Then Jesus told them this parable: "A man had a fig tree that had been planted in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on it but didn't find any.

Then he told them a parable: "Look at the fig tree and all the trees.

because every tree is known by its own fruit. People don't gather figs from thorny plants or pick grapes from a thorn bush.

"A good tree doesn't produce rotten fruit, and a rotten tree doesn't produce good fruit,

The ax already lies against the roots of the trees. So every tree not producing good fruit will be cut down and thrown into a fire."