If we get figs next year, fine. If not, then you can cut it down.’”
One Sabbath day as Jesus was teaching in a synagogue,
“The gardener answered, ‘Sir, give it one more chance. Leave it another year, and I’ll give it special attention and plenty of fertilizer.
He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn’t produce fruit, and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more.
For some of the Jews killed the prophets, and some even killed the Lord Jesus. Now they have persecuted us, too. They fail to please God and work against all humanity
But if a field bears thorns and thistles, it is useless. The farmer will soon condemn that field and burn it.