Luke 13:6-9 Then he spake this parable. A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he went seeking fruit on it, but found none.

Thomson⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁶ Then he spake this parable. A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he went seeking fruit on it, but found none. ⁷ Whereupon he said to the vine dresser, Behold this is the third year that I have come, seeking fruit on this fig tree, without finding any. Cut it down. Why doth it cumber the ground? ⁸ To which he replied, Master, let it alone one year longer, until I dig about it and dung it. ⁹ Perhaps it may bear fruit: if not; then cut it down.