Parallel Verses
Webster
And he answering, said to him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:
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;
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:
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.
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 Then said he to the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig-tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground? 8 And he answering, said to him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it: 9 And if it shall bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Exodus 32:11-13
And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast forth from the land of Egypt, with great power, and with mighty hand?
Exodus 32:30-32
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said to the people, Ye have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up to the LORD; it may be I shall make an atonement for your sin.
Exodus 34:9
And he said, If now I have found grace in thy sight, O Lord, let my Lord, I pray thee, go among us (for it is a stiff-necked people) and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for thy inheritance.
Numbers 14:11-20
And the LORD said to Moses, How long will this people provoke me? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which I have shown among them?
Joshua 7:7-9
And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord GOD, why hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? O that we had been content, and dwelt on the other side of Jordan.
Psalm 106:23
Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.
Jeremiah 14:7-9
O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou it for thy name's sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee.
Jeremiah 14:13-18
Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! behold, the prophets say to them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.
Jeremiah 15:1
Then said the LORD to me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be towards this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth.
Jeremiah 18:20
Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them.
Joel 2:17
Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thy heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: why should they say among the people, Where is their God?
Romans 10:1
Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they may be saved.
Romans 11:14
If by any means I may incite to emulation them who are my flesh, and may save some of them.
2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is long-suffering toward us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.