Study Desk

Now on the same occasion there were some present who reported to Him about the Galileans whose blood ^(a)Pilate had ^[a]mixed with their sacrifices.

And Jesus said to them, "^(b)Do you suppose that these Galileans were greater sinners than all other Galileans because they suffered this fate?

I tell you, no, but unless you ^[b]repent, you will all likewise perish.

Or do you suppose that those eighteen on whom the tower in ^(c)Siloam fell and killed them were worse ^[c](d)culprits than all the men who live in Jerusalem?

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

And He began telling this parable: "A man had ^(e)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, ‘Behold, for three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree ^[d]without finding any. ^(f)Cut it down! Why does it even use up the ground?'

And he answered and said to him, ‘Let it alone, sir, 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.'"