6
He also spoke this parable: “A certain man had a fig tree planted in
his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none.
7 Then he said to the keeper of his vineyard, ‘Look, for three
years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree and find none. Cut
it down; why does it use up the ground?’ 8 But
he answered and said to him, ‘Sir, let it alone this year also, until
I dig around it and fertilize it. 9 And if it
bears fruit, well. But if not, after that you can cut it down.’”