Luke 13:6

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

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Study note

Setting — Jesus addresses His listeners immediately after warning them that unrepentant people will perish. He introduces a parable to illustrate the urgency of producing spiritual fruit.

The words — παραβολὴν (parabolēn) = parable and συκῆν (sukēn) = fig tree. These terms anchor the teaching in a familiar agricultural lesson about expectation and accountability.

The thread — The vineyard and fruit motifs recur in Isaiah 5:1 and John 15:16, where God’s people are similarly called to yield lasting fruit.

Why it lands — The text states that a landowner finds no fruit on a planted fig tree, demanding that readers examine their own spiritual productivity before the window for grace closes.

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The Greek words

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

John 15:16 You 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.
Isaiah 5:1 I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill.
Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Matthew 21:19 Seeing 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.
Jeremiah 2:21 I had planted you like a choice vine from the very best seed. How could you turn yourself before Me into a rotten, wild vine?
Psalms 80:8 You uprooted a vine from Egypt; You drove out the nations and transplanted it.
Mark 11:12 The next day, when they had left Bethany, Jesus was hungry.
Philippians 4:17 Not that I am seeking a gift, but I am looking for the fruit that may be credited to your account.
Matthew 21:34 When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit.
Luke 20:10 At 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.