As they were passingby in the morning,they sawthe fig treewitheredfrom the roots[up].
But He answeredand said,"EveryplantwhichMy heavenlyFatherdid not plantshall be uprooted.
"Ifanyonedoes not abidein Me, he is thrownawayas a branchand driesup; and they gatherthem, and castthem into the fireand they are burned.
He saidto it, "May no oneevereatfruitfrom you again!"And His discipleswere listening.
"But when the sunhad risen,they were scorched;and becausethey hadnoroot,they withered away.
Scarcelyhave they been planted,Scarcelyhave they been sown,Scarcelyhas their stocktakenrootin the earth,But He merelyblowson them, and they wither,And the stormcarriesthem away like stubble.
These are the menwho are hidden reefsin your love feastswhen they feastwith you without fear,caringfor themselves;cloudswithout water,carried alongby winds;autumntreeswithout fruit,doublydead,uprooted;
but if it yieldsthornsand thistles,it is worthlessand closeto being cursed,and it endsup being burned.
"Whatmorewas there to dofor My vineyardthat I have not donein it? Why,when I expected[it] to produce[good] grapesdid it produceworthlessones?
Nowin the morning,when He was returningto the city,He became hungry.
On the next day,when they had leftBethany,He became hungry.
"His rootswraparounda rockpile,He graspsa houseof stones.
