Joh 15:2, 1Cor 6:8-11, 1Jo 3:7-8 | ESV | STEP | Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away , and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes , that it may bear more fruit .

John 15:2

2 ^aEvery branch in me that does not bear fruit ^bhe takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, ^cthat it may bear more fruit.

1 Corinthians 6:8-11

8 But you yourselves wrong and defraud—even ^dyour own brothers! ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters}

9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous ^{▼▼Or wrongdoers} will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: ^gneither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, ^{▼▼The two Greek terms translated by this phrase refer to the passive and active partners in consensual homosexual acts} 10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And ⁱsuch were some of you. But ^jyou were washed, ^kyou were sanctified, ^lyou were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

1 John 3:7-8

7 Little children, ^mlet no one deceive you. ⁿWhoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous. 8 ^oWhoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was ^pto destroy the works of the devil.