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Luke 13:8 KJV
Luke · chapter 13 · verse 8
And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:Luke 13:8 · King James Version
Luke 13:8 in context
6He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.
7Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?
8And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:
9And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.
10And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- answeringapokrinomaito give an answer to a question proposed, to answer, to begin to speak, but always where…G611 →
- aloneaphiēmito send away, to bid going away or depart, of a husband divorcing his wife, to send…G863 →
- aboutperiabout, concerning, on account of, because of, around, nearG4012 →
- saidlegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
- Lordkyrioshe to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding master, lord…G2962 →
- yearetosyearG2094 →
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This parable is intended to enforce that word of warning immediately going before, "Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish; except you be reformed, you will be ruined, as the barren tree, except it bring forth fruit, will be cut down." I. This parable primarily refers to the nation and people of the Jews.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 6-9