Luke 13:1–9

Repent or Perish

¹Now at that same time there were some present who were reporting to Him about the Galileans whose blood ^aPilate had ¹mixed with their sacrifices.

²And 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 ^1boffenders 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

⁶And 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,

⁹and if it bears fruit next year, fine, but if not, cut it down.’”