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NASB | Luke 23:26 ¶ When they led Him away, they seized a man, Simon of Cyrene, coming in from the country, and placed on him the cross to carry behind Jesus. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 23:26 ¶ When they led Him away, they seized a man, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in [to the city] from the country, and placed on him the cross to carry behind Jesus. [Matt 27:32; Mark 15:21] |
Subject: You can lose your salvation |
Bible Note: 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. Jn. 15:2 Who is the speaker of the text in John Chapter 15? (Of course this is Jesus speaking) In 15:1 Jesus is the “true vine” And Jesus says “my Father is the husbandman (or pruner) 15:2 Every branch in who? Who is the "me" referred to in this verse? Of course we know Jesus is referring to himself. "me" in John 15:2 refers to Christ Jesus (Jesus is the vine John 15:1) We are the branches (John 15:1) 15:2 we see mentioned two types of branches. 1.) those that do not bear fruit 2.) And those that bear fruit. (we see here that both branches were already “in him”. The only difference being the one did not draw any life from either the root or the vine. It did not get nourshiment which is essential to life) 15:2 We see that the branch that “beareth not fruit” he taketh away (meaning it is removed) 15:2 And we also see that the branch that beareth fruit he “purgeth” (prunes) so that it may bring forth more fruit. to be "in" Christ Jesus is to abibe in him. The word abide means; to remain in, or to stay conneted to. In John 15:2 the word "purge" means to prune, to cut off lifeless or fruitless branches to promote new and healthier growth In John 15:2 "he" refers to God the Father (see John 15:1) Jesus is the vine, and his Father is the vinedresser (or one who prunes off the fruitless branches) So John 15:2 can be read: Every branch in Christ Jesus that doesn't bear fruit he takes away: and every branch that bears fruit he prunes it, that it may bring forth more fruit |