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 do you think that those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them were worse offenders than all the other people who live in Jerusalem? 5No, I tell you, but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.” And He began telling this parable: “A man had a fig tree which had been planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and did not find any. 7And he said to the vineyard-keeper, ‘Look! For three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree without finding any. Cut it down! Why does it even use up the ground?’ 8But he answered and said to him, ‘Sir, leave it alone for this year too, until I dig around it and put in fertilizer;

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

• tellingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• “A manτιςtis · oneG5100
• hadἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• a figσυκῆsukē · fig treeG4808
• which had been plantedφυτεύωphuteuō · to plantG5452
• in his vineyardἀμπελώνampelōn · vineyardG290
• and he cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• lookingζητέωzēteō · to seekG2212
• fruitκαρπόςkarpos · fruitG2590
• on it and did not findεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147

Cross-references for Luke 13:6

• Psalms 80:8You removed a vine from Egypt; You drove out the nations and planted it.
• Isaiah 5:1Let me sing now for my beloved A song of my beloved about His vineyard. My beloved had a vineyard on a fertile hill.
• Jeremiah 2:21Yet I planted you as a choice vine, A completely faithful seed. How then have you turned yourself before Me Into the degenerate shoots of a foreign vine?
• Matthew 21:19And seeing a lone fig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on it except leaves alone; and He said to it, “No longer shall there ever be any fruit from you.” And at once the fig tree withered.
• Mark 11:12On the next day, when they had left Bethany, He became hungry.
• Luke 20:10At the harvest time he sent a slave to the vine-growers, so that they would give him his share of the produce of the vineyard; but the vine-growers beat him and sent him away empty-handed.
• Matthew 21:34And when the harvest time approached, he sent his slaves to the vine-growers to receive his fruit.
• John 15:16You did not choose Me but I chose you, and appointed you that you would go and bear fruit, and that your fruit would remain, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name He may give to you.
• Galatians 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
• Philippians 4:17Not that I seek the gift itself, but I seek the profit which increases 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

• Church
• Fig Tree
• God Continued...
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Judgment
• Probation
• Reproof
• Responsibility
• Unfaithfulness
• Unfruitfulness
• Vineyard
• Wicked (People)
• Works

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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