Luke 13:8

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“ ‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone for one more year. I’ll dig around it and fertilize it.

Cross References

2 Peter 3:9

The Lord isn’t slow to keep his promise, not slow in the way some people understand it. Instead, he’s being patient with you. He doesn’t want anyone to be destroyed. He wants everyone to turn away from their sins.

Romans 11:14

I hope that somehow I can stir up my own people to want what you have. That way maybe some of them will be saved.

Romans 10:1

Brothers and sisters, with all my heart I long and pray to God for the people of Israel to be saved.

Luke 13:7

So 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 but I’ve never found any. Cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’

Luke 13:9

If it bears fruit next year, great. If not, then we can cut it down.’ ”

Luke 14:35

It’s not good for fertilizer, and you can’t even put it in the compost. It has to be thrown out. “Whoever can understand should take this to heart.”