John 15:6

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.

Cross-references

Job 15:30 Parallel

In Job 15:30, the wicked's 'shoots' are dried by flame — the same judgment imagery as withered branches thrown into fire.

Jude 1:12 Parallel

Jude 1:12 compares false teachers to autumn trees without fruit, uprooted and twice dead — directly parallels the fruitless branch cut off and burned.

1 John 2:19 Parallel

1 John 2:19 says those who left were never truly part of us — this echoes that the burned branch never truly abided in the vine.

Hebrews 6:8 Parallel

Hebrews 6:8 warns that land producing thorns and thistles is worthless and will be burned—directly mirroring the fate of fruitless branches.

In Isaiah 14:19, the king is cast out like a 'rejected branch' — the same image as the withered branch thrown away in judgment.

Matthew 7:19 repeats the fate of fruitless trees: cut down and burned—echoing the judgment on barren branches.

In Ezekiel 15:3-7, useless vine wood is good only for burning—directly paralleling the fate of fruitless branches here.

Matthew 3:10 warns that every fruitless tree is cut down and thrown into fire—same image as the withered branches.

Ezekiel 19:12-14 tells of a vine uprooted, withered, and consumed by fire—a strong parallel to the burned branches.

2 Samuel 23:7 says thorns are burned with fire — parallel to the burning of unfruitful branches in John 15:6, both show judgment on useless growth.

Mark 11:20 Parallel

In Mark 11:20, the fig tree is withered from the roots — the visible result of the curse, directly paralleling the withering of the unfruitful branch.

Luke 3:9 Parallel

In Luke 3:9, John warns that every tree not bearing good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire — the exact same judgment imagery.

Luke 13:7 Parallel

In Luke 13:7, the owner orders a barren fig tree cut down as pointless — the same logic of removing unfruitful things from the vineyard.

In Romans 11:17, Paul uses olive tree branches broken off and grafted in — the same horticultural image to illustrate believers' security and warning of removal.

In Colossians 1:23, Paul conditions salvation on continuing in faith — the same perseverance required to abide and avoid being cut off in John 15.

Hebrews 6:4 Parallel

In Hebrews 6:4, the author warns of those who tasted grace yet fall away — paralleling John's image of branches that wither and are burned.

2 John 1:9 Parallel

In 2 John 1:9, the same 'abide' language warns that not abiding in Christ's teaching means losing God — mirroring the fate of the withered branch.

In Matthew 21:19, the fig tree withers after Jesus curses it for bearing no fruit — a live parallel to the fruitless branch being thrown away and withering.

Job 15:32 Parallel

Job 15:32 says the wicked's branch will not be green — parallel to the fruitless branch cut off and burned in John 15:6, both portray judgment.

Ezekiel 15:4 says vine wood is given to the fire as fuel because it's useless — directly parallel to the unfruitful branches being thrown into the fire.

Isaiah 27:11 says dry boughs are broken and used for fire, mirroring the withered branches here that are gathered and burned.

Psalm 80:16 Allusion

In Psalm 80:16, Israel as God's vine is burned with fire — the same judgment imagery as the unfruitful branches thrown into the fire.

Psalm 1:3 Contrast

Psalm 1:3 describes the righteous as a tree that never withers — the opposite fate of the withered branch here that is burned.

Psalm 80:15 Allusion

In Psalm 80:15, Israel is God's planted vine — the same vineyard metaphor underlying Jesus' warning about cut-off branches.

2 Peter 2:20 describes those who escape the world through Christ but return to sin — parallel to the cut branch burned, showing apostasy leads to worse judgment.

2 Peter 1:8 Parallel

In 2 Peter 1:8, Peter says growing in virtues prevents unfruitfulness — the positive counterpart to John's warning of fruitless branches being thrown away.

Revelation 21:8 lists sinners thrown into the lake of fire — parallel to the burning of unfruitful branches, both depict eternal punishment.

Revelation 20:15 casts those not in the book of life into the lake of fire — parallel to the burning of fruitless branches, both final judgment.

Jeremiah 11:16 describes a green olive tree whose branches are set on fire and consumed — similar vine and branch judgment imagery.

Luke 23:31 Parallel

In Luke 23:31, Jesus contrasts green wood (with life) and dry wood (fit for burning) — an image echoing the dry, withered branch thrown into fire.

Ezekiel 17:9 describes a withered vine stripped of fruit—similar judgment imagery for Israel's unfruitfulness.

Luke 8:14 Parallel

In Luke 8:14, the seed choked by thorns bears no fruit — paralleling the fruitless branch that gets thrown away and burned.

Luke 8:13 Parallel

In Luke 8:13, those who receive the word but later fall away are like the branch that does not abide — temporary faith without endurance.

In Matthew 13:30, the weeds are gathered and burned at harvest — the same judgment by fire as the gathered branches here.

Luke 14:35 Parallel

In Luke 14:35, salt that loses its saltiness is thrown away as useless — a parallel image of something worthless being discarded.