And he made up this story for them: A certain man had a fig-tree in his garden, and he came to get fruit from it, and there was no fruit.

And he made a story for them: See the fig-tree, and all the trees;

For every tree is judged by its fruit. Men do not get figs from thorns, or grapes from blackberry plants.

For no good tree gives bad fruit, and no bad tree gives good fruit.

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.