And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, and spoke with a loud voice, and said: Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.

And now also the ax is lying at the root of the trees; therefore, every tree that does not produce good fruit, is cut down and cast into the fire.

For a good tree does not produce unsound fruit; nor does an unsound tree produce good fruit.

For every tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thorns, nor are grapes gathered from brambles.

And other seed fell into good ground, and sprung up, and produced fruit a hundred-fold. When he had said these things, he cried: He that has ears to hear, let him hear.

That which fell among thorns are those who hear, and so conduct them selves, that they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

But that on the good ground are those who, in a good and honest heart, hear the word, and keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

And he spoke this parable: A certain man had a fig-tree that was planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit on it, and found none.

Then he said to his vine-dresser, Behold, for three years I have come and sought fruit on this fig-tree, and I have found none; cut it down; why does it occupy the ground unprofitably?

and it may bear fruit; but if not, after ward you shall cut it down.

And at the proper sea son, he sent a servant to those vine-dressers, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard. But the vine-dressers scourged him, and sent him away empty-handed.

for I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine till the kingdom of God has come.