Luke 13:9
and if it may bear fruit in the future; and if not you shall cut it down.
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.
In Context
10And He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath.
Cross References
1 Thessalonians 2:15who even killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and persecuted us, and are displeasing to God, and hostile to all men;
Revelation 15:3And they are singing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and wonderful are thy works, O Lord God Omnipotent; true and righteous are thy ways, thou King of the nations:
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 →