Luke 13:8
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New International Version (©1984)
"'Sir,' the man replied, 'leave it alone for one more year, and I'll dig around it and fertilize it.

New Living Translation (©2007)
"The gardener answered, 'Sir, give it one more chance. Leave it another year, and I'll give it special attention and plenty of fertilizer.

English Standard Version (©2001)
And he answered him, ‘Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and put on manure.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"And he answered and said to him, 'Let it alone, sir, for this year too, until I dig around it and put in fertilizer;

International Standard Version (©2008)
But the gardener replied, 'Sir, leave it alone for one more year, until I dig around it and fertilize it.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
"The gardener replied, 'Sir, let it stand for one more year. I'll dig around it and fertilize it.

King James Bible
And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:

American King James Version
And he answering said to him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:

American Standard Version
And he answering saith unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:

Bible in Basic English
And he said, Lord, let it be for this year, and I will have the earth turned up round it, and put animal waste on it, to make it fertile:

Douay-Rheims Bible
But he answering, said to him: Lord, let it alone this year also, until I dig about it, and dung it.

Darby Bible Translation
But he answering says to him, Sir, let it alone for this year also, until I shall dig about it and put dung,

English Revised Version
And he answering saith unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:

Webster's Bible Translation
And he answering, said to him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:

Weymouth New Testament
"But the gardener pleaded, "'Leave it, Sir, this year also, till I have dug round it and manured it.

World English Bible
He answered, 'Lord, leave it alone this year also, until I dig around it, and fertilize it.

Young's Literal Translation
'And he answering saith to him, Sir, suffer it also this year, till that I may dig about it, and cast in dung;

Geneva Study Bible

And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:

People's New Testament

13:8 Let it alone this year also. The last year of opportunity was then being given. After that year and the final rejection of Christ the doom of the nation was sealed.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

8. he answering, &c.-Christ, as Intercessor, loath to see it cut down so long as there was any hope (see Lu 13:34).

dig, &c.-loosen the earth about it and enrich it with manure; pointing to changes of method in the divine treatment of the impenitent, in order to freshen spiritual culture.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

13:6-9 This parable of the barren fig-tree is intended to enforce the warning given just before: the barren tree, except it brings forth fruit, will be cut down. This parable in the first place refers to the nation and people of the Jews. Yet it is, without doubt, for awakening all that enjoy the means of grace, and the privileges of the visible church. When God has borne long, we may hope that he will bear with us yet a little longer, but we cannot expect that he will bear always.


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?'
Luke 13:9 and if it bears fruit next year, fine; but if not, cut it down.'" (NASB ©1995)

Alone Animal Cast Dig Dug Dung Earth Fertile Gardener Leave Manure Pleaded Round Sir Suffer Waste


And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:

Lord, let. Ex 32:11-13,30-32 34:9 Nu 14:11-20 Jos 7:7-9 Ps 106:23 Jer 14:7-9,13 *etc: Jer 15:1 18:20 Joe 2:17 Ro 10:1 11:14 2Pe 3:9

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