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There were present at that season some who told Him of the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
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And Jesus answering said unto them, "Suppose ye that these Galileans were sinners above all the other Galileans, because they suffered such things?
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I tell you, nay; but unless ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
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Or those eighteen upon whom the tower of Siloam fell and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all other men that dwelt in Jerusalem?
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I tell you, nay; but unless 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 thereon, and found none.
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Then said he unto the keeper of his vineyard, `Behold, these three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree and find none. Cut it down. Why cumbereth it the ground?'
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And he answering said unto him, `Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig around it and dung it.