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:
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“The gardener answered, ‘Sir, give it one more chance. Leave it another year, and I’ll give it special attention and plenty of fertilizer.

Context of Luke 13:8

6Then 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. 7So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, ‘For three years now I’ve been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’ “ ‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone for one more year, and I’ll dig around it and fertilize it. 9If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down.’ ” 10On a Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues,

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 sought the favor of the Lord his God. “Lord,” he said, “why should your anger burn against your people, whom you brought out of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand?
• Exodus 34:9“Lord,” he said, “if I have found favor in your eyes, then let the Lord go with us. Although this is a stiff-necked people, forgive our wickedness and our sin, and take us as your inheritance.”
• Numbers 14:11The Lord said to Moses, “How long will these people treat me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in me, in spite of all the signs I have performed among them?
• Joshua 7:7And Joshua said, “Alas, Sovereign Lord, why did you ever bring this people across the Jordan to deliver us into the hands of the Amorites to destroy us? If only we had been content to stay on the other side of the Jordan!
• Psalms 106:23So he said he would destroy them— had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him to keep his wrath from destroying them.
• Jeremiah 14:7Although our sins testify against us, do something, Lord, for the sake of your name. For we have often rebelled; we have sinned against you.
• Jeremiah 15:1Then the Lord said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel were to stand before me, my heart would not go out to this people. Send them away from my presence! Let them go!
• Jeremiah 18:20Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember that I stood before you and spoke in their behalf to turn your wrath away from them.
• Joel 2:17Let the priests, who minister before the Lord, weep between the portico and the altar. Let them say, “Spare your people, Lord. Do not make your inheritance an object of scorn, a byword among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’ ”
• Romans 10:1Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved.
• Romans 11:14in the hope that I may somehow arouse my own people to envy and save some of them.
• 2 Peter 3:9The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.

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