John 15:2 (YLT)

Passage

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;

Nearby Context

John 15:1 `I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman;

John 15:2 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;

John 15:3 already ye are clean, because of the word that I have spoken to you;

John 15:4 remain in me, and I in you, as the branch is not able to bear fruit of itself, if it may not remain in the vine, so neither ye, if ye may not remain in me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "branch", "bearing", "fruit", "doth", "take", and "away". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "branch" and "bearing", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "I am the true vine and my..." into verse 3's "already ye are clean because of the...", so "branch" and "bearing" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "branch" and "bearing" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.