Luke 13:6

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on it, but did not find any.”

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BSBPD

“Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on it, but did not find any.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And he spake this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit thereon, and found none.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And he spake this simile: `A certain one had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit in it, and he did not find;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 13:6 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Judges 9:11But the fig tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my sweetness and my good fruit, to hold sway over the trees?’
  2. Psalms 80:8You uprooted a vine from Egypt; You drove out the nations and transplanted it.
  3. Isaiah 5:1I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill.
  4. Jeremiah 2:21I had planted you like a choice vine from the very best seed. How could you turn yourself before Me into a rotten, wild vine?
  5. Matthew 21:19Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered.
  6. Matthew 21:34When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit.
  7. Mark 11:12The next day, when they had left Bethany, Jesus was hungry.
  8. Luke 20:10At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat the servant and sent him away empty-handed.
  9. John 15:16You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
  10. Galatians 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
  11. Philippians 4:17Not that I am seeking a gift, but I am looking for the fruit that may be credited to your account.

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