He saidto it, "May no oneevereatfruitfrom you again!"And His discipleswere listening.
Seeinga lonefigtreeby the road,He cameto it and foundnothingon it exceptleavesonly;and He saidto it, "Nolongershall there everbe [any] fruitfrom you." And at oncethe fig treewithered.
"Listento anotherparable.There was a landownerwhoPLANTEDA VINEYARDAND PUTA WALLAROUNDIT AND DUGA WINE PRESSIN IT, AND BUILTA TOWER,and rentedit out to vine-growersand went on a journey.
"And he who fallson thisstonewill be broken to pieces;but on whomeverit falls,it will scatter him like dust."
"The axeis alreadylaidat the rootof the trees;thereforeeverytreethat does not beargoodfruitis cut downand throwninto the fire.
"Everytreethat does not beargoodfruitis cut downand throwninto the fire.
Seeingat a distancea fig treein leaf,He went[to see] ifperhapsHe would findanythingon it; and when He cameto it, He foundnothingbut leaves,for it was not the seasonfor figs.
Thenthey cameto Jerusalem.And He enteredthe templeand beganto driveout thosewho were buyingand sellingin the temple,and overturnedthe tablesof the money changersand the seatsof thosewho were sellingdoves;
"Ifanyonedoes not abidein Me, he is thrownawayas a branchand driesup; and they gatherthem, and castthem into the fireand they are burned.
For if,after they have escapedthe defilementsof the worldby the knowledgeof the Lordand SaviorJesusChrist,they are againentangledin them and are overcome,the laststate has becomeworsefor them than the first.
"Let the one who doeswrong,stilldo wrong;and the one who is filthy,stillbe filthy;and let the one whois righteous,stillpracticerighteousness;and the one who is holy,stillkeep himself holy."
