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Luke 13:6 Cross-References
Explore 10 cross-references for Luke 13:6 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Luke chapter 13 verse 6 to related passages throughout the Bible.
The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree
“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.”
Luke 13:6 (KJV)
Commentary on Luke 13:6
Jesus tells the parable of the barren fig tree: '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' (ἔλεγεν δὲ ταύτην τὴν παραβολήν· Συκῆν εἶχέν τις πεφυτευμένην ἐν τῷ ἀμπελῶνι αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἦλθεν ζητῶν καρπὸν ἐν αὐτῇ καὶ οὐχ εὗρεν). The fig tree represents Israel, planted in God's vineyard (cf. Isaiah 5:1-7), expected to produce fruit. The owner 'sought fruit' (ζητῶν καρπὸν) but 'found none' (οὐχ εὗρεν)—God's legitimate expectation met with barrenness. This parable warns of coming judgment while offering brief o...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Luke 13:6
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“but I chose you”
“Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill:”
“joy”
“he came to it”
“wholly a right seed: how then are you turned into the degenerate branches of a foreign vine to me?”
“when they had come out from Bethany”
“and planted it.”
“but I seek for the fruit that increases to your account.”
“he sent his servants to the farmers”
“he sent a servant to the farmers to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the farmers beat him”