Luke 13:6

Luke 13:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Then he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree growing in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it but did not find any.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he told this parable: "A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He also spoke this parable: “A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none.

Context of Luke 13:6

4Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam collapsed on them: Do you think that they were more sinful than all the others living in Jerusalem? 5No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish.” Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. 7So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’ 8‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone again this year, until I dig around it and fertilize it.

Luke 13:6 word by word

Ἔλεγεν δὲ ταύτην τὴν παραβολήν· συκῆν εἶχέν τις πεφυτευμένην ἐν τῷ ἀμπελῶνι αὐτοῦ καὶ ἦλθεν ζητῶν καρπὸν ἐν αὐτῇ καὶ οὐχ εὗρεν.Read the interlinear

• Thenδέde · thenG1161
• toldεἶπονepō · to sayG2036
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• parableπαραβολήparabolē · parableG3850
• Aτιςtis · oneG5100
• hadἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• a fig treeσυκῆsukē · fig treeG4808
• that was plantedφυτεύωphuteuō · to plantG5452
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• vineyardἀμπελώνampelōn · vineyardG290
• ·καίkai · andG2532
• He wentἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• to look forζητέωzēteō · to seekG2212
• fruitκαρπόςkarpos · fruitG2590
• did not findοὐou · noG3756
• did not findεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147

Cross-references for Luke 13:6

• Psalms 80:8You uprooted a vine from Egypt; You drove out the nations and transplanted it.
• Isaiah 5:1I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill.
• Jeremiah 2:21I had planted you like a choice vine from the very best seed. How could you turn yourself before Me into a rotten, wild vine?
• Matthew 21:19Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered.
• Mark 11:12The next day, when they had left Bethany, Jesus was hungry.
• Luke 20:10At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat the servant and sent him away empty-handed.
• Matthew 21:34When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit.
• John 15:16You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
• Galatians 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
• Philippians 4:17Not that I am seeking a gift, but I am looking for the fruit that may be credited to your account.

Commentaries on Luke 13:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6A certain man - Many meanings are given to this parable, and divines may abound in them; the sense which our Lord designed to convey by it appears to be the following: - A person, , God Almighty. Had a fig tree, the Jewish Church. Planted in his vineyard - established in the land of Judea. He came seeking fruit - he required that the Jewish people should walk in righteousness, in proportion to the spiritual culture he bestowed on them. The vine-dresser…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6This parable - See the notes at Matthew 13:3. Vineyard - A place where vines were planted. It was not common to plant fig-trees in them, but our Lord represents it as having been sometimes done.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-9Verses 6-9 This parable of the barren fig-tree is intended to enforce the warning given just before: the barren tree, except it brings forth fruit, will be cut down. This parable in the first place refers to the nation and people of the Jews. Yet it is, without doubt, for awakening all that enjoy the means of grace, and the privileges of the visible church. When God has borne long, we may hope that he will bear with us yet a little longer, but we cannot…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6a fig tree: People sometimes described Israel as a fig tree without fruit or a vineyard that God would judge (Isaiah 5:1–7; Micah 7:1–2; see Jeremiah 8:13; 24:1–10; Hosea 9:10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-96-9. fig tree--Israel, as the visible witness of God in the world, but generally all within the pale of the visible Church of God; a familiar figure (compare Is 5:1-7; Joh 15:1-8, &c.). vineyard--a spot selected for its fertility, separated from the surrounding fields, and cultivated with special care, with a view solely to fruit. came and sought fruit--a heart turned to God; the fruits of righteousness; compare Mt 21:33, 34, and Is 5:2, "He looked that…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 13:6

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• Judgment
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• Reproof
• Responsibility
• Unfaithfulness
• Unfruitfulness
• Vineyard
• Wicked (People)
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Commentaries on Luke 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings