Although surely it should bear fruit, and if not, in the coming year thou will cut it down.
Every branch in me not bearing fruit, he removes it. And every branch that bears fruit, he prunes it, so that it may bear more fruit.
But producing thorns and thistles it is unfit and near a curse, the end of which is for burning.
The men who both killed the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and who persecuted us, and are not pleasing to God, and are contrary to all men.
And having answered, he says to him, Sir, allow it this year also until I may dig around it and cast manure.
And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath day.