7Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?
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Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance? …
Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 6-9)This parable is intended to enforce that word of warning immediately going before, “ Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish ; except you be reformed, you will be ruined, as the barren tree, except it bring forth fruit, will be cut down.” I. This parable primarily refers to the nation and people of the Jews. God chose them for his own, made them a people near to him, gave them advantages fo…
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