And even now the axe is put to the root of the trees; and every tree which does not have good fruit will be cut down and put into the fire.

But the Lord gave him an answer and said, O you false men! do you not, every one of you, on the Sabbath, let loose his ox and his ass and take it to the water?

And he said to them, Which of you, whose ox or ass has got into a water-hole, will not straight away get him out on the Sabbath?

And get the fat young ox and put it to death, and let us have a feast, and be glad.

And he said to him, Your brother has come; and your father has had the young ox put to death because he has come back safely.

But when this your son came, who has been wasting your property with bad women, you put to death the fat young ox for him.