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.

and already 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.

These are breakers at your love-feasts, feasting with you without fear, feeding themselves, clouds without water driven about by winds, autumnal trees without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots,

Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit.

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

and seeing a fig tree by the way he went to it, and found nothing on it, except leaves only, and he said to it, Let there be no fruit on you forever. And the fig tree immediately withered,

Every branch in me that bears not fruit he takes away; and every branch that bears fruit he trims, that it may bear more fruit.

And he spoke to them a parable; See the fig tree and all the trees;

Every tree which bears not good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.

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 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?

You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and appointed you to go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should continue, that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you.