Luke 13:1-9
Repent or Perish
13Now at that same time there were some present who were reporting to Him about the Galileans whose blood aPilate had 1mixed with their sacrifices. 2And Jesus answered and said to them, “aDo you think that these Galileans were greater sinners than all other Galileans because they suffered these things? 3“I tell you, no, but unless you 1repent, you will all likewise perish. 4“Or do you think that those eighteen on whom the tower in aSiloam fell and killed them were worse 1,boffenders than all the men who live in Jerusalem? 5“I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.”
The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree
6And He was telling this parable: “A man had aa fig tree which had been planted in his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit on it and did not find any. 7“And he said to the vineyard-keeper, ‘Behold, for three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree 1without finding any. aCut it down! Why does it even use up the ground?’ 8“And he answered and said to him, ‘Let it alone, sir, for this year too, until I dig around it and put in manure, 9and if it bears fruit next year, fine, but if not, cut it down.’”