And now also the ax is laid to the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret, will reward thee openly.

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and the door shall be opened to you:

For every one that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh, findeth; and to him that knocketh, the door shall be opened.

Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

Woe to thee, Chorazin; woe to thee, Bethsaida: for if the mighty works which have been done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

But I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.

Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by its fruit.

Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge on its branches.

Which, when it was full, they drew to the shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast away the bad.

This people draw nigh to me with their mouth, and honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the territories of Tyre and Sidon.

And when they drew nigh to Jerusalem, and had come to Bethphage, to the mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,

And when he saw a fig-tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing on it, but leaves only, and said to it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforth for ever. And immediately the fig-tree withered.

And when the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, How soon is the fig-tree withered!

Jesus answered and said to them, Verily I say to you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig-tree, but also, if ye shall say to this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.

Hear another parable; There was a certain householder, who planted a vineyard, and hedged it around, and digged a wine-press in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a remote country:

And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it.

And they sent out to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men.

Now learn a parable of the fig-tree; When its branch is yet tender and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:

And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready, went in with him to the marriage, and the door was shut.

And behold, one of them, who were with Jesus, stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest, and smote off his ear.

And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock; and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulcher, and departed.

And behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.

And all the city was gathered at the door.

And forthwith many were assembled, so that there was no room to receive them, no not so much as about the door: and he preached the word to them.

And from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and from beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came to him.

And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore.

And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into a house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hid.

And again, departing from the borders of Tyre and Sidon, he came to the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the borders of Decapolis.

And they brought him to him: and when he saw him, immediately the spirit tore him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed, foaming.

And they went, and found the colt tied by the door without, in a place where two ways met; and they loose him.

And seeing a fig-tree afar off, having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing on it: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves: for the time of figs had not yet come.

And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig-tree dried up from the roots.

And Peter calling to remembrance, saith to him, Master, behold, the fig-tree which thou cursedst is withered.

And he began to speak to them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a place for the wine-vat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.

And when they had come, they say to him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Cesar, or not?

Now learn a parable of the fig-tree: When its branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near:

And one of them that stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.

And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulcher which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone to the door of the sepulcher.

And they said among themselves, Who shall roll away for us the stone from the door of the sepulcher?

And now also the ax is laid to the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit, is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

Who was the son of Jacob, who was the son of Isaac, who was the son of Abraham, who was the son of Terah, who was the son of Nahor,

And he came down with them, and stood in the plain; and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the sea-coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;

For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

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

And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear to him, was sick, and ready to die.

And as he was yet coming, the demon threw him down, and tore him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father.

Woe to thee, Chorazin! woe to thee Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than for you.

And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.

And I say to you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and the door shall be opened to you.

For every one that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh, findeth; and to him that knocketh, the door shall be opened.

When thou goest with thy adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he draw thee before the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.

Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?

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

Then said he to the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig-tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?

It is like a grain of mustard-seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden, and it grew, and became a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.

When once the master of the house hath risen, and hath shut the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us; and he will answer and say to you, I know you not whence ye are:

For which of you intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he hath sufficient to finish it?

Then drew near to him all the publicans and sinners to hear him.

Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing.

If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?

And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard-seed, ye might say to this sycamine-tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it would obey you.

And he ran before, and climbed up upon a sycamore-tree to see him; for he was to pass that way.

And he spoke to them a parable; Behold the fig-tree, and all the trees;

Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover.

And while he was yet speaking, behold a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near to Jesus to kiss him.

For if they do these things in a green tree, what will be done in the dry?

And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on.

And it came to pass, that, while they communed together, and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them.

And they drew nigh to the village whither they were going: and he made as though he would go further.

That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

Nathanael saith to him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said to him, Before Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig-tree, I saw thee.

Jesus answered and said to him, Because I said to thee, I saw thee under the fig-tree, dost thou believe? thou shalt see greater things than these.

And he saith to them, Draw out now, and bear to the governor of the feast. And they bore it.

When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was; (but the servants who drew the water knew) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,

He that hath received his testimony, hath set to his seal that God is true.

There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith to her, Give me to drink.

The woman saith to him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?

The woman saith to him, Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, neither come hither to draw.

But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshipers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.

And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.

If I testify concerning myself, my testimony is not true.

There is another that testifieth concerning me, and I know that the testimony which he beareth concerning me is true.

Then Jesus said to them, Verily, verily, I say to you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.

No man can come to me, except the Father who hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

He that speaketh from himself, seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.

Then cried Jesus in the temple, as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.

The Pharisees therefore said to him, Thou testifiest concerning thyself; thy testimony is not true.

Jesus answered and said to them, Though I testify concerning myself, yet my testimony is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go.

And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.

It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true.

I have many things to say, and to judge of you: but he that sent me, is true: and I speak to the world those things which I have heard from him.

Verily, verily, I say to you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheep-fold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.

But he that entereth by the door, is the shepherd of the sheep.

Then said Jesus to them again, Verily, verily, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.

I am the door: by me if any man shall enter he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.