And even now the ax is laid at the root of the trees; every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire."

"For no good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.

He told them a parable: "Look at the fig tree, and all the trees.

For each tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they pick grapes from a bramble bush.

He told this parable: "A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none.

So he said to the keeper of his vineyard, 'Look, for three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree and find none. Cut it down; why should it use up the ground?'