Luke 13:8

Luke 13:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone for one more year, and I’ll dig around it and fertilize it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he answered him, 'Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and put on manure.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But he answered and said to him, ‘Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it.

Context of Luke 13:8

6Then Jesus told this story. ‘A man had a garden where he grew fruit. He had planted a fig tree there. But when he came to look for fruit on it, he could not find any. 7So he said to his gardener, “Look, for three years, I have come to look for fruit on this tree. But I have never found any. So cut the tree down! I do not think that it should be here. It is wasting the ground.” “Master,” the gardener replied, “please leave the tree in the ground for one more year. Let me dig round it and let me put some good soil there. 9If I do that, next year, the fig tree may have some fruit on it. If it does not, I will cut it down for you.” ’ 10One day, Jesus was teaching in a Jewish meeting place. It was the Jewish day of rest.

Luke 13:8 word by word

Ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς λέγει αὐτῷ· κύριε, ἄφες αὐτὴν καὶ τοῦτο τὸ ἔτος, ἕως ὅτου σκάψω περὶ αὐτὴν καὶ βάλω κόπρια·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• he answeringἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: masterG2962
• letἀφίημιaphiēmi · to release: leaveG863
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• yearἔτοςetos · yearG2094
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• tillἕωςheōs · untilG2193
• ·ὅτουhotou · untilG3755
• I shall digσκάπτωskaptō · to digG4626
• aboutπερίperi · aboutG4012
• dungκοπρίαkopria · manureG2874
• ·βάλλωballō · to throw: putG906

Cross-references for Luke 13:8

• Exodus 32:11But Moses asked the Lord his God to be kind. He said, ‘Lord, please do not be so angry with your own people! You used your great power and authority to bring them safely out of Egypt.
• Exodus 34:9He said, ‘Lord, my God, if you are pleased with me, please travel with us! It is true that these people are proud and they often do not obey you. But please forgive all our sins. Please accept us as your own people.’
• Numbers 14:11The Lord said to Moses, ‘These people continue to turn away from me. I did great miracles to show them my power. But still they will not trust me.
• Joshua 7:7Joshua said, ‘Almighty Lord, why did you ever bring us over the Jordan River? Did you bring us here so that the Amorites could destroy us? It would have been better for us to stay on the other side of the Jordan!
• Psalms 106:23So God said that he would destroy them. But God's servant, Moses, spoke on their behalf. He asked God not to be angry with his people, and God agreed.
• Jeremiah 14:7‘Lord, our many sins show that we are guilty. But please help us, to show that you are our God. We have turned away from you many times. We have done bad things against you.
• Jeremiah 15:1The Lord said to me, ‘Even if Moses and Samuel asked me not to punish these people, I would not agree. I still would not help them. Send them away! I do not want to see them again!
• Jeremiah 18:20I have done good things for them, but they are paying me back with evil things. They have already dug a grave for me! Remember that I stood in front of you and I asked you to forgive them. I asked you not to be angry with them.
• Joel 2:17There are priests who go in front of the Lord. They must cry as they go from the temple door to the altar. They must say to the Lord, ‘Do not hurt your people. Do not let the people in other countries laugh at your own people. They will point at them. And they will say that they have no value. They will say that we have no God.’
• Romans 10:1My Christian friends, I want God to save Israel's people. I want that very much. I pray to God that he will save them.
• Romans 11:14I hope that my work among you Gentiles will cause my own people to be jealous. As a result, some of them may turn to God, so that he saves them.
• 2 Peter 3:9The Lord is not being slow to do what he has promised to do. Some people may think that he is being slow to do it. But he is being patient with you. He does not want to destroy anyone. He wants all people to turn away from the wrong things that they do.

Commentaries on Luke 13:8

• 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. 6-9The parable of the barren fig tree (a story about a tree that does not produce fruit) shows the ministry of Jesus to Israel. If the nation did not produce the fruit of repentance (turning away from sin), it would face judgment. The story does not give a final ending, which shows that Israel still had a chance to respond. Compare with Matthew 21:18–19 and the similar passage in Mark 11:12–14.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 13:8

• Church
• Fig Tree
• God Continued...
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Judgment
• Manure
• Probation
• Reproof
• Responsibility
• Unfaithfulness
• Unfruitfulness
• Vineyard
• Works

In the dictionaries

• Bind
• Dung
• Nay
• Repent
• Dung; Dung Gate
• Jesus Christ
• Luke, the Gospel of
• Mark, the Gospel According to
• Martha
• Palestine

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