Luke 13:7

And he seide to the tilier of the vynyerd, Lo! thre yeeris ben, sithen Y come sekynge fruyt in this fige tre, and Y fynde noon; therfor kitte it doun, whereto ocupieth it the erthe?

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In The King James Version

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?

In Context

6And he seide this liknesse, A man hadde a fige tre plauntid in his vynyerd, and he cam sekynge fruyt in it, and foond noon.

8And he answerynge seide to hym, Lord, suffre it also this yeer, the while Y delue aboute it, and Y schal donge it;

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Cross References

Exodus 32:10suffre thou me, + 32:10 suffre thou me, etc. God spekith bi mannus maner; whanne the sone offendith his fadir, and the fadir holdith a swerd as to sle him, the fadir seith to a man beynge besidis him, holde me not fro smyting, and he meeneth contrarie bi this, that is, that he wole also be withheldun; and herbi Moises took hardynesse to preye for the puple to withholde the veniaunce of God. Also hooly men letten the ire of God, whanne thei taken of him that they sette forth hem silf; ellis no thing ayenstondith Goddis ire. The glos enterlynarie here and Greg. bi many autorites of hooly writ. that my woodnesse be wrooth ayens hem, and that Y do awey hem; and Y schal make thee in to a greet folk.

Leviticus 25:21Y schal yyue my blessyng to you in the sixte yeer, and it schal make fruytis of three yeer;

Matthew 3:9and nyle ye seie with ynne you, We han Abraham to fadir; for Y seie to you, that God is myyti to reise vp of these stoones the sones of Abraham.

Luke 3:9And now an axe is sett to the roote of the tree; and therfor euery tre that makith no good fruyt, schal be kit doun, and schal be cast in to the fier.

John 15:6If ony man dwellith not in me, he schal be caste out as a braunche, and schal wexe drie; and thei schulen gadere hym, and thei schulen caste hym in to the fier, and he brenneth.

Matthew Henry on Luke 13:7-10

The Barren Fig-Tree. 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? 8 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… Read the whole commentary →

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