Luke 13:9
And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.
Luke 13:9 in other translations
| BSB | If it bears fruit next year, fine. But if not, you can cut it down.’” |
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| WEB | If it bears fruit, fine; but if not, after that, you can cut it down.’” |
| ASV | and if it bear fruit thenceforth, well; but if not, thou shalt cut it down. |
| YLT | and if indeed it may bear fruit--;and if not so, thereafter thou shalt cut it off.' |
| DARBY | and if it shall bear fruit — but if not, after that thou shalt cut it down. |
| BBE | And if, after that, it has fruit, it is well; if not, let it be cut down. |
| Webster | And if it shall bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down. |
What does Luke 13:9 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 13:6-9
6-9. fig tree--Israel, as the visible witness of God in the world, but generally all within the pale of the visible Church of God; a familiar figure (compare Is 5:1-7; Joh 15:1-8, &c.). vineyard--a spot selected for its fertility, separated from the surrounding fields, and cultivated with special care, with a view solely to fruit. came and sought fruit--a heart turned to God; the fruits of righteousness; compare Mt…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 13:6-9
This parable of the barren fig-tree is intended to enforce the warning given just before: the barren tree, except it brings forth fruit, will be cut down. This parable in the first place refers to the nation and people of the Jews. Yet it is, without doubt, for awakening all that enjoy the means of grace, and the privileges of the visible church. When God has borne long, we may hope that he will bear with us yet a…
Luke 13:9 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 13:9
- John 15:2
Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
- Hebrews 6:8
But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.
- Psalms 69:22-28
Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap. Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake. Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them. Let their habitation be desolate; and let none dwell in their tents. …
- Ezra 9:14-15
Should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations? wouldest not thou be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant nor escaping? O Lord God of Israel, thou art righteous: for we remain yet escaped, as it is this day: behold, we are before thee in our trespasses: for we cannot stand before thee because of this.
- Revelation 16:5-7
And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus. For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy. And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
- Daniel 9:5-8
We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments: Neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, which spake in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land. O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee. O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:15
Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:
- Revelation 15:3-4
And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.
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Context
- Luke 13:8
And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:
- Luke 13:9
And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.
- Luke 13:10
And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.
Luke 13:9 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y si hiciere fruto, bien; y si no, la cortarás después. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et peut-être portera-t-il du fruit: sinon, après, tu le couperas. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und wenn er etwa Frucht bringen wird, gut, wenn aber nicht, so magst du ihn künftig abhauen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et siquidem fecerit fructum: sin autem, in futurum succides eam. |