1At that very time there were some present who told him about the Galileans whose
blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. 2[Jesus] asked them, “Do you think
that because these Galileans suffered in this way they were worse sinners than all
other Galileans?3No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish as they
did. 4Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam fell on them—do
you think that they were worse offenders than all the others living in Jerusalem?
5No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish just as they did.”
6Then he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he
came looking for fruit on it and found none. 7So he said to the gardener, ‘See here!
For three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and still I find none.
Cut it down! Why should it be wasting the soil?’ 8He replied, ‘Sir, let it alone for
one more year, until I dig around it and put manure on it. 9If it bears fruit next year,
well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.’ ”(Luke 13:1-9)
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