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

But when you pray, go into your room, shut the door and pray to your Father, who is in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.

Do not give what is holy to the dogs; do not throw your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces.

Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.

A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit.

Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch pulls away from the garment, and the tear is made worse.

"Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.

"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.

it is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches."

which, when it was full, they drew it up on the shore; and they sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away.

And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon.

Now when they drew near Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples,

And seeing a fig tree by the road he went to it, and found nothing on it but leaves only. And he said to it, "May no fruit ever come from you again!" And immediately the fig tree withered.

And when the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, "How did the fig tree wither away so soon?"

And Jesus answered them, "Truly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' it will be done.

"Hear another parable: there was a landowner who planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a wine press in it and built a tower. And he leased it to vine dressers and went into a far country.

When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants, to get his fruit.

And they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are true, and teach the way of God in truth, and you care for no man; for you do not regard the position of men.

And no one was able to answer him a word, nor from that day did any one dare to ask him any more questions.

"Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near.

So also, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door.

And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut.

And suddenly, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword, struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.

Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, "He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard his blasphemy.

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

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

And the whole city was gathered together at the door.

And many gathered together, so that there was no longer room to receive them, not even near the door. And he preached the word to them.

"No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; if he does, the new piece will pull away from the old, and the tear is made worse.

and Jerusalem and Idumea and beyond the Jordan and from around Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they heard how many things he was doing, came to him.

From there he arose and went away to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And he entered a house, and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not be hidden.

Then he departed from the region of Tyre, and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, through the region of the Decapolis.

And when they drew near Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,

They went away and found a colt tied at the door outside in the open street, and they untied it.

And seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see if he could find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.

In the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots.

Peter remembered and said to him, "Rabbi, look! The fig tree which you cursed has withered."

Then he began to speak to them in parables: "A man planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a place for the wine vat and built a tower. And he leased it to vine dressers and went into a far country.

When they came, they said to him, "Teacher, we know that you are true, and care about no man; for you do not regard the person of men, but teach the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?

"Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near.

So also, when you see these things happening, you know that it is near, right at the door.

And one of those who stood by drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.

The high priest tore his clothes and said, "Why do we need any more witnesses?

Then he bought fine linen, took him down, and wrapped him in the linen. And he laid him in a tomb which had been hewn out of the rock, and rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.

And they asked each other, "Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?"

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."

the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,

He told them a parable also: "No one tears a piece from a new garment and puts it on an old one; if he does, he will tear the new garment, and the piece from the new will not match the old.

And he came down with them and stood on a level place with a crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him and be healed of their diseases,

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

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.

A centurion's servant, who was dear to him, was sick and ready to die.

When the time drew near for him to be received up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem.

"Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

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

and he will answer from within, 'Do not bother me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot get up and give you anything'?

Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them, do you think that they were worse sinners than all the others who dwelt in Jerusalem?

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?'

It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his garden; and it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches."

"Strive to enter through the narrow door, for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.

When once the owner of the house has risen up and shut the door, you will begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, 'Lord, open for us.' He will answer you, 'I do not know where you come from.'

For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it?

"Now his older son was in the field. And as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing.

If then you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will trust you with the true riches?

So the Lord said, "If you have faith as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and be planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.

As he drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging.

So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was to pass that way.

And when he drew near and saw the city he wept over it,

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

Now the feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called the Passover.

While he was still speaking, a crowd came, and the man who was called Judas, one of the twelve, was leading them. He drew near to Jesus to kiss him;

While they talked and discussed, Jesus himself drew near and went with them.

As they drew near the village to which they were going, he acted as though he would be going farther,

The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world.

Nathanael said to him, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered him, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you."

Jesus answered him, "Because I said to you, I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You shall see greater things than these."

He said to them, "Now draw some out, and take it to the master of the feast." So they took it.

He who has received his testimony has certified that God is true.

There came a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus said to her, "Give me a drink."

The woman said to him, "Sir, you have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. Where do you get that living water?

The woman said to him, "Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come here to draw."

But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for such the Father seeks to worship him.

For here the saying is true, 'One sows and another reaps.'

"If I bear witness of myself, my testimony is not true.

There is another who bears witness of me, and I know that the testimony which he bears of me is true.

Jesus then said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven; but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven.

He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but he who seeks the glory of the One who sent him is true, and in him there is no falsehood.

Then Jesus cried out, as he taught in the temple, "You know me, and you know where I am from; and I have not come on my own, but he who sent me is true, and him you do not know.

The Pharisees then said to him, "You are bearing witness of yourself; your testimony is not true."

Jesus answered, "Even if I bear witness of myself, my testimony is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going; but you do not know where I come from and where I am going.

And yet if I do judge, my judgment is true, for I am not alone, but I am with the Father who sent me.

In your own law it is written that the testimony of two men is true.

I have much to say about you and much to judge; but he who sent me is true, and I declare to the world what I have heard from him."

"Truly, truly, I say to you, the man who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs in by some other way, he is a thief and a robber.

But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

Then Jesus said to them again, "Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.

I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.