Luke 13:8

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Luke 13:8

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone again this year, until I dig around it and fertilize it.

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KJV

King James Version

And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung [it]:

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WEB

World English Bible

He answered, ‘Lord, leave it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it.

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ASV

American Standard Version

And he answering saith unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

And answering, he says to him, ‘Sir, leave it this year also, until I may dig around it and put [in] manure,

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Luke 13

⁶ 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.

⁷ So 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.

⁹ If it bears fruit next year, fine. But if not, you can cut it down.’”

¹⁰ One Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues,

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