Andre Plamondon

Rom 11:16 if the root is holy, the branches are also.17  However, if some of the branches were broken off and you, although being a wild olive, were grafted in among them and became a sharer of the richness of the olive’s root, 18  do not be arrogant toward the branches. If, though, you are arrogant toward them, remember that it is not you who bears the root, but the root bears you. 19  You will say, then: “Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in.” 20  That is true! For their lack of faith, they were broken off, but you are standing by faith. Do not be haughty, but be in fear. 21  For if God did not spare the natural branches, neither will he spare you. 22  Consider, therefore, God’s kindness and severity. There is severity toward those who fell, but toward you there is God’s kindness, provided you remain in his kindness; otherwise, you too will be lopped off. 23  And they also, if they do not remain in their lack of faith, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them back in. 24  For if you were cut out of the olive tree that is wild by nature and were grafted contrary to nature into the garden olive tree, how much more will these who are natural branches be grafted back into their own olive tree! 25  For I do not want you to be unaware of this sacred secret, brothers, so that you do not become wise in your own eyes: A partial dulling of senses has come upon Israel until the full number of people of the nations has come in, 26  and in this manner all Israel will be saved.

John 15:1 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the cultivator. 2  He takes away every branch in me not bearing fruit, and he cleans every one bearing fruit, so that it may bear more fruit. 3  You are already clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. 4  Remain in union with me, and I will remain in union with you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you unless you remain in union with me. 5  I am the vine; you are the branches.

Cleans = prunes clips cuts-back?

Jesus said: “Truly I say to you, no one has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for my sake and for the sake of the good news 30  who will not get 100 times more now in this period of time—houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and fields, with persecutions and in the coming system of things, everlasting life. 31 But many who are first will be last, and the last first.