Luke 13:6-9 (NASB)
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Luke 13:6
And He began telling this parable: “A man had a fig tree which had been planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and did not find any.
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Luke 13:7
“And he said to the vineyard-keeper, ‘Behold, for three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree without finding any. Cut it down! Why does it even use up the ground?’
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Luke 13:8
“And he answered and said to him, ‘Let it alone, sir, for this year too, until I dig around it and put in fertilizer;
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Luke 13:9
and if it bears fruit next year, fine; but if not, cut it down.’”