And He [began] tellingthisparable:"A manhada fig treewhich had been plantedin his vineyard;and he camelookingfor fruiton it and did not findany.
"Yet I plantedyou a choicevine,A completelyfaithfulseed.Howthen have you turnedyourself before Me Into the degenerateshoots of a foreignvine?
"I will surelysnatchthem away,"declaresthe LORD;"Therewill be nograpeson the vineAnd nofigson the figtree,And the leafwill wither;And what I have giventhem will passaway."'"
"I tellyou, no,but unlessyou repent,you will alllikewiseperish."
"Indeedthe axeis alreadylaidat the rootof the trees;soeverytreethat does not beargoodfruitis cut downand throwninto the fire."
"You did not chooseMe but I choseyou, and appointedyou that you would goand bearfruit,and [that] your fruitwould remain,sothat whateveryou askof the Fatherin My nameHe may giveto you.
But the fruitof the Spiritis love,joy,peace,patience,kindness,goodness,faithfulness,
Not that I seekthe giftitself, but I seekfor the profitwhich increasesto your account.
"But the figtreesaidto them, 'Shall I leavemy sweetnessand my goodfruit,and goto waveoverthe trees?'
