Luke 13:8
“And he answering, said vnto him, Lord, let it alone this yeere also, till I shall digge about it, and doung it:”
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Luke 13:8 Context
6¶ Hee spake also this parable, A certaine man had a figtree planted in his Uineyard, and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none. 7Then said hee vnto the dresser of his Uineyard, Beholde, these three yeeres I come seeking fruit on this figtree, and finde none: cut it downe, why cumbreth it the ground? 8And he answering, said vnto him, Lord, let it alone this yeere also, till I shall digge about it, and doung it: 9And if it beare fruit, Well: and if not, then after that, thou shalt cut it downe. 10And he was teaching in one of the Synagogues on the Sabbath.
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Other Translations for 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]:
- King James Version
"And he answered and said to him, 'Let it alone, sir, for this year too, until I dig around it and put in fertilizer;
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And he answering saith unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:
- American Standard Version (1901)
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:
- Basic English Bible
But he answering says to him, Sir, let it alone for this year also, until I shall dig about it and put dung,
- Darby Bible
And he answering, said to him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:
- Webster's Bible
But the gardener pleaded, `Leave it, Sir, this year also, till I have dug round it and manured it.
- Weymouth Bible
He answered, 'Lord, leave it alone this year also, until I dig around it, and fertilize it.
- World English Bible
And he answerynge seide to hym, Lord, suffre it also this yeer, the while Y delue aboute it, and Y schal donge it;
- Wycliffe Bible
`And he answering saith to him, Sir, suffer it also this year, till that I may dig about it, and cast in dung;
- Youngs Literal Bible
People's Bible Notes for Luke 13:8
Lu 13:8 Let it alone this year also. The last year of opportunity was then being given. After that year and the final rejection of Christ the doom of the nation was sealed.