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John 15:1; "I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.
John 15:2; "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.
John 15:3; "You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.
John 15:4; "Remain in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in Me.
John 15:5; "I am the vine, you are the branches; he who remains in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.
John 15:6; "If anyone does not remain in Me, he is thrown away as a branch and dries up; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire and they are burned.
John 15:7; "If you remain in Me, and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
The word "remain" or some Bible say "abide" here is meno.
menō
men'-o
A primary verb; to stay (in a given place, state, relation or expectancy): - abide, continue, dwell, endure, be present, remain, stand, tarry (for), X thine own.
Total KJV occurrences: 120
In this context it means "continues" or "endures" or "remains" or "stays"
It says here these branches are "in Me" (as in Jesus). It says some of the branches that are in Him don't bear fruit.
It isn't that they were never "in Me", it's that they didn't "abide, stay, remain, endure, continue" in Me.
Luke 13:6; And He began telling this parable: "A man had a fig tree which had been planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and did not find any.
Luke 13:7; "And he said to the vineyard-keeper, 'Behold, for three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree without finding any. Cut it down! Why does it even use up the ground?'
Luke 13:8; "And he answered and said to him, 'Let it alone, sir, for this year too, until I dig around it and put in fertilizer;
Luke 13:9; and if it bears fruit next year, fine; but if not, cut it down.'"
In Luke there is a fig tree. It's not just any fig tree, it's a fig tree that was planted in vineyard.
This man is expecting fruit on it. He has been coming for 3 years expecting to find fruit on it. Now if this tree was dead, why would he be expecting fruit?
The grounds-keeper says I will aerate it, water it, fertilize it, and we will see if it bears fruit next year. If it doesn't cut it down.
Even when trees are being fertilized and watered by Jesus, some trees simply refuse to bear fruit.
Rom 11:16; If the first piece of dough is holy, the lump is also; and if the root is holy, the branches are too.
Rom 11:17; But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive, were grafted in among them and became partaker with them of the rich root of the olive tree,
Rom 11:18; do not be arrogant toward the branches; but if you are arrogant, remember that it is not you who supports the root, but the root supports you.
Rom 11:19; You will say then, "Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in."
Rom 11:20; Quite right, they were broken off for their unbelief, but you stand by your faith. Do not be conceited, but fear;
Rom 11:21; for if God did not spare the natural branches, He will not spare you, either.
Rom 11:22; Behold then the kindness and severity of God; to those who fell, severity, but to you, God's kindness, if you continue in His kindness; otherwise you also will be cut off.
If you "continue" in Jesus, great. If not He won't spare you either.
John 15:2; "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.
John 15:3; "You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.
John 15:4; "Remain in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in Me.
John 15:5; "I am the vine, you are the branches; he who remains in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.
John 15:6; "If anyone does not remain in Me, he is thrown away as a branch and dries up; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire and they are burned.
John 15:7; "If you remain in Me, and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
The word "remain" or some Bible say "abide" here is meno.
menō
men'-o
A primary verb; to stay (in a given place, state, relation or expectancy): - abide, continue, dwell, endure, be present, remain, stand, tarry (for), X thine own.
Total KJV occurrences: 120
In this context it means "continues" or "endures" or "remains" or "stays"
It says here these branches are "in Me" (as in Jesus). It says some of the branches that are in Him don't bear fruit.
It isn't that they were never "in Me", it's that they didn't "abide, stay, remain, endure, continue" in Me.
Luke 13:6; And He began telling this parable: "A man had a fig tree which had been planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and did not find any.
Luke 13:7; "And he said to the vineyard-keeper, 'Behold, for three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree without finding any. Cut it down! Why does it even use up the ground?'
Luke 13:8; "And he answered and said to him, 'Let it alone, sir, for this year too, until I dig around it and put in fertilizer;
Luke 13:9; and if it bears fruit next year, fine; but if not, cut it down.'"
In Luke there is a fig tree. It's not just any fig tree, it's a fig tree that was planted in vineyard.
This man is expecting fruit on it. He has been coming for 3 years expecting to find fruit on it. Now if this tree was dead, why would he be expecting fruit?
The grounds-keeper says I will aerate it, water it, fertilize it, and we will see if it bears fruit next year. If it doesn't cut it down.
Even when trees are being fertilized and watered by Jesus, some trees simply refuse to bear fruit.
Rom 11:16; If the first piece of dough is holy, the lump is also; and if the root is holy, the branches are too.
Rom 11:17; But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive, were grafted in among them and became partaker with them of the rich root of the olive tree,
Rom 11:18; do not be arrogant toward the branches; but if you are arrogant, remember that it is not you who supports the root, but the root supports you.
Rom 11:19; You will say then, "Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in."
Rom 11:20; Quite right, they were broken off for their unbelief, but you stand by your faith. Do not be conceited, but fear;
Rom 11:21; for if God did not spare the natural branches, He will not spare you, either.
Rom 11:22; Behold then the kindness and severity of God; to those who fell, severity, but to you, God's kindness, if you continue in His kindness; otherwise you also will be cut off.
If you "continue" in Jesus, great. If not He won't spare you either.
