Luke 13:1–9

REPENT OR PERISH

13At that time,^q some people came and reported to him about the Galileans^r whose blood Pilate^s had mixed with their sacrifices. ²And he^B responded to them, “Do you think that these Galileans were more sinful than all the other Galileans because they suffered these things?^{t 3}No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish as well. ⁴Or those eighteen that the tower in Siloam^u fell on and killed—do you think they were more sinful than all the other people who live in Jerusalem? ⁵No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish as well.”

THE PARABLE OF THE BARREN FIG TREE

⁶And he told this parable:^v “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He came looking for fruit on it and found none.^{w 7}He told the vineyard worker, ‘Listen, for three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Cut it down!^x Why should it even waste the soil?’^y

⁸“But he replied to him, ‘Sir,^C leave it this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it.^{z 9}Perhaps it will produce fruit next year, but if not, you can cut it down.’ ”