²Jesus said, “These people from Galilee suffered greatly. Do you think they were worse sinners than all the other Galileans? ³I tell you, no! But unless you turn away from your sins, you will all die too. ⁴Or what about the 18 people in Siloam? They died when the tower fell on them. Do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem? ⁵I tell you, no! But unless you turn away from your sins, you will all die too.”

⁶Then Jesus told a story. “A man had a fig tree,” he said. “It had been planted in his vineyard. When he went to look for fruit on it, he didn’t find any. ⁷So he went to the man who took care of the vineyard. He said, ‘For three years now I’ve been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree. But I haven’t found any. Cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’

⁸“ ‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone for one more year. I’ll dig around it and feed it. ⁹If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down.’ ”

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