Luke 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.

Ps 80:8-13; Isa 5:1-4; Jer 2:21; Mt 21:19,20; Mt 21:34-40; Mr 11:12-14; Lu 20:10-14; Joh 15:16; Ga 5:22; Php 4:17

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.