Luke 13:1–9

Repent or Perish

¹³At that very time there were some present who told Jesus^h about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.^{* 2}He asked them, “Do you think that because these Galileans suffered in this way they were worse sinners than all other Galileans?^{* 3}No, I tell you, but unless you repent you will all perish as they did. ⁴Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam fell on them—do you think that they were worse offenders than all the other people living in Jerusalem?^{* 5}No, I tell you, but unless you repent you will all perish just as they did.”

The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree

⁶Then he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it and found none.^{* 7}So he said to the man working the vineyard, ‘See here! For three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and still I find none. Cut it down! Why should it be wasting the soil?’^{* 8}He replied, ‘Sir, let it alone for one more year, until I dig around it and put manure on it. ⁹If it bears fruit next year, well and good, but if not, you can cut it down.’ ”