Matthew 21:19

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Summary

And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.

And found isa 5

Titus 1:16

Let

Revelation 22:11

The fig-tree

Jude 1:12

Bible References

And found isa 5

But the axe is already lying at the roots of the trees. Any tree that fails to produce good fruit is going to be cut down and thrown into the fire."

He used this figure: "A man had a fig tree growing in his garden, and he went to look for fruit on it, and could not find any.

Any branch of mine that does not bear fruit he trims away, and he prunes every branch that bears fruit, to make it bear more.

keeping up the forms of religion, but resisting its influence. Avoid such people.

They profess to know God, but they disown him by what they do; they are detestable, disobedient men, worthless for any good purpose.

Let

And he spoke to the tree and said to it, "May no one ever eat fruit from you any more!" And his disciples heard it.

and said, "If you yourself only knew today the conditions of peace! But as it is, they are hidden from you.

Ground that drinks in frequent showers and produces vegetation that is of use to those for whom it is cultivated receives God's blessing.

For if after men have escaped the corrupting influences of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they again become entangled in them and are overcome by them, their final condition is worse than their former one.

Let the evil-doer do worse and worse, let the base grow baser and baser, let the upright man be more and more upright, and the man who is holy be more and more holy."

The fig-tree

They are stains on your religious meals, where they carouse together, boldly attending to no one but themselves; rainless clouds driven before the wind; leafless trees without fruit, doubly dead, and uprooted;