And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.
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Interpretation
This parable of the barren fig-tree is intended to enforce the warning given just before: the barren tree, except it brings forth fruit, will be cut down. This parable in the first place refers to the nation and people of the Jews.
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This thought runs through Luke 13:6-10.