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The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
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Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.
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A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.
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Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
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“Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit.
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Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.”
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A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
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Jesus Curses a Fig Tree
Early in the morning, as Jesus was on his way back to the city, he was hungry.
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Seeing a fig tree by the road, he went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. Then he said to it, “May you never bear fruit again!” Immediately the tree withered.
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When the disciples saw this, they were amazed. “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?” they asked.
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Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done.
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“Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near.
