Luke 13:6-9
English Standard Version
The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree
6 And he told this parable: “A man had (A)a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. 7 And he said to the vinedresser, ‘Look, for three years now I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I find none. (B)Cut it down. Why should it use up the ground?’ 8 And he answered him, ‘Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and put on manure. 9 Then if it should bear fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.’”
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Luke 13:6-9
Lexham English Bible
The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree
6 And he told this parable: “A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it and did not find any.[a] 7 So he said to the gardener, ‘Behold, for three years[b] I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree and did not find any.[c] Cut it down![d] Why should it even exhaust the soil?’ 8 But he answered and[e] said to him, ‘Sir, leave it alone this year also, until I dig around it and put manure on it.[f] 9 And if indeed it produces fruit in the coming year, so much the better,[g] but if not, you can cut it down.’”
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- Luke 13:6 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Luke 13:7 Literally “three years from which”
- Luke 13:7 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Luke 13:7 Some manuscripts have “Therefore cut it down!”
- Luke 13:8 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Luke 13:8 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Luke 13:9 *The phrase “so much the better” is not in the Greek text but is implied
Luke 13:6-9
New International Version
6 Then he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree growing in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it but did not find any.(A) 7 So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, ‘For three years now I’ve been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Cut it down!(B) Why should it use up the soil?’
8 “‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone for one more year, and I’ll dig around it and fertilize it. 9 If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down.’”
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