And already the axe is applied to the root of the trees; every tree therefore not producing good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.

And already also the axe is applied to the root of the trees; every tree therefore not producing good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.

The Lord therefore answered him and said, Hypocrites! does not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the manger and leading it away, water it?

And answering he said to them, Of which of you shall an ass or ox fall into a well, that he does not straightway pull him up on the sabbath day?

For in the law of Moses it is written, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that is treading out corn. Is God occupied about the oxen,

for the scripture says, Thou shalt not muzzle an ox that treadeth out corn, and, The workman is worthy of his hire.