^19 (A)Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

⁷ Then he said to the keeper of his vineyard, ‘Look, for three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree and find none. Cut it down; why does it ^[a]use up the ground?’

^9 [a]And if it bears fruit, well. But if not, after that you can ^(A)cut it down.’ ”

⁶ If anyone does not abide in Me, ^(A)he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned.