The Vine and the branches1"I, I AM the true Vine and My Father tends this Vine.2He cuts out every branch in Me that does not produce fruit. Even the fruitful branches He carefully prunes so that in future they will bear even more fruit.3"You have already been pruned through the words I have spoken to you.4Stay living in Me and I will continue to live in you. It is impossible for any branch to be fruitful if it is separated from the Vine. It has to continue to live in the Vine. In the same way, it would be impossible for you to bear fruit if you were not to remain living in Me.5"I AM the Vine and you are the branches in the Vine. Anyone who continues to live in Me and I in him will be abundantly fruitful. But outside of Me you can do absolutely nothing.
Scripture quoted by permission. The passage above is taken from THE TRUTH VERSION. Copyright © 2009 by Colin Urquhart. All rights reserved worldwide. (The Truth New Testament)