Luke 13:6-7

Rachel Workman: ⁶ Then Jesus told this story: “A man planted a fig tree in his garden and came again and again to see if there was any fruit on it, but he was always disappointed. ⁷ Finally, he said to his gardener, ‘I’ve waited three years, and there hasn’t been a single fig! Cut it down. It’s just taking up space in the garden.’ I can only imagine the disappointment I've caused Jesus. I’m still not sure if I'm producing fruit. But I'm closer now that I was yesterday.

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John Burnett:  ⁶ Then Jesus told this story: “A man planted a fig tree in his garden and came again and again to see if there was any fruit on it, but he was always disappointed. ⁷ Finally, he said to his gardener, ‘I’ve waited three years, and there hasn’t been a single fig! Cut it down. It’s just taking up space in the garden.’  I will have to look at the context around these verses but as these two verses stand alone, I conclude that we will not be having figgy pudding.

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Tomorrow’s reading for Luke 13:8-9

⁸ “The gardener answered, ‘Sir, give it one more chance. Leave it another year, and I’ll give it special attention and plenty of fertilizer. ⁹ If we get figs next year, fine. If not, then you can cut it down.’”