• Luke 13:7
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 7 εἶπεν He said δὲ but πρὸς toward τὸν the ἀμπελουργόν vinedresser Ἰδοὺ Look! τρία Three ἔτη years ἀφ’ from οὗ which [time] ἔρχομαι I am coming ζητῶν looking for καρπὸν fruit ἐν in τῇ the συκῇ fig tree ταύτῃ this καὶ and οὐχ not εὑρίσκω· I am finding; ἔκκοψον cut out αὐτήν· it; ἵνα in order that τί what καὶ also τὴν the γῆν earth καταργεῖ; it makes ineffective?

  • Luke 13:7
    The Bible in Living English

    • 7 And he said to the orchardman ‘Here it is three years since I have been coming to look for fruit on this tree and not finding any: cut it away, what is it keeping the land idle for into the bargain?’

  • Luke 13:7
    American Standard Version

    • 7 And he said unto the vinedresser, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why doth it also cumber the ground?

  • Luke 13:7
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 7 And he said unto the vine-dresser—Lo! three years I come seeking fruit in this fig-tree, and find none. Cut it down! Why doth it make even the ground useless?

  • Luke 13:7
    King James Version

    • 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?

  • Luke Study Notes—Chapter 13
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 13:7

      three years: New trees grown from cuttings usually produce at least a few figs within two or three years. When Jesus gave this illustration, his ministry had lasted about three years, which is evidently parallel with the three years mentioned in the illustration. For some three years, Jesus had been trying to cultivate faith among the Jews. Yet, relatively few became disciples and could be considered the fruitage of his labor. Now, in the fourth year of his ministry, he intensifies his efforts. By preaching and teaching in Judea and Perea, it is as if Jesus were digging up the ground and putting fertilizer on the figurative fig tree, representing the Jewish nation. However, only a small number of Jews responded to his efforts, putting the nation as a whole in line for destruction.