A moment in scripture
Luke 13:7
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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?
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The surrounding passage
- Luke 13:5
I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
- Luke 13:6
He 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.
- Luke 13:8
And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:
- Luke 13:9
And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.