Luke 13:1-9
Chapter 13
Jesus asked them:
“Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all other Galileans because they suffered this?
No, I tell you. But unless you change your ways, you will all perish as they did.
And those eighteen people in Siloam, who were crushed when the tower fell, do you think they were more guilty than all the others in Jerusalem?
I tell you, no. But unless you change your ways, you will all perish just as they did.”
And Jesus continued:
“A man had a fig tree growing in his vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it but found none.
Then he told the gardener:
‘Look here, I’ve been searching for figs on this tree for three years and found none. Cut it down, why should it keep draining the soil?’
The gardener replied:
‘Leave it one more year, so I can dig around it and add some fertilizer,
maybe it will bear fruit from now on. But if it doesn’t, you can cut it down.’
Commentaries
Exhortation to Repentance – The Fig Tree Without Figs.
Jesus invites us not to judge others but to focus on our own conversion. That is why he stresses the importance of bearing good fruit in our lives, as shown in the parable of the fig tree and the farmer. We all have the ability to do good and promote justice. Yet, as Lord and Master, God can hold us accountable for our actions at any moment. Are we ready for this?