Luk 13:7-9 | NASB1995 | STEP | “ And he said to the vineyard-keeper , ‘ Behold , for three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree without finding any. Cut it down ! Why does it even use up the ground ?’

Luke 13:7-9

7 “And he said to the vineyard-keeper, ‘Behold, for three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree ^{▼▼ Lit and I do not find}without finding any. ^bCut 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 fertilizer; 9 and if it bears fruit next year, fine; but if not, cut it down.’”