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John 15:2

In John 15 of John.

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.

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πᾶνpanEveryπᾶς (pas)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “Every”, the object formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.Everyκλῆμαklēmabranchκλῆμαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “branch”, the object formG2814a branch, shoot, twig.branchἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inἐμοὶemoimeἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “me”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.meμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notφέρονpheronbranch that bearethφέρω (pherō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, neuter — “branch that beareth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5342I carry, bear, bring; I conduct, lead; perhaps: I make publicly known.branch that bearethκαρπὸνkarponfruitκαρπός (karpos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “fruit”, the object formG2590(a) fruit, generally vegetable, sometimes animal, (b) met: fruit, deed, action, result, (c) profit, gain.This verse uses “fruit”.fruitαἴρειaireito take upαἴρω (airō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to take up”, an ongoing or repeated actionG142I raise, lift up, take away, remove.αὐτόautoitαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “it”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.itκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.πᾶνpanallπᾶς (pas)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “all”, the object formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.καρπὸνkarponfruitκαρπός (karpos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “fruit”, the object formG2590(a) fruit, generally vegetable, sometimes animal, (b) met: fruit, deed, action, result, (c) profit, gain.This verse uses “fruit”.fruitφέρονpheronto bearφέρω (pherō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, neuter — “to bear”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5342I carry, bear, bring; I conduct, lead; perhaps: I make publicly known.This verse uses “bear”.καθαίρειkathaireito pruneκαθαίρω (kathairō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to prune”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2508I cleanse, purify, prune.This verse uses “prune”.αὐτὸautoheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἵναhinain order thatἵναconjunction — “in order that”G2443in order that, so that.This verse uses “in order that”.καρπὸνkarponfruitκαρπός (karpos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “fruit”, the object formG2590(a) fruit, generally vegetable, sometimes animal, (b) met: fruit, deed, action, result, (c) profit, gain.This verse uses “fruit”.πλείοναpleionamuchπολύς (polýs)adjective, comparative, accusative, singular, masculine — “much”, the object formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “much”.Strong’s files this form under G4119 (πλείων).φέρῃpherēto bearφέρω (pherō)verb, present active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to bear”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5342I carry, bear, bring; I conduct, lead; perhaps: I make publicly known.This verse uses “bear”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Young’s Literal Translation

every branch in me not bearing fruit, He doth take it away, and every one bearing fruit, He doth cleanse by pruning it, that it may 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 .

Darby Translation

[As to] every branch in me not bearing fruit, he takes it away; and [as to] every one bearing fruit, he purges it that it may bring forth more fruit.

Douay-Rheims

Every branch in me, that beareth not fruit, he will take away: and every one that beareth fruit, he will purge it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

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