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And he made up this story for them: A certain man had a fig-tree in his garden, and he came to get fruit from it, and there was no fruit.

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And he said to the gardener, See, for three years I have been looking for fruit from this tree, and I have not had any: let it be cut down why is it taking up space?

8

And he said, Lord, let it be for this year, and I will have the earth turned up round it, and put animal waste on it, to make it fertile:

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And if, after that, it has fruit, it is well if not, let it be cut down.