Study Desk

Now on that very occasion there were some present who reported to Him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had ^(F1)mixed with their sacrifices.

And Jesus responded and said to them, "^(C1)Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans just because they have suffered this fate?

"No, I tell you, but unless you ^(F1)repent, you will all likewise perish.

"Or do you think that those eighteen on whom the tower in ^(C1)Siloam fell and killed them were worse ^(F1)(C2)offenders than all the other people who live in Jerusalem?

"No, I tell you, but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish."

And He began telling this parable: "A man had ^(C1)a fig tree which had been planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and did not find any.

"And he said to the vineyard-keeper, 'Look! For three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree ^(F1)without finding any. ^(C1)Cut it down! Why does it even use up the ground?'

"But he answered and said to him, 'Sir, leave it alone for this year too, until I dig around it and put in fertilizer;

and if it bears fruit next year, fine; but if not, cut it down.'"