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Warning to Israel to Bear Fruit

Then[a] Jesus[b] told this parable: “A man had a fig tree[c] planted in his vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it and found none.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 13:6 tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
  2. Luke 13:6 tn Grk “he”; the referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  3. Luke 13:6 sn The fig tree is a variation on the picture of a vine as representing the nation; see Isa 5:1-7.