John 15:6

KJV

If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.

— John 15:6, King James Version
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Jesus' vine-and-branches allegory reaches its negative horizon in this verse: the branch that does not 'abide' (menō) in the vine is cast out, withers, is gathered, and burned — a sequence that mirrors the judgment parables of Matthew (13:40–42; 25:41) and applies their imagery to the experience of apostasy from the community. The passive 'is cast forth' (eblēthē exō) has divided interpreters: some read the branch as never truly incorporated; others as genuinely united but subsequently severed through sustained failure to abide. The judgment imagery of fire — without the lurid elaboration of some apocalyptic texts — functions as a serious warning embedded within the tender relational language of vine-and-branches, suggesting that love-relationship and accountability are inseparable. The verse is significant for debates about the security and perseverance of believers in Reformed and Arminian traditions.

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ASV

If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.

YLT

if any one may not remain in me, he was cast forth without as the branch, and was withered, and they gather them, and cast to fire, and they are burned;

BBE

If a man does not keep himself in me, he becomes dead and is cut off like a dry branch; such branches are taken up and put in the fire and burned.

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