Luke 13:8 "'Sir,' the man replied, 'leave it alone for one more year, and I'll dig around it and fertilize it.

◄ Luke 13:8 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
"'Sir,' the man replied, 'leave it alone for one more year, and I'll dig around it and fertilize it.

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

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

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:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
"But he replied to him, Sir, leave it this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it.

International Standard Version
But the gardener replied, 'Sir, leave it alone for one more year, until I dig around it and fertilize 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:

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,

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;

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's 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.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

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.