luke 13:8 And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:

luke 13:8 "And he answered and said to him, 'Let it alone, sir, for this year too, until I dig around it and put in fertilizer;

8. he answering, &c.--Christ, as Intercessor, loath to see it cut down so long as there was any hope (see Lu 13:34).
dig, &c.--loosen the earth about it and enrich it with manure; pointing to changes of method in the divine treatment of the impenitent, in order to freshen spiritual culture.

luke 13:8 "And he answered and said to him, 'Let it alone, sir, for this year too, until I dig around it and put in fertilizer;

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