Matthew 3:10
Douay-Rheims
For now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that doth not yield good fruit, shall be cut down, and cast into the fire.
Francis Patrick Kenrick
Christ is represented as a woodcutter with axe in hand, ready to cut down or rather utterly root up the useless or noxious trees that en- cumber his land, that he may use them for firewood. So shall sinners be cut off and cast into the infernal furnace.
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1863 · Matthew 3:10
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.