Luke 13:7

American Standard Version

And he said unto the vinedresser, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why doth it also cumber the ground?

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Luke 13:7 in other translations

He said to the vine dresser, ‘Behold, these three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and found none. Cut it down. Why does it waste the soil?’

Luke 13:7 · World English Bible

Luke 13:7 in context

  1. 5I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
  2. 6And he spake this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit thereon, and found none.
  3. 7And he said unto the vinedresser, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why doth it also cumber the ground?
  4. 8And he answering saith unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:
  5. 9and if it bear fruit thenceforth, well; but if not, thou shalt cut it down.