He answered, ‘Lord, leave it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Luke 13:8 in context
Luke 13:5–11
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I tell you, no, but, unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way.”
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He spoke this parable. “A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none.
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He said to the vine dresser, ‘Behold, these three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and found none. Cut it down! Why does it waste the soil?’
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He answered, ‘Lord, leave it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it.
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If it bears fruit, fine; but if not, after that, you can cut it down.’”
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Behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years. She was bent over and could in no way straighten herself up.
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