World English Bible
Luke 13:7
“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?”
Verse in context — Luke 13
5
I tell you, no, but, unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way.
6
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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