Luke 13:9 KJV

Luke · chapter 13 · verse 9

And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.Luke 13:9 · King James Version

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Luke 13:9 in context

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.

11And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself.

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Commentary

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

Cross references

John 15:2

Key words (Strong's)

fruitkarposfruit, the fruit of the trees, vines, of the fields, the fruit of one's loinsG2590 →
bearpoieōto make, with the names of things made, to produce, construct, form, fashion, etc., to be…G4160 →
cutekkoptōto cut out, cut off, of a tree, metaph. to cut off occasionG1581 →

Topics

Bible verses about the Parable of the Barren Fig Tree

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