He spoke also this parable;
A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.
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Irenaeus of Lyons
AD 202
Then, again, this truth was clearly shown forth by the parable of the fig-tree, of which the Lord says, "Behold, now these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig-tree, but I find none"