Luke 13: 1 - 9
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There were some present at that very time who told him of the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
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And he answered them, "Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered thus?
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I tell you, No; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.
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Or those eighteen upon whom the tower in Silo'am fell and killed them, do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who dwelt in Jerusalem?
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I tell you, No; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish."
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And he told this parable: "A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit on it and found none.
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And he said to the vinedresser, `Lo, these three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I find none. Cut it down; why should it use up the ground?'
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And he answered him, `Let it alone, sir, this year also, till I dig about it and put on manure.
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And if it bears fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.'"
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