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Andδὲhe was tellingἜλεγενthisταύτηνparable:τὴν παραβολήν“Someoneτιςhadεἶχένa fig treeΣυκῆνplantedπεφυτευμένηνinἐνhis vineyard,τῷ ἀμπελῶνι αὐτοῦandκαὶhe cameἦλθενlooking forζητῶνfruitκαρπὸνonἐνit,αὐτῇandκαὶdid notοὐχfind any.εὗρεν
Luke 13:6
Study it in the app“And he was telling this parable: “Someone had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it, and did not find any.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 13:6, word by word
- he was tellingἜλεγενElegen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “Elegen” appears- parableπαραβολήνparabolēn
parable
A story from daily life that teaches about God.
Where else “parabolēn” appears- hadεἶχένeichen
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “eichen” appears- a fig treeΣυκῆνSykēn
fig tree
Fig tree.
Where else “Sykēn” appears- plantedπεφυτευμένηνpephyteumenēn
plant
Plant.
Where else “pephyteumenēn” appears- his vineyardἀμπελῶνιampelōni
vineyard
Vineyard.
Where else “ampelōni” appears- he cameἦλθενēlthen
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “ēlthen” appears- looking forζητῶνzētōn
seek
To go after something or someone until it is found.
Where else “zētōn” appears- fruitκαρπὸνkarpon
fruit
What a plant produces, which is harvested and eaten.
Where else “karpon” appears- find anyεὗρενheuren
find
To come upon something or someone, after searching or by surprise.
Where else “heuren” appears
The context
5No, I tell you; but unless you change your minds, you will all perish in the same way.”
6 · This verse (above)
7And he said to the vinedresser, ‘Look, for three years I have been coming looking for fruit on this fig tree, and I do not find any. Cut it down; why should it also use up the ground?’
To study Luke 13 in a group
1. What it says
Jesus heals a bent-over woman on the Sabbath. What does the synagogue leader object to, and how does Jesus answer? (vv. 10-17)
2. What it means
In the parable of the fig tree, what does the vineyard worker ask of the owner, and why? What does that teach about patience? (vv. 6-9)
3. How I live it
Jesus speaks of the narrow door and of striving to enter (v. 24). What concrete effort is yours to make today?