Luke 13:9

Luke 13:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.
• New International Version (NIV)If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down.’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then if it should bear fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.'"
• New King James Version (NKJV)And if it bears fruit, well. But if not, after that you can cut it down.’ ”

Context of Luke 13:9

7Then 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? 8And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it: And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down. 10And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. 11And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself.

Luke 13:9 word by word

κἂν μὲν ποιήσῃ καρπὸν εἰς τὸ μέλλον. εἰ δὲ μή γε, ἐκκόψεις αὐτήν.¶Read the interlinear

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• And ifκἄνkan · and/even ifG2579
• ·μένmen · on the other handG3303
• it bearποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• fruitκαρπόςkarpos · fruitG2590
• andδέde · thenG1161
• ifεἰei · if: notG1487
• notεἰ δὲ μή(γε)ei de mē(ge) · but if not; otherwiseG1490
• ·εἰςeis · towardG1519
• after thatμέλλωmellō · to ensueG3195
• thou shalt cutἐκκόπτωekkoptō · to preventG1581
• itαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Luke 13:9

• Ezra 9:14Should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations? wouldest not thou be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant nor escaping?
• Psalms 69:22Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.
• Daniel 9:5We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments:
• John 15:2Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:15Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:
• Hebrews 6:8But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.
• Revelation 15:3And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.
• Revelation 16:5And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.

Commentaries on Luke 13:9

• 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. 9cut it down: A stump or fallen tree symbolized judgement or destruction (compare 3:9; see also Isaiah 6:13; 10:34; 11:1; Jeremiah 46:22; Daniel 4:23; Matthew 3:10; 7:19).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 13:9

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

In the dictionaries

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• Luke, the Gospel of
• Mark, the Gospel According to
• Martha
• Wisdom of God

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