Luke 13:9
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New International Version (©1984)
If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down.'"

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
and if it bears fruit next year, fine; but if not, cut it down.'"

International Standard Version (©2008)
Maybe next year it'll bear fruit. If not, then cut it down.'"

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Maybe next year it'll have figs. But if not, then cut it down.'"

King James Bible
And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.

American King James Version
And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that you shall cut it down.

American Standard Version
and if it bear fruit thenceforth, well ; but if not, thou shalt cut it down.

Bible in Basic English
And if, after that, it has fruit, it is well; if not, let it be cut down.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And if happily it bear fruit: but if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.

Darby Bible Translation
and if it shall bear fruit but if not, after that thou shalt cut it down.

English Revised Version
and if it bear fruit thenceforth, well; but if not, thou shalt cut it down.

Webster's Bible Translation
And if it shall bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.

Weymouth New Testament
If after that it bears fruit, well and good; if it does not, then you shall cut it down.'"

World English Bible
If it bears fruit, fine; but if not, after that, you can cut it down.'"

Young's Literal Translation
and if indeed it may bear fruit -- ;and if not so, thereafter thou shalt cut it off.'

Geneva Study Bible

And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

9. if . fruit, well-Genuine repentance, however late, avails to save (Lu 23:42, 43).

after that, &c.-The final perdition of such as, after the utmost limits of reasonable forbearance, are found fruitless, will be pre-eminently and confessedly just (Pr 1:24-31; Eze 24:13).

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 13:8 "And he answered and said to him, 'Let it alone, sir, for this year too, until I dig around it and put in fertilizer;
Luke 13:10 And He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. (NASB ©1995)

Bear Bears Cut Fine Fruit Good Indeed Thenceforth Thereafter


And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.

if not. Ezr 9:14,15 Ps 69:22-28 Da 9:5-8 Joh 15:2 1Th 2:15 Heb 6:8 Re 15:3,4 16:5-7

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