SinaiLuke 13:7
World English Bible
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?’
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Luke 13:7 in other translations
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?
Luke 13:7 in context
- 5I tell you, no, but, unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way.”
- 6He spoke this parable. “A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it, and found none.
- 7He 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?’
- 8He answered, ‘Lord, leave it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it.
- 9If it bears fruit, fine; but if not, after that, you can cut it down.’ ”