Luke 13:8

And he answered and sayde vnto him: lorde let it alone this yeare also till I digge rounde aboute it and doge it to se

William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)

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

7Then sayde he to ye dresser of his vyneyarde: Beholde this thre yeare have I come and sought frute in this fygge tree and fynde none: cut it doune: why combreth it the grounde?

9whether it will beare frute: and if it beare not then after yt cut it doune

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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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