Luke 13:8

‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone again this year, until I dig around it and fertilize it.

Berean Standard Bible
Other translations

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:

World English Bible

He answered, ‘Lord, leave it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it.

American Standard Version

And he answering saith unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:

Geneva Bible 1599

And he answered, and said vnto him, Lord, let it alone this yeere also, till I digge round about it, and doung it.

Darby Translation

But he answering says to him, Sir, let it alone for this year also, until I shall dig about it and put dung,

Young's Literal Translation

'And he answering saith to him, Sir, suffer it also this year, till that I may dig about it, and cast in dung;

Bible in Basic English

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:

In context

7So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’

9If it bears fruit next year, fine. But if not, you can cut it down.’”

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