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At that very time there were some present who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
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He asked them, "Do you think that because these Galileans suffered in this way they were worse sinners than all other Galileans?
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No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish as they did.
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Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam fell on them—do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others living in Jerusalem?
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No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish just as they did."
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Then he told this parable: "A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and found none.
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So he said to the gardener, "See here! For three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and still I find none. Cut it down! Why should it be wasting the soil?'
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He replied, "Sir, let it alone for one more year, until I dig around it and put manure on it.
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If it bears fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.' "