The next day when the twelve went by they saw that the fig-tree was dried up from its roots.
And they thought of the words that Je-sus spoke, and said, How soon has the fig-tree dried up!
Je-sus told them that they might do as much and more than he had done to the fig-tree, if they had faith in God, and sought strength from him.
CHRIST WEEP-ING O-VER JER-U-SA-LEM.
Then he spoke to them in this way: There was a rich man who laid out a vine-yard, and dug a ditch round it to keep wild beasts and thieves a-way, and made a wine press, and let the place out to men who were to give him part of the fruit. Then he went off to a far land.
When the time had come for the fruit to be ripe he sent one of his ser-vants to the men who had charge of the vine-yard, that he might bring back his share of the grapes.
But the men took the ser-vant and beat him, and sent him off with no fruit in his hands.
Then the one who owned the place sent once more, and the bad men threw stones at this ser-vant, and hurt him so in the head that he was like to die. The next one they killed, and so things went on.
Now the rich man, who owned the place, had but one son, who was most dear to him. And he said, If I send my son to them they will be kind to him, and treat him well.