And if it bear fruit thenceforth (κ'αν μεν ποιηση καρπον εις το μελλον). Aposiopesis, sudden breaking off for effect (Robertson, <…

And if it bear fruit.—Some of the better manuscripts have, if it bear fruit in the time to come ... With either reading,…

Then 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…

Titus of Bostra: The Jews were boasting that while the eighteen had perished, they all remained unhurt. He therefore sets…

Once more Jesus alludes to Mic 7 , this time to Mic 7:1, with its lament over unproductive fig trees. The symbolism applies to Israel (cf.[Referenc…

And if it bear fruit, well
If hereby barren professors, as the Jews, become fruitful, it is well, a good thing is do…

This parable of the barren fig tree is intended to enforce the warning given just before: the barren tree, unless it brings forth fruit, will be cu…