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Luke 13:8

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6 He 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.

7 Then 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?

And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:

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

10 And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.

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BSB
‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone again this year, until I dig around it and fertilize it.
KJV
And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:
WEB
He answered, ‘Lord, leave it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it.
ASV
And he answering saith unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:
DARBY
But he answering says to him, Sir, let it alone for this year also, until I shall dig about it and put dung,
BLB
And answering, he says to him, ‘Sir, leave it this year also, until I may dig around it and put [in] manure,
ÅB
Men han svarte ham: Herre! la det enda stå dette år, til jeg får gravd omkring det og lagt gjødning på,
OTB
Men han svarte: 'Herre, la det stå ett år til, så skal jeg grave rundt det og gjødsle det.
B1930
Men han svarte ham: Herre! la det ennu stå dette år, til jeg får gravd omkring det og lagt gjødning på,

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Cross references

  • Romans 10:1

    Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.

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  • 2 Peter 3:9

    The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

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  • Joel 2:17

    Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?

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  • Jeremiah 15:1

    Then said the LORD unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth.

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  • Joshua 7:7–9

    And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord GOD, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side Jordan!

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  • Exodus 34:9

    And he said, If now I have found grace in thy sight, O Lord, let my Lord, I pray thee, go among us; for it is a stiffnecked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for thine inheritance.

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  • Romans 11:14

    If by any means I may provoke to emulation them which are my flesh, and might save some of them.

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  • Psalms 106:23

    Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.

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