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Berean Standard Bible

“He 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.”

John 15:2

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In the upper room discourse Jesus calls himself the true vine and his Father the vinedresser. He describes two kinds of activity from the vinedresser: removing what is fruitless and pruning what is fruitful.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

He 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.

World English Bible (WEB)

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.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

He takes away every branch in me which has no fruit, and every branch which has fruit he makes clean, so that it may have more fruit.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

every branch in me not bearing fruit, He does take it away, and every one bearing fruit, He does cleanse by pruning it, that it may bear more fruit;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Todo pámpano que en mí no lleva fruto, le quitará: y todo aquel que lleva fruto, le limpiará, para que lleve más fruto.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Si alguna de mis ramas no da uvas, la corta; pero a todas las ramas que dan fruto, las poda para que den todavía más fruto.

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