Luke 13:7
“Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?”
Luke 13:7 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And he said to the dresser of the vineyard: Behold, for these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I find none. Cut it done therefore: why cumbereth it the ground?
- ASVAmerican 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?
- DARBYDarby
- And he said to the vinedresser, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig-tree and find none: cut it down; why does it also render the ground useless?
- WEBThe 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?'
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- and he said unto the vine-dresser, Lo, three years I come seeking fruit in this fig-tree, and do not find, cut it off, why also the ground doth it render useless?
- BPVBiblePics Version
- So he said to the gardener, "Look, for three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree and found none. Cut it down! Why should it take up space?"
Context: Luke 13
5I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
6He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.
7Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?
8And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:
9And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.
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Commentary
Luke 13 is a chapter that speaks to the importance of repentance and the consequences of not doing so. Jesus begins by warning the people of Jerusalem that they must repent or they will perish. He then tells a parable about a fig tree that has not produced fruit for three years. The owner of the tree wants to cut it down, but the gardener pleads for it to be given one more year to bear fruit. Jesus uses this parable to illustrate the importance of repentance and the consequences of not doing so.