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There were present at that season some that told him of the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
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And Jesus answering, said to them, Suppose ye that these Galileans were sinners above all the Galileans, because they suffered such things?
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I tell you, No; but except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
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Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?
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I tell you, No; but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
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He spoke also this parable: A certain [man] had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit on it, and found none.
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Then said he to the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig-tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?