59 Barren Fig Tree

The Parables of Jesus

59. Barren Fig Tree Last Revised: 5/14/00
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13:6-9

6 Elegen de; tauvthn th;n parabolhvn^. Sukh'n ei\cevn ti" pefuteumevnhn ejn tw'/ ajmpelw'ni aujtou', kai; h\lqen zhtw'n karpo;n ejn aujth'/ kai; oujc eu|ren. 7 ei\pen de; pro;" to;n ajmpelourgovn, jIdou; triva e[th ajf j ou| e[rcomai zhtw'n karpo;n ejn th'/ sukh'/ tauvth/ kai; oujc euJrivskw^. e[kkoyon Íou\nÑ aujthvn, iJnativ kai; th;n gh'n katargei';
8 oJ de; ajpokriqei;" levgei aujtw'/, Kuvrie, a[fe" aujth;n kai; tou'to to; e[to", e&w" o&tou skavyw peri; aujth;n kai; bavlw kovpria, 9 ka]n me;n poihvsh/ karpo;n eij" to; mevllon^. eij de; mhv ge, ejkkovyei" aujthvn.

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."