Key Verse Spotlight
Luke 13:8 — Meaning and Application
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}:”
Luke 13:8
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
He spake also this parable; A certain {man} had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.
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?
And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung {it}:
And if it bear fruit, {well}: and if not, {then} after that thou shalt cut it down.
And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.
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