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Now there were some present at the same time who told him about the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.
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Jesus answered them, "Do you think that these Galilaeans were worse sinners than all the other Galilaeans, because they suffered such things?
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I tell you, no, but, unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way.
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Or those eighteen, on whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed them; do you think that they were worse offenders than all the men who dwell in Jerusalem?
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I tell you, no, but, unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way."
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He spoke this parable. "A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it, and found none.
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He said to the vine dresser, 'Behold, these three years I came seeking fruit on this fig tree, and found none. Cut it down. Why does it waste the soil?'
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He answered, 'Lord, leave it alone this year also, until I dig around it, and fertilize it.
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If it bears fruit, fine; but if not, after that, you can cut it down.'"
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He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath day.