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He said to the vine dresser, `Behold, these three years I came seeking fruit on this fig tree, and found none. Cut it down. Why does it waste the soil?`
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The Harm of Unfruitfulness
Commentators explain that the phrase "cumbereth the ground" means more than just being useless; it implies being actively harmful. The original Greek suggests making the ground sterile or idle. A barren tree consumes soil nutrients, water, and sunlight, preventing fruitful plants from growing. This illustrates how a spiritually fruitless life can negatively impact the community and hinder the growth of others.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The dresser of his vineyard. The man whose duty it was to trim the vines and take care of his vineyard.
These three years.…
The vinedresser (τον αμπελουργον). Old word, but here only in the N.T., from αμπελος, vine, and εργον, work.
These …
19th Century
Anglican
Why cumbereth it the ground?—The Greek verb means more than that the fig-tree was what we call a useless burden …
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Baptist
Then he said unto the dresser of the vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why…
Once more Jesus alludes to Mic 7 (), this time to Mic 7:1, with its lament over unproductive fig trees. The symbolism applies to Israel (cf.[Refere…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then said he to the dresser of the vineyard If by the owner of the vineyard is meant God the Father, then by the dre…
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This parable of the barren fig tree is intended to enforce the warning given just before: the barren tree, unless it brings forth fruit, will be cu…
