9And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.
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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.
But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.
Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:
Should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations? wouldest not thou be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant nor escaping? …
Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap. …
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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