The Parables of Jesus
59. Barren Fig Tree
Revised Standard Version Last Revised: 5/14/00

Matthew	Mark	Luke
		13:6-9 6 And he told this parable: "A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit on it and found none.  7 And he said to the vinedresser, `Lo, these three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I find none. Cut it down; why should it use up the ground?'  8 And he answered him, 'Let it alone, sir, this year also, till I dig about it and put on manure. 9 And if it bears fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.'"

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