Seeing a fig tree by the road, he came to it and found nothing on it but leaves. Then he said to it, “Let there be no fruit from you forever!” Immediately the fig tree withered.
If anyone doesn’t remain in me, that person is like a branch that is thrown out and withered; and they gather them, throw them into the fire, and they are burned.
Let the one who acts unjustly, continue acting unjustly. Let the one who is filthy, stay filthy. Let the one who is righteous, do righteousness still. Let the one who is holy, be holy still.”
For if, after they have escaped the corruption of the world by the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in it and overcome, their last state has become worse for them than the first.
“Y’all listen to another parable: There was a human landowner who planted a vineyard. He placed a wall around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it out to tenant farmers and went on a journey.
Seeing a fig tree in the distance with leaves, he came to see if perhaps he might find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs.
They came to Jerusalem, and Jesus entered the temple and began to throw out those who were buying and selling in the temple. He over turned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who were selling doves.