and cried with a loud voice, and said, Blessed are you among women! and blessed is the fruit of your womb!

And already also the axe lies at the root of the trees; every tree therefore which bears not good fruit, is cut down and cast into the fire.

For there is no good tree which bears bad fruit, nor, again, a bad tree which bears good fruit.

For every tree is known by its own fruit. For they do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they pick grapes from brambles.

and some fell on good ground, and growing up bore fruit a hundred fold. Having said these things, he cried, He that has ears to hear, let him hear.

and that which fell among thorns signifies those who hear, and going away are choked by cares and riches and the pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

But that on the good ground signifies those who, with a noble and good heart, hearing the word retain it, and bear fruit persistently.

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

And he said to his vine dresser, Behold, I have come three years seeking fruit on this fig tree and find none; cut it down; why should it make the ground unproductive?

and if it bears fruit, well; but if not, at a future time you shall cut it down.

And at the time he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard; and the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.