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and ifκἂνit bearsποιήσῃfruitκαρπὸνinεἰςthe future,τὸ μέλλονwell and good;butδὲif not,εἰ μήγεyou will cutἐκκόψειςitαὐτήνdown.’”ἐκκόψεις
Luke 13:9
Study it in the app“and if it bears fruit in the future, well and good; but if not, you will cut it down.’””
With the Greek beneath
Luke 13:9, word by word
- and ifκἂνkan
and if
Adds a new condition to what was said: “and in case.”
Where else “kan” appears- it bearsποιήσῃpoiēsēi
bear fruit
To produce fruit, like a tree; in life, deeds that can be seen.
Where else “poiēsēi” appears- fruitκαρπὸνkarpon
fruit
What a plant produces, which is harvested and eaten.
Where else “karpon” appears- the futureμέλλονmellon
coming
What has not yet arrived: the new world.
Where else “mellon” appears- you will cutἐκκόψειςekkopseis
cut down
To fell something, like a tree.
Where else “ekkopseis” appears
The context
8But he answered and says to him, ‘Master, leave it this year also, until I dig around it and put on manure;
9 · This verse (above)
10Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath.
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?