²⁰ And when they were going by in the morning, they saw the fig-tree dead from the roots.

¹⁶ Under the earth his roots are dry, and over it his branch is cut off.

¹⁷ His memory is gone from the earth, and in the open country there is no knowledge of his name.

⁸ But if it sends up thorns and evil plants, it is of no use and is ready to be cursed; its only end is to be burned.

⁶ If a man does not keep himself in me, he becomes dead and is cut off like a dry branch; such branches are taken up and put in the fire and burned.

¹⁴ And he said to it, Let no man take fruit from you for ever. And his disciples took note of his words.

¹⁹ And seeing a fig-tree by the wayside, he came to it, and saw nothing on it but leaves only; and he said to it, Let there be no fruit from you from this time forward for ever. And straight away the fig-tree became dry and dead.

²⁰ And when the disciples saw it they were surprised, saying, How did the fig-tree become dry in so short a time?

²¹ And Jesus in answer said to them, Truly I say to you, If you have faith, without doubting, not only may you do what has been done to the fig-tree, but even if you say to this mountain, Be taken up and put into the sea, it will be done.

²² And all things, whatever you make request for in prayer, having faith, you will get.

¹³ But he said in answer, Every plant which my Father in heaven has not put in the earth, will be taken up by the roots.

⁶ And when the sun was high, it was burned; and because it had no root it became dry and dead.

²⁴ They have only now been planted, and their seed put into the earth, and they have only now taken root, when he sends out his breath over them and they become dry, and the storm-wind takes them away like dry grass.

⁴ Is there anything which might have been done for my vine-garden which I have not done? why then, when I was hoping for the best grapes did it give me common grapes?

⁵ That the pride of the sinner is short, and the joy of the evil-doer but for a minute?

⁶ Though he is lifted up to the heavens, and his head goes up to the clouds;

⁷ Like the waste from his body he comes to an end for ever: those who have seen him say, Where is he?

¹² These men are unseen rocks at your love-feasts, when they take part in them with you, keepers of sheep who without fear take the food of the sheep; clouds without water rushing before the wind, wasted trees without fruit, twice dead, pulled up by the roots,