Luke 13:6

Warning to Israel to Bear Fruit

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.

Luke 16:1

The Parable of the Clever Steward

16:1 Jesus ⁴  also said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who was informed of accusations ⁵  that his manager ⁶  was wasting ⁷  his assets.

Luke 21:4

21:4 For they all offered their gifts out of their wealth. ⁸  But she, out of her poverty, put in everything she had to live on.” ⁹ 

[13:6]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[13:6]  ² tn Grk “he”; the referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[13:6]  ³ sn The fig tree is a variation on the picture of a vine as representing the nation; see Isa 5:1-7.

[16:1]  ⁴ tn Grk “He”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:1]  ⁵ tn These are not formal legal charges, but reports from friends, acquaintances, etc.; Grk “A certain man was rich who had a manager, and this one was reported to him as wasting his property.”

[16:1]  ⁶ sn His manager was the steward in charge of managing the house. He could have been a slave trained for the role.

[16:1]  ⁷ tn Or “squandering.” This verb is graphic; it means to scatter (L&N 57.151).

[21:4]  ⁷ tn Grk “out of what abounded to them.”

[21:4]  ⁸ tn Or “put in her entire livelihood.”