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In the green tree (en hugrōi xulōi). Green wood is hard to burn and so is used for the innocent.
In the dry (en tōi xērōi). Dry wood kindles easily and is a symbol for the guilty. This common proverb has various applications. Here the point is that if they can put Jesus to death, being who he is, what will happen to Jerusalem when its day of judgment comes?
What shall be done (ti genētai). Deliberative subjunctive.