13:6 Then 1 Jesus 2 told this parable: “A man had a fig tree 3 planted in his vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it and found none.
1 tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
2 tn Grk “he”; the referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 sn The fig tree is a variation on the picture of a vine as representing the nation; see Isa 5:1-7.