Luke
Luke 13:5–7
5No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish.”
6Then 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. 7So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down!a Why should it use up the soil?’
Footnotes
- a 13:7 SBL, NE, WH Cut it down!
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Luke 13:5
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | οὐχί | ouchi | Adverb | G3780 by no means, not at all |
| I tell | λέγω | legō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| you | ὑμῖν | hymin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| But | ἀλλ’ | all’ | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| unless | ἐὰν | ean | Conjunction | G1437 if |
| you repent | μετανοῆτε | metanoēte | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural | G3340 I repent, change my mind |
| you too will all perish | ἀπολεῖσθε | apoleisthe | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural | G622 I destroy, lose, am perishing |
Luke 13:6
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| told | Ἔλεγεν | Elegen | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| this | ταύτην | tautēn | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| parable | παραβολήν | parabolēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3850 a parable, comparison |
| A | τις | tis | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5100 any one, some one |
| had | εἶχέν | eichen | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| a fig tree | Συκῆν | Sykēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4808 a fig-tree |
| that was planted | πεφυτευμένην | pephyteumenēn | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Feminine Singular | G5452 I plant |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| his | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| vineyard | ἀμπελῶνι | ampelōni | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G290 a vineyard |
| He went | ἦλθεν | ēlthen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2064 I come, go |
| to look for | ζητῶν | zētōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2212 I seek, search for, desire |
| fruit | καρπὸν | karpon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2590 fruit, result, gain |
| on | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| it | αὐτῇ | autē | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| did not find | εὗρεν | heuren | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2147 I find |
Luke 13:7
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| he said | εἶπεν | eipen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| to | πρὸς | pros | Preposition | G4314 to, towards, with |
| the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| keeper of the vineyard | ἀμπελουργόν | ampelourgon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G289 a vine-dresser |
| Look | Ἰδοὺ | Idou | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G2400 See! Lo! Behold! Look! |
| for | ἀφ’ | aph’ | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| the past | οὗ | hou | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| three | τρία | tria | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G5140 three |
| years | ἔτη | etē | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G2094 a year |
| I have come | ἔρχομαι | erchomai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular | G2064 I come, go |
| to search for | ζητῶν | zētōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2212 I seek, search for, desire |
| fruit | καρπὸν | karpon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2590 fruit, result, gain |
| on | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| this | ταύτῃ | tautē | Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| fig tree | συκῇ | sykē | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G4808 a fig-tree |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| haven’t found | εὑρίσκω | heuriskō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2147 I find |
| Therefore | οὖν | oun | Conjunction | G3767 therefore, then |
| cut it down | ἔκκοψον | ekkopson | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G1581 I cut out, cut off |
| Why | ἵνα‿ | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| should it use up | καταργεῖ | katargei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2673 I bring to naught, sever, abolish |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| soil | γῆν | gēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1093 the earth, soil, land |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Luke 13:5 Luke 13:3 · Ezekiel 18:30 · Isaiah 28:10–13
Luke 13:6 John 15:16 · Isaiah 5:1–4 · Galatians 5:22 · Matthew 21:19–20 · Jeremiah 2:21 · Mark 11:12–14 · Psalm 80:8–13 · Philippians 4:17 · Matthew 21:34–40 · Luke 20:10–14
Luke 13:7 Matthew 7:19 · Luke 3:9 · John 15:6 · Romans 2:4–5 · John 15:2 · Leviticus 19:23 · Matthew 3:9–10 · Exodus 32:10 · Daniel 4:14 · Leviticus 25:21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.