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NASB | Luke 13:6 ¶ And He began telling this parable: "A man had a fig tree which had been planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and did not find any. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 13:6 ¶ Then He began telling them this parable: "A certain man had a fig tree that had been planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it, but did not find any; |
Bible Question:
What is the message Jesus is revealing to the people with this parable. |
Bible Answer: See Hard Sayings of the Bible, by Kaiser, Davids, Brauch and Bruce. If memory serves, according to the authors...The fig tree is Jerusalem, where Jesus and the disciples were going for Passover. The fig tree represents those who hear the Word but reject it, and bear no fruit, as the fig tree has been given water, sunshine and soil, but yields no fruit. It has the appearance of life, i.e. branches and leaves, but offers nothing to sustain others or produce more fig trees. The lesson is that because Jerusalem rejects God, they are cut off from Him, the source of life, and they are doomed to wither and die. This came to pass with the destruction of Jerusalem in 70AD. |
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