✨WEB · Luke 13:6

What does Luke 13:6 mean?

"He spoke this parable. “A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it, and found none."

— Luke 13:6 (World English Bible)

Surrounding context

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I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way.

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Or those eighteen, on whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed them; do you think that they were worse offenders than all the men who dwell in Jerusalem?

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I tell you, no, but, unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way.”

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He spoke this parable. “A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it, and found none.

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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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He answered, ‘Lord, leave it alone this year also, until I dig around it, and fertilize it.

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If it bears fruit, fine; but if not, after that, you can cut it down.’”

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