Luke 13:8

"But the gardener answered him. ‘Lord, let it alone this year also, till I have dug around it, and fertilized it.

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

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

In Context

7So he said to the gardener. "‘See, for years I have come looking for fruit on this tree, and found none. Cut it down. Why should it actually cumber the ground?’

9"If after that it bears fruit, well and good; but if not you shall cut it down.’"

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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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