Discovery BoxLuke 13:6 
Context13:6 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.
Luke 13:9
Context13:9 Then if 4 it bears fruit next year, 5 very well, 6 but if 7 not, you can cut it down.’”
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.
4 tn This is a third class condition in the Greek text. The conjunction καί (kai, a component of κάν [kan]) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
5 tn Grk “the coming [season].”
6 tn The phrase “very well” is supplied in the translation to complete the elided idea, but its absence is telling.
7 tn This is a first class condition in the Greek text, showing which of the options is assumed.
