Luke 13:1-9

Repent or Perish

Now at that same time there were some present who were reporting to Him about the Galileans whose blood ^aPilate had ¹mixed with their sacrifices. 2 And Jesus answered and said to them, “^aDo you think that these Galileans were greater sinners than all other Galileans because they suffered these things? 3 I tell you, no, but unless you ¹repent, you will all likewise perish. 4 Or do you think that those eighteen on whom the tower in ^aSiloam fell and killed them were worse ¹^boffenders than all the men who live in Jerusalem? 5 I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.”

The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree

6 And He was telling this parable: “A man had ^aa fig tree which had been planted in his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit on it and did not find any. 7 And he said to the vineyard-keeper, ‘Behold, for three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree ¹without finding any. ^aCut it down! Why does it even use up the ground?’ 8 And he answered and said to him, ‘Let it alone, sir, for this year too, until I dig around it and put in manure, 9 and if it bears fruit next year, fine, but if not, cut it down.’”

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