Luke 13:9 If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down.'"

◄ Luke 13:9 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down.'"

English Standard Version
Then if it should bear fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.’”

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

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Perhaps it will bear fruit next year, but if not, you can cut it down.'"

International Standard Version
Maybe next year it will bear fruit. If not, then cut it down.'"

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

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

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

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).