他就修理乾淨，使枝子結果子更多。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 凡屬我不結果子的枝子，他就剪掉；凡結果子的，他就修剪乾淨，使枝子結果子更多。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 凡屬我不結果子的枝子，他就剪掉；凡結果子的，他就修剪乾淨，使枝子結果子更多。
當代譯本 - 屬於我的枝子如果不結果子，祂就把它剪掉；如果結果子，祂便修剪它，讓它結更多果子。
聖經新譯本 - 所有屬我而不結果子的枝子，他就剪去；所有結果子的，他就修剪乾淨，讓它結更多的果子。
呂振中譯本 - 凡在我身上不結果子的枝子，他就除掉；凡結果子的，他就使它潔淨，叫它結果子更多。
中文標準譯本 - 所有屬於我而不結果子的枝條，他就除掉；而所有結果子的，他就修剪乾淨，好讓它結出更多的果子。
現代標點和合本 - 凡屬我不結果子的枝子，他就剪去；凡結果子的，他就修理乾淨，使枝子結果子更多。
文理和合譯本 - 凡在我之枝、而不實者、則去之、實則潔之、使實尤繁也、
文理委辦譯本 - 凡我諸枝、不結實者去之、結實者治之、使結實尤繁、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 凡在我之枝而不結果者、父去之、凡結果者、修潔之、使之結果尤繁、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 枝之在我、而不結實者、彼則截之；其結實者、彼則裁之、使結實彌茂。
Nueva Versión Internacional - Toda rama que en mí no da fruto, la corta; pero toda rama que da fruto la poda para que dé más fruto todavía.
현대인의 성경 - 나에게 붙어 있으면서 열매를 맺지 못하는 가지는 아버지께서 모두 잘라내시고 열매 맺는 가지는 열매를 더 많이 맺게 하려고 깨끗이 손질하신다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Он срезает на Мне каждую ветвь, не приносящую плода, а ветви, на которых есть плод, Он очищает, чтобы они еще больше плодоносили.
Восточный перевод - Он срезает на Мне каждую ветвь, не приносящую плода, а ветви, на которых есть плод, Он очищает, чтобы они ещё больше плодоносили.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Он срезает на Мне каждую ветвь, не приносящую плода, а ветви, на которых есть плод, Он очищает, чтобы они ещё больше плодоносили.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Он срезает на Мне каждую ветвь, не приносящую плода, а ветви, на которых есть плод, Он очищает, чтобы они ещё больше плодоносили.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Tous les sarments, en moi, qui ne portent pas de fruit, il les coupe, et tous ceux qui en portent, il les purifie afin qu’ils produisent un fruit encore plus abondant.
リビングバイブル - 父は、実のならない枝をみな切り落とし、実のなる枝はもっとたくさんなるように、余分な枝を整理なさるのです。
Nestle Aland 28 - πᾶν κλῆμα ἐν ἐμοὶ μὴ φέρον καρπὸν αἴρει αὐτό, καὶ πᾶν τὸ καρπὸν φέρον καθαίρει αὐτὸ ἵνα καρπὸν πλείονα φέρῃ.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - πᾶν κλῆμα ἐν ἐμοὶ μὴ φέρον καρπὸν, αἴρει αὐτό; καὶ πᾶν τὸ καρπὸν φέρον, καθαίρει αὐτὸ, ἵνα καρπὸν πλείονα φέρῃ.
Nova Versão Internacional - Todo ramo que, estando em mim, não dá fruto, ele corta; e todo que dá fruto ele poda , para que dê mais fruto ainda.
Hoffnung für alle - Alle Reben am Weinstock, die keine Trauben tragen, schneidet er ab. Aber die Frucht tragenden Reben beschneidet er sorgfältig, damit sie noch mehr Frucht bringen.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Cành nào trong Ta không kết quả đều bị Ngài cắt bỏ. Ngài tỉa những cành ra trái để trái càng sai trĩu.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - พระองค์ทรงตัดทุกแขนงในเราที่ไม่เกิดผลทิ้ง ส่วนทุกแขนงที่ เกิดผลพระองค์ทรงลิด เพื่อให้เกิดผลมากยิ่งขึ้น
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - พระองค์ตัดทุกกิ่งก้านที่เป็นส่วนหนึ่งของเราซึ่งไม่ออกผลทิ้งเสีย กิ่งก้านใดที่ผลิดอกออกผล พระองค์จะตัดแต่งให้ออกผลมากขึ้น

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Isaiah 27:9 - Therefore through this the wickedness [the sin, the injustice, the wrongdoing] of Jacob (Israel) will be atoned for and forgiven; And this will be the full price [that God requires] for taking away his sin: When Israel makes all the stones of the [pagan] altars like crushed chalk stones; When the Asherim and the incense altars will not stand.
Titus 2:14 - who [willingly] gave Himself [to be crucified] on our behalf to redeem us and purchase our freedom from all wickedness, and to purify for Himself a chosen and very special people to be His own possession, who are enthusiastic for doing what is good.
Proverbs 4:18 - But the path of the just (righteous) is like the light of dawn, That shines brighter and brighter until [it reaches its full strength and glory in] the perfect day.
Matthew 13:33 - He told them another parable, “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and worked into three measures of flour until all of it was leavened.”
1 Corinthians 13:1 - If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love [for others growing out of God’s love for me], then I have become only a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal [just an annoying distraction].
Isaiah 29:19 - The afflicted also will increase their joy in the Lord, And the needy of mankind will rejoice and celebrate in the Holy One of Israel.
Romans 8:28 - And we know [with great confidence] that God [who is deeply concerned about us] causes all things to work together [as a plan] for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to His plan and purpose.
Romans 5:3 - And not only this, but [with joy] let us exult in our sufferings and rejoice in our hardships, knowing that hardship (distress, pressure, trouble) produces patient endurance;
Romans 5:4 - and endurance, proven character (spiritual maturity); and proven character, hope and confident assurance [of eternal salvation].
Romans 5:5 - Such hope [in God’s promises] never disappoints us, because God’s love has been abundantly poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
Colossians 1:5 - because of the [confident] hope [of experiencing that] which is reserved and waiting for you in heaven. You previously heard of this hope in the message of truth, the gospel [regarding salvation]
Colossians 1:6 - which has come to you. Indeed, just as in the whole world the gospel is constantly bearing fruit and spreading [by God’s power], just as it has been doing among you ever since the day you first heard of it and understood the grace of God in truth [becoming thoroughly and deeply acquainted with it].
Colossians 1:7 - You learned it from [our representative] Epaphras, our beloved fellow bond-servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf
Colossians 1:8 - and he also has told us of your love [well-grounded and nurtured] in the [Holy] Spirit.
Colossians 1:9 - For this reason, since the day we heard about it, we have not stopped praying for you, asking [specifically] that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom [with insight into His purposes], and in understanding [of spiritual things],
Colossians 1:10 - so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord [displaying admirable character, moral courage, and personal integrity], to [fully] please Him in all things, bearing fruit in every good work and steadily growing in the knowledge of God [with deeper faith, clearer insight and fervent love for His precepts];
John 15:16 - You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you and I have appointed and placed and purposefully planted you, so that you would go and bear fruit and keep on bearing, and that your fruit will remain and be lasting, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name [as My representative] He may give to you.
Hosea 6:3 - So let us know and become personally acquainted with Him; let us press on to know and understand fully the [greatness of the] Lord [to honor, heed, and deeply cherish Him]. His appearing is prepared and is as certain as the dawn, And He will come to us [in salvation] like the [heavy] rain, Like the spring rain watering the earth.”
2 Corinthians 4:17 - For our momentary, light distress [this passing trouble] is producing for us an eternal weight of glory [a fullness] beyond all measure [surpassing all comparisons, a transcendent splendor and an endless blessedness]!
2 Corinthians 4:18 - So we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are unseen; for the things which are visible are temporal [just brief and fleeting], but the things which are invisible are everlasting and imperishable.
John 17:12 - While I was with them, I was keeping them in Your name which You have given Me; and I guarded them and protected them, and not one of them was lost except the son of destruction, so that the Scripture would be fulfilled.
Luke 8:13 - Those on the rocky soil are the people who, when they hear, receive and welcome the word with joy; but these have no firmly grounded root. They believe for a while, and in time of trial and temptation they fall away [from Me and abandon their faith].
Hebrews 12:15 - See to it that no one falls short of God’s grace; that no root of resentment springs up and causes trouble, and by it many be defiled;
Psalms 51:7 - Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
Psalms 51:8 - Make me hear joy and gladness and be satisfied; Let the bones which You have broken rejoice.
Psalms 51:9 - Hide Your face from my sins And blot out all my iniquities.
Psalms 51:10 - Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a right and steadfast spirit within me.
Psalms 51:11 - Do not cast me away from Your presence And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
Psalms 51:12 - Restore to me the joy of Your salvation And sustain me with a willing spirit.
Psalms 51:13 - Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, And sinners shall be converted and return to You.
Malachi 3:3 - He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and He will purify the sons of Levi [the priests], and refine them like gold and silver, so that they may present to the Lord [grain] offerings in righteousness.
Matthew 21:19 - Seeing a lone fig tree at the roadside, He went to it and found nothing but leaves on it; and He said to it, “Never again will fruit come from you.” And at once the fig tree withered.
Philippians 1:9 - And this I pray, that your love may abound more and more [displaying itself in greater depth] in real knowledge and in practical insight,
Philippians 1:10 - so that you may learn to recognize and treasure what is excellent [identifying the best, and distinguishing moral differences], and that you may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ [actually living lives that lead others away from sin];
Philippians 1:11 - filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God [so that His glory may be both revealed and recognized].
Galatians 5:22 - But the fruit of the Spirit [the result of His presence within us] is love [unselfish concern for others], joy, [inner] peace, patience [not the ability to wait, but how we act while waiting], kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Galatians 5:23 - gentleness, self-control. Against such things there is no law.
Matthew 3:12 - His winnowing fork is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clear out His threshing floor; and He will gather His wheat (believers) into His barn (kingdom), but He will burn up the chaff (the unrepentant) with unquenchable fire.”
Job 17:9 - Nevertheless the righteous will hold to his ways, And he who has clean hands will grow stronger and stronger.
1 Thessalonians 5:23 - Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you through and through [that is, separate you from profane and vulgar things, make you pure and whole and undamaged—consecrated to Him—set apart for His purpose]; and may your spirit and soul and body be kept complete and [be found] blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Thessalonians 5:24 - Faithful and absolutely trustworthy is He who is calling you [to Himself for your salvation], and He will do it [He will fulfill His call by making you holy, guarding you, watching over you, and protecting you as His own].
John 15:8 - My Father is glorified and honored by this, when you bear much fruit, and prove yourselves to be My [true] disciples.
Hebrews 6:7 - For soil that drinks the rain which often falls on it and produces crops useful to those for whose benefit it is cultivated, receives a blessing from God;
Hebrews 6:8 - but if it persistently produces thorns and thistles, it is worthless and close to being cursed, and it ends up being burned.
Matthew 13:12 - For whoever has [spiritual wisdom because he is receptive to God’s word], to him more will be given, and he will be richly and abundantly supplied; but whoever does not have [spiritual wisdom because he has devalued God’s word], even what he has will be taken away from him.
Luke 13:7 - so he said to the vineyard-keeper, ‘For three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree and have found none. Cut it down! Why does it even use up the ground [depleting the soil and blocking the sunlight]?’
Luke 13:8 - But he replied to him, ‘Let it alone, sir, [just] one more year until I dig around it and put in fertilizer;
Luke 13:9 - and if it bears fruit after this, fine; but if not, cut it down.’ ”
Revelation 3:19 - Those whom I [dearly and tenderly] love, I rebuke and discipline [showing them their faults and instructing them]; so be enthusiastic and repent [change your inner self—your old way of thinking, your sinful behavior—seek God’s will].
Matthew 15:13 - He answered, “Every plant which My heavenly Father did not plant will be torn up by the roots.
Hebrews 12:10 - For our earthly fathers disciplined us for only a short time as seemed best to them; but He disciplines us for our good, so that we may share His holiness.
Hebrews 12:11 - For the time being no discipline brings joy, but seems sad and painful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness [right standing with God and a lifestyle and attitude that seeks conformity to God’s will and purpose].
Matthew 3:10 - And already the axe [of God’s judgment] is swinging toward the root of the trees; therefore every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

逐节对照

交叉引用

Amplified Bible - Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that continues to bear fruit, He [repeatedly] prunes, so that it will bear more fruit [even richer and finer fruit].
新标点和合本 - 凡属我不结果子的枝子，他就剪去；凡结果子的，他就修理干净，使枝子结果子更多。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 凡属我不结果子的枝子，他就剪掉；凡结果子的，他就修剪干净，使枝子结果子更多。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 凡属我不结果子的枝子，他就剪掉；凡结果子的，他就修剪干净，使枝子结果子更多。
当代译本 - 属于我的枝子如果不结果子，祂就把它剪掉；如果结果子，祂便修剪它，让它结更多果子。
圣经新译本 - 所有属我而不结果子的枝子，他就剪去；所有结果子的，他就修剪干净，让它结更多的果子。
中文标准译本 - 所有属于我而不结果子的枝条，他就除掉；而所有结果子的，他就修剪干净，好让它结出更多的果子。
现代标点和合本 - 凡属我不结果子的枝子，他就剪去；凡结果子的，他就修理干净，使枝子结果子更多。
和合本（拼音版） - 凡属我不结果子的枝子，他就剪去；凡结果子的，他就修理干净，使枝子结果子更多。
New International Version - He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.
New International Reader's Version - He cuts off every branch joined to me that does not bear fruit. He trims every branch that does bear fruit. Then it will bear even more fruit.
English Standard Version - Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.
New Living Translation - He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn’t produce fruit, and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more.
Christian Standard Bible - Every branch in me that does not produce fruit he removes, and he prunes every branch that produces fruit so that it will produce more fruit.
New American Standard Bible - Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it so that it may bear more fruit.
New King James Version - Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.
American Standard Version - Every branch in me that beareth not fruit, he taketh it away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he cleanseth it, that it may bear more fruit.
King James Version - Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
New English Translation - He takes away every branch that does not bear fruit in me. He prunes every branch that bears fruit so that it will bear more fruit.
World English Bible - Every branch in me that doesn’t bear fruit, he takes away. Every branch that bears fruit, he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.
新標點和合本 - 凡屬我不結果子的枝子，他就剪去；凡結果子的，他就修理乾淨，使枝子結果子更多。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 凡屬我不結果子的枝子，他就剪掉；凡結果子的，他就修剪乾淨，使枝子結果子更多。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 凡屬我不結果子的枝子，他就剪掉；凡結果子的，他就修剪乾淨，使枝子結果子更多。
當代譯本 - 屬於我的枝子如果不結果子，祂就把它剪掉；如果結果子，祂便修剪它，讓它結更多果子。
聖經新譯本 - 所有屬我而不結果子的枝子，他就剪去；所有結果子的，他就修剪乾淨，讓它結更多的果子。
呂振中譯本 - 凡在我身上不結果子的枝子，他就除掉；凡結果子的，他就使它潔淨，叫它結果子更多。
中文標準譯本 - 所有屬於我而不結果子的枝條，他就除掉；而所有結果子的，他就修剪乾淨，好讓它結出更多的果子。
現代標點和合本 - 凡屬我不結果子的枝子，他就剪去；凡結果子的，他就修理乾淨，使枝子結果子更多。
文理和合譯本 - 凡在我之枝、而不實者、則去之、實則潔之、使實尤繁也、
文理委辦譯本 - 凡我諸枝、不結實者去之、結實者治之、使結實尤繁、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 凡在我之枝而不結果者、父去之、凡結果者、修潔之、使之結果尤繁、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 枝之在我、而不結實者、彼則截之；其結實者、彼則裁之、使結實彌茂。
Nueva Versión Internacional - Toda rama que en mí no da fruto, la corta; pero toda rama que da fruto la poda para que dé más fruto todavía.
현대인의 성경 - 나에게 붙어 있으면서 열매를 맺지 못하는 가지는 아버지께서 모두 잘라내시고 열매 맺는 가지는 열매를 더 많이 맺게 하려고 깨끗이 손질하신다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Он срезает на Мне каждую ветвь, не приносящую плода, а ветви, на которых есть плод, Он очищает, чтобы они еще больше плодоносили.
Восточный перевод - Он срезает на Мне каждую ветвь, не приносящую плода, а ветви, на которых есть плод, Он очищает, чтобы они ещё больше плодоносили.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Он срезает на Мне каждую ветвь, не приносящую плода, а ветви, на которых есть плод, Он очищает, чтобы они ещё больше плодоносили.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Он срезает на Мне каждую ветвь, не приносящую плода, а ветви, на которых есть плод, Он очищает, чтобы они ещё больше плодоносили.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Tous les sarments, en moi, qui ne portent pas de fruit, il les coupe, et tous ceux qui en portent, il les purifie afin qu’ils produisent un fruit encore plus abondant.
リビングバイブル - 父は、実のならない枝をみな切り落とし、実のなる枝はもっとたくさんなるように、余分な枝を整理なさるのです。
Nestle Aland 28 - πᾶν κλῆμα ἐν ἐμοὶ μὴ φέρον καρπὸν αἴρει αὐτό, καὶ πᾶν τὸ καρπὸν φέρον καθαίρει αὐτὸ ἵνα καρπὸν πλείονα φέρῃ.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - πᾶν κλῆμα ἐν ἐμοὶ μὴ φέρον καρπὸν, αἴρει αὐτό; καὶ πᾶν τὸ καρπὸν φέρον, καθαίρει αὐτὸ, ἵνα καρπὸν πλείονα φέρῃ.
Nova Versão Internacional - Todo ramo que, estando em mim, não dá fruto, ele corta; e todo que dá fruto ele poda , para que dê mais fruto ainda.
Hoffnung für alle - Alle Reben am Weinstock, die keine Trauben tragen, schneidet er ab. Aber die Frucht tragenden Reben beschneidet er sorgfältig, damit sie noch mehr Frucht bringen.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Cành nào trong Ta không kết quả đều bị Ngài cắt bỏ. Ngài tỉa những cành ra trái để trái càng sai trĩu.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - พระองค์ทรงตัดทุกแขนงในเราที่ไม่เกิดผลทิ้ง ส่วนทุกแขนงที่ เกิดผลพระองค์ทรงลิด เพื่อให้เกิดผลมากยิ่งขึ้น
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - พระองค์ตัดทุกกิ่งก้านที่เป็นส่วนหนึ่งของเราซึ่งไม่ออกผลทิ้งเสีย กิ่งก้านใดที่ผลิดอกออกผล พระองค์จะตัดแต่งให้ออกผลมากขึ้น

Isaiah 27:9 - Therefore through this the wickedness [the sin, the injustice, the wrongdoing] of Jacob (Israel) will be atoned for and forgiven; And this will be the full price [that God requires] for taking away his sin: When Israel makes all the stones of the [pagan] altars like crushed chalk stones; When the Asherim and the incense altars will not stand.
Titus 2:14 - who [willingly] gave Himself [to be crucified] on our behalf to redeem us and purchase our freedom from all wickedness, and to purify for Himself a chosen and very special people to be His own possession, who are enthusiastic for doing what is good.
Proverbs 4:18 - But the path of the just (righteous) is like the light of dawn, That shines brighter and brighter until [it reaches its full strength and glory in] the perfect day.
Matthew 13:33 - He told them another parable, “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and worked into three measures of flour until all of it was leavened.”
1 Corinthians 13:1 - If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love [for others growing out of God’s love for me], then I have become only a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal [just an annoying distraction].
Isaiah 29:19 - The afflicted also will increase their joy in the Lord, And the needy of mankind will rejoice and celebrate in the Holy One of Israel.
Romans 8:28 - And we know [with great confidence] that God [who is deeply concerned about us] causes all things to work together [as a plan] for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to His plan and purpose.
Romans 5:3 - And not only this, but [with joy] let us exult in our sufferings and rejoice in our hardships, knowing that hardship (distress, pressure, trouble) produces patient endurance;
Romans 5:4 - and endurance, proven character (spiritual maturity); and proven character, hope and confident assurance [of eternal salvation].
Romans 5:5 - Such hope [in God’s promises] never disappoints us, because God’s love has been abundantly poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
Colossians 1:5 - because of the [confident] hope [of experiencing that] which is reserved and waiting for you in heaven. You previously heard of this hope in the message of truth, the gospel [regarding salvation]
Colossians 1:6 - which has come to you. Indeed, just as in the whole world the gospel is constantly bearing fruit and spreading [by God’s power], just as it has been doing among you ever since the day you first heard of it and understood the grace of God in truth [becoming thoroughly and deeply acquainted with it].
Colossians 1:7 - You learned it from [our representative] Epaphras, our beloved fellow bond-servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf
Colossians 1:8 - and he also has told us of your love [well-grounded and nurtured] in the [Holy] Spirit.
Colossians 1:9 - For this reason, since the day we heard about it, we have not stopped praying for you, asking [specifically] that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom [with insight into His purposes], and in understanding [of spiritual things],
Colossians 1:10 - so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord [displaying admirable character, moral courage, and personal integrity], to [fully] please Him in all things, bearing fruit in every good work and steadily growing in the knowledge of God [with deeper faith, clearer insight and fervent love for His precepts];
John 15:16 - You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you and I have appointed and placed and purposefully planted you, so that you would go and bear fruit and keep on bearing, and that your fruit will remain and be lasting, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name [as My representative] He may give to you.
Hosea 6:3 - So let us know and become personally acquainted with Him; let us press on to know and understand fully the [greatness of the] Lord [to honor, heed, and deeply cherish Him]. His appearing is prepared and is as certain as the dawn, And He will come to us [in salvation] like the [heavy] rain, Like the spring rain watering the earth.”
2 Corinthians 4:17 - For our momentary, light distress [this passing trouble] is producing for us an eternal weight of glory [a fullness] beyond all measure [surpassing all comparisons, a transcendent splendor and an endless blessedness]!
2 Corinthians 4:18 - So we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are unseen; for the things which are visible are temporal [just brief and fleeting], but the things which are invisible are everlasting and imperishable.
John 17:12 - While I was with them, I was keeping them in Your name which You have given Me; and I guarded them and protected them, and not one of them was lost except the son of destruction, so that the Scripture would be fulfilled.
Luke 8:13 - Those on the rocky soil are the people who, when they hear, receive and welcome the word with joy; but these have no firmly grounded root. They believe for a while, and in time of trial and temptation they fall away [from Me and abandon their faith].
Hebrews 12:15 - See to it that no one falls short of God’s grace; that no root of resentment springs up and causes trouble, and by it many be defiled;
Psalms 51:7 - Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
Psalms 51:8 - Make me hear joy and gladness and be satisfied; Let the bones which You have broken rejoice.
Psalms 51:9 - Hide Your face from my sins And blot out all my iniquities.
Psalms 51:10 - Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a right and steadfast spirit within me.
Psalms 51:11 - Do not cast me away from Your presence And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
Psalms 51:12 - Restore to me the joy of Your salvation And sustain me with a willing spirit.
Psalms 51:13 - Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, And sinners shall be converted and return to You.
Malachi 3:3 - He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and He will purify the sons of Levi [the priests], and refine them like gold and silver, so that they may present to the Lord [grain] offerings in righteousness.
Matthew 21:19 - Seeing a lone fig tree at the roadside, He went to it and found nothing but leaves on it; and He said to it, “Never again will fruit come from you.” And at once the fig tree withered.
Philippians 1:9 - And this I pray, that your love may abound more and more [displaying itself in greater depth] in real knowledge and in practical insight,
Philippians 1:10 - so that you may learn to recognize and treasure what is excellent [identifying the best, and distinguishing moral differences], and that you may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ [actually living lives that lead others away from sin];
Philippians 1:11 - filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God [so that His glory may be both revealed and recognized].
Galatians 5:22 - But the fruit of the Spirit [the result of His presence within us] is love [unselfish concern for others], joy, [inner] peace, patience [not the ability to wait, but how we act while waiting], kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Galatians 5:23 - gentleness, self-control. Against such things there is no law.
Matthew 3:12 - His winnowing fork is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clear out His threshing floor; and He will gather His wheat (believers) into His barn (kingdom), but He will burn up the chaff (the unrepentant) with unquenchable fire.”
Job 17:9 - Nevertheless the righteous will hold to his ways, And he who has clean hands will grow stronger and stronger.
1 Thessalonians 5:23 - Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you through and through [that is, separate you from profane and vulgar things, make you pure and whole and undamaged—consecrated to Him—set apart for His purpose]; and may your spirit and soul and body be kept complete and [be found] blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Thessalonians 5:24 - Faithful and absolutely trustworthy is He who is calling you [to Himself for your salvation], and He will do it [He will fulfill His call by making you holy, guarding you, watching over you, and protecting you as His own].
John 15:8 - My Father is glorified and honored by this, when you bear much fruit, and prove yourselves to be My [true] disciples.
Hebrews 6:7 - For soil that drinks the rain which often falls on it and produces crops useful to those for whose benefit it is cultivated, receives a blessing from God;
Hebrews 6:8 - but if it persistently produces thorns and thistles, it is worthless and close to being cursed, and it ends up being burned.
Matthew 13:12 - For whoever has [spiritual wisdom because he is receptive to God’s word], to him more will be given, and he will be richly and abundantly supplied; but whoever does not have [spiritual wisdom because he has devalued God’s word], even what he has will be taken away from him.
Luke 13:7 - so he said to the vineyard-keeper, ‘For three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree and have found none. Cut it down! Why does it even use up the ground [depleting the soil and blocking the sunlight]?’
Luke 13:8 - But he replied to him, ‘Let it alone, sir, [just] one more year until I dig around it and put in fertilizer;
Luke 13:9 - and if it bears fruit after this, fine; but if not, cut it down.’ ”
Revelation 3:19 - Those whom I [dearly and tenderly] love, I rebuke and discipline [showing them their faults and instructing them]; so be enthusiastic and repent [change your inner self—your old way of thinking, your sinful behavior—seek God’s will].
Matthew 15:13 - He answered, “Every plant which My heavenly Father did not plant will be torn up by the roots.
Hebrews 12:10 - For our earthly fathers disciplined us for only a short time as seemed best to them; but He disciplines us for our good, so that we may share His holiness.
Hebrews 12:11 - For the time being no discipline brings joy, but seems sad and painful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness [right standing with God and a lifestyle and attitude that seeks conformity to God’s will and purpose].
Matthew 3:10 - And already the axe [of God’s judgment] is swinging toward the root of the trees; therefore every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.