Bearing Bad Fruit

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the farmer. — read the full passage →

Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness, — read the full passage →

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves. — read the full passage →

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,

For there is no good tree that produces rotten fruit; nor again a rotten tree that produces good fruit. — read the full passage →

By their fruits you will know them. Do you gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?

For there is no good tree that produces rotten fruit; nor again a rotten tree that produces good fruit.

You didn’t choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatever you will ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you.

Remain in me, and I in you. As the branch can’t bear fruit by itself, unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you, unless you remain in me.

Many will tell me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in your name, in your name cast out demons, and in your name do many mighty works?’ — read the full passage →

Blessed are those who do his commandments,that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter in by the gates into the city.

“Even now the ax lies at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire.

Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to his disciples, — read the full passage →

See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn’t know us, because it didn’t know him. — read the full passage →

“In this is my Father glorified, that you bear much fruit; and so you will be my disciples.

But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

Everyone who sins also commits lawlessness. Sin is lawlessness.

Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think about these things.

My little children, let’s not love in word only, neither with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.

I planted. Apollos watered. But God gave the increase.

But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you won’t fulfill the lust of the flesh. — read the full passage →

If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. — read the full passage →

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

The things which you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit the same to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.

On that day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the seaside. — read the full passage →

Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking, — read the full passage →

They are of the world. Therefore they speak of the world, and the world hears them.

My brothers, don’t hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory with partiality. — read the full passage →

Brothers, even if a man is caught in some fault, you who are spiritual must restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to yourself so that you also aren’t tempted.

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

Stand firm therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and don’t be entangled again with a yoke of bondage. — read the full passage →

“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are profitable. “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things build up.

I am the vine. You are the branches. He who remains in me, and I in him, the same bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.

Blessed is the man who doesn’t walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand on the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers; — read the full passage →

Samuel died; and all Israel gathered themselves together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran. — read the full passage →

This is how we know that we know him: if we keep his commandments.

Therefore leaving the teaching of the first principles of Christ, let us press on to perfection—not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, of faith toward God,

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.

But as it is, I wrote to you not to associate with anyone who is called a brother who is a sexual sinner, or covetous, or an idolater, or a slanderer, or a drunkard, or an extortionist. Don’t even eat with such a person.

But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

He spoke this parable. “A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it, and found none. — read the full passage →

He who overcomes, I will give to him to sit down with me on my throne, as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father on his throne.

But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you won’t fulfill the lust of the flesh.

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty might become rich.

Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. — read the full passage →

For concerning those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit, — read the full passage →

I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and givings of thanks, be made for all men: — read the full passage →

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, — read the full passage →

Remain in me, and I in you. As the branch can’t bear fruit by itself, unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you, unless you remain in me. — read the full passage →

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.

“Either make the tree good, and its fruit good, or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt; for the tree is known by its fruit.

Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance!

He will be like a tree planted by the streams of water, that produces its fruit in its season, whose leaf also does not wither. Whatever he does shall prosper.

not by works of righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,

until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;

For we are God’s fellow workers. You are God’s farming, God’s building.

Brothers, I couldn’t speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly, as to babies in Christ.

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the farmer. — read the full passage →

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

If it bears fruit, fine; but if not, after that, you can cut it down.’”

Others fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing. Some produced thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times as much.”

“Listen! Behold, the farmer went out to sow, — read the full passage →

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faith. But you ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.

Seeing a fig tree by the road, he came to it, and found nothing on it but leaves. He said to it, “Let there be no fruit from you forever!” Immediately the fig tree withered away.

Then I will tell them, ‘I never knew you. Depart from me, you who work iniquity.’

Every tree that doesn’t grow good fruit is cut down, and thrown into the fire.

By their fruits you will know them. Do you gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles? — read the full passage →

“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.

For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, there is no way you will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.

Blessed is the man who trusts in Yahweh, and whose trust Yahweh is. — read the full passage →

The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. — read the full passage →

Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s chosen ones, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness, — read the full passage →

Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,

Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don’t give up.

When I came to you, brothers, I didn’t come with excellence of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God. — read the full passage →

If a man doesn’t remain in me, he is thrown out as a branch, and is withered; and they gather them, throw them into the fire, and they are burned.

He spoke this parable. “A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it, and found none.

“Listen! Behold, the farmer went out to sow, — read the full passage →

and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is at hand! Repent, and believe in the Good News.”

“Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom. — read the full passage →

He spoke to them many things in parables, saying, “Behold, a farmer went out to sow. — read the full passage →

“Either make the tree good, and its fruit good, or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt; for the tree is known by its fruit. — read the full passage →

At that time, Jesus went on the Sabbath day through the grain fields. His disciples were hungry and began to pluck heads of grain and to eat. — read the full passage →

Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. — read the full passage →

Therefore by their fruits you will know them.

A good tree can’t produce evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree produce good fruit.

“Come, and let us return to Yahweh; for he has torn us to pieces, and he will heal us; he has injured us, and he will bind up our wounds. — read the full passage →

The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying, — read the full passage →

“Woe to the rebellious children”, says Yahweh, “who take counsel, but not from me; and who make an alliance, but not with my Spirit, that they may add sin to sin, — read the full passage →

If anyone was not found written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire.

These are hidden rocky reefs in your love feasts when they feast with you, shepherds who without fear feed themselves; clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn leaves without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;

This is love, that we should walk according to his commandments. This is the commandment, even as you heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it.

he who says he remains in him ought himself also to walk just like he walked.

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.

knowing this first, that in the last days mockers will come, walking after their own lusts, — read the full passage →

For the time has come for judgment to begin with the household of God. If it begins first with us, what will happen to those who don’t obey the Good News of God? — read the full passage →