Luke 13:1-9 ▼

1 Now there were some present at the same time who told him about the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.

2 And he answered and said to them, |Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered these things?

3 I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way.

4 Or those eighteen, on whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed them; do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who dwell in Jerusalem?

5 I tell you, no, but, unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way.|

6 He spoke this parable. |A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it, and found none.

7 He said to the vine dresser, 'Look, these three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and found none. Cut it down. Why does it waste the soil?'

8 He answered, 'Lord, leave it alone this year also, until I dig around it, and fertilize it.

9 And if it bears fruit next time, [fine]; but if not, you can cut it down.'|