6. He spoke also this parable;
7. Then said he unto the vinedresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbers it the ground?
8. And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and fertilize it:
9. And if it bears fruit, well: and if not, then after that you shall cut it down.
10. And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.