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Berean Standard Bible

“So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’”

Luke 13:7

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Jesus tells the parable of a barren fig tree planted in a vineyard. It follows his call to repent or perish.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’

World English Bible (WEB)

He said to the vine dresser, ‘Behold, these three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and found none. Cut it down. Why does it waste the soil?’

King James Version (KJV)

Then said he unto 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?

American Standard Version (ASV)

And he said unto the vinedresser, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why doth it also cumber the ground?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and he said unto the vine-dresser, Lo, three years I come seeking fruit in this fig-tree, and do not find, cut it off, why also the ground does it render useless?

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y dijo al viñero: He aquí tres años ha que vengo á buscar fruto en esta higuera, y no lo hallo; córtala, ¿por qué ocupará aún la tierra?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

así que le dijo al que cuidaba el viñedo: “Por tres años he venido a buscar fruto en esta higuera, y no he encontrado ninguno. Por tanto, córtala para que no siga ocupando terreno”.

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