Thensaid he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, thesethreeyears I comeseekingfruit on this fig tree, and findnone: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?
And the ruler of the synagogueansweredwithindignation, becausethatJesus had healed on the sabbath day, and saidunto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in themthereforecome and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.
The Lordthenanswered him, and said, Thouhypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbathloose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?
It is like a grain of mustardseed, which a man took, and castinto his garden; and it grew, and waxed a greattree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.
Whenonce the master of the house is risen up, and hathshut to the door, and ye begin to standwithout, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, openunto us; and he shallanswer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:
Thereshall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselvesthrust out.
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, whichkillest the prophets, and stonestthemthat are sentuntothee; how oftenwould I havegathered thy childrentogether, as a hen dothgather her broodunder her wings, and ye would not!
Behold, yourhouse is leftunto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the timecomewhen ye shall say, Blessed is he thatcometh in the name of the Lord.