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Bible in Basic English
And he said, Lord, let it be for this year, and I will have the earth turned up round it, and put animal waste on it, to make it fertile:
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
But the gardener replied, "Sir, leave it alone for one more year, until I dig around it and fertilize it.
A Conservative Version
And having answered, he says to him, Sir, allow it this year also until I may dig around it and cast manure.
American Standard Version
And he answering saith unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:
Amplified
An Understandable Version
And the orchard worker answered him, "Leave it alone for [just] this year, sir, until I cultivate it and fertilize it.
Anderson New Testament
But he answered and said to him, Sir, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and throw in manure;
Common New Testament
And he answered him, 'Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it.
Daniel Mace New Testament
to which he made answer, sir, let it alone one year longer, till I shall dig about it, and dung it.
Darby Translation
But he answering says to him, Sir, let it alone for this year also, until I shall dig about it and put dung,
Godbey New Testament
And responding he says to him, Lord, let it alone also this year, until I shall dig about it, and cast manures:
Goodspeed New Testament
He answered, 'Let it stand this one year more, sir, till I dig around it and manure it;
John Wesley New Testament
And he answering said to him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it and dung it.
Julia Smith Translation
And he having answered says to him, Lord, let it go also this year, till I shall dig round it, and cast dung:
King James 2000
And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and fertilize it:
Lexham Expanded Bible
But he answered [and] said to him, 'Sir, leave it alone this year also, until I dig around it and put manure on [it].
Modern King James verseion
And answering, he said to him, Lord, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and throw manure.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he answered and said unto him, 'Lord let it alone this year also, till I dig round about it, and dung it,
Moffatt New Testament
But the man replied, 'Leave it for this year, sir, till I dig round about it and put in manure.
Montgomery New Testament
"But the gardener answered him. 'Lord, let it alone this year also, till I have dug around it, and fertilized it.
NET Bible
But the worker answered him, 'Sir, leave it alone this year too, until I dig around it and put fertilizer on it.
New Heart English Bible
He answered, 'Lord, leave it alone this year also, until I dig around it, and fertilize it.
Noyes New Testament
And he answering saith to him, Lord, let it alone this year also; till I shall dig about it, and dung it;
Sawyer New Testament
And he answered and said to him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I dig about it, and put on manure;
The Emphasized Bible
And, he, answering, saith unto him - Sir! let it alone this year also, until such time as I dig about it, and throw in manure, -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
He answering said to him, Sir, let it e'en remain this year, until that I dig around it, and spread some manure:
Twentieth Century New Testament
'Leave it this one year more, Sir,' the man answered, 'till I have dug round it and manured it.
Webster
And he answering, said to him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:
Weymouth New Testament
"But the gardener pleaded, "'Leave it, Sir, this year also, till I have dug round it and manured it.
Williams New Testament
But he answered, 'Leave it, sir, just one more year, till I dig around it and manure it.
World English Bible
He answered, 'Lord, leave it alone this year also, until I dig around it, and fertilize it.
Worrell New Testament
But he, answering, says to him, 'Lord, leave it this year also, until I dig about it, and cast in fertilizers.
Worsley New Testament
And he said to him, Sir, let it alone this year also, till I dig about it, and lay dung to it:
Youngs Literal Translation
'And he answering saith to him, Sir, suffer it also this year, till that I may dig about it, and cast in dung;
Themes
Agriculture or husbandry » Operations in » Digging
divine Delays » In inflicting punishment
Error » Sin's penalty » Penalty sometimes delayed
Fig tree » Required cultivation
Jesus Christ » Parables of » The barren fig tree
Jesus Christ » History of » Parable of the barren fig tree (in galilee)
Life » Lessons of » Probation, a
Longsuffering Of God » Through Christ's intercession
Parables » Parables of Christ » Barren fig-tree
delayed Penalty » Sin's penalty sometimes delayed
Punishment » Capital Punishment » Delayed
Reproof » Faithfulness in » In the parables of jesus » Of the barren fig tree
Sin » Penalty for » Penalty sometimes delayed
Sins » Penalty » Penalty sometimes delayed
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 13:8
Images Luke 13:8
Prayers for Luke 13:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Parable Of The Barren Fig Tree
7 And he said to the gardener, See, for three years I have been looking for fruit from this tree, and I have not had any: let it be cut down; why is it taking up space? 8 And he said, Lord, let it be for this year, and I will have the earth turned up round it, and put animal waste on it, to make it fertile: 9 And if, after that, it has fruit, it is well; if not, let it be cut down.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Exodus 32:11-13
But Moses made prayer to God, saying, Lord, why is your wrath burning against your people whom you took out of the land of Egypt, with great power and with the strength of your hand?
Exodus 32:30-32
And on the day after, Moses said to the people, Great has been your sin: but I will go up to the Lord, and see if I may get forgiveness for your sin.
Exodus 34:9
And he said, If now I have grace in your eyes, let the Lord go among us, for this is a stiff-necked people, and give us forgiveness for our wrongdoing and our sin, and take us for your heritage.
Numbers 14:11-20
And the Lord said to Moses, How long will this people have no respect for me? how long will they be without faith, in the face of all the signs I have done among them?
Joshua 7:7-9
And Joshua said, O Lord God, why have you taken us over Jordan only to give us up into the hands of the Amorites for our destruction? If only it had been enough for us to keep on the other side of Jordan!
Psalm 106:23
And he was purposing to put an end to them if Moses, his special servant, had not gone up before him, between him and his people, turning back his wrath, to keep them from destruction.
Jeremiah 14:7-9
Though our sins give witness against us, do something, O Lord, for the honour of your name: for again and again we have been turned away from you, we have done evil against you.
Jeremiah 14:13-18
Then I said, Ah, Lord God! see, the prophets say to them, You will not see the sword or be short of food; but I will give you certain peace in this place.
Jeremiah 15:1
Then the Lord said to me, Even if Moses and Samuel came before me, I would have no desire for this people: send them away from before me, and let them go.
Jeremiah 18:20
Is evil to be the reward of good? for they have made a deep hole for my soul. Keep in mind how I took my place before you, to say a good word for them so that your wrath might be turned away from them.
Joel 2:17
Let the priests, the servants of the Lord, be weeping between the covered way and the altar, and let them say, Have mercy on your people, O Lord, do not give up your heritage to shame, so that the nations become their rulers: why let them say among the peoples, Where is their God?
Romans 10:1
Brothers, my heart's desire and my prayer to God for them is, that they may get salvation.
Romans 11:14
If in any way those who are of my flesh may be moved to envy, so that some of them may get salvation by me.
2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slow in keeping his word, as he seems to some, but he is waiting in mercy for you, not desiring the destruction of any, but that all may be turned from their evil ways.