Then said he unto 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?
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Gill's Exposition
Then said he unto the dresser of the vineyard,.... If by the owner of the vineyard is meant God the Father, then by the dresser of the vineyard Jesus Christ is intended; but as he seems rather…
Barnes' Notes
The dresser of his vineyard - The man whose duty it was to trim the vines and take care of his vineyard. These three years - These words are not to be referred to the time which Christ had been…
Adam Clarke
Behold these three years - From this circumstance in the parable, it may be reasonably concluded that Jesus had been, at the time of saying this, exercising his ministry for three years past; and,…
This parable is intended to enforce that word of warning immediately going before, "Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish; except you be reformed, you will be ruined, as the barren tree,…
Cambridge Bible
unto the dresser of his vineyard It seems clear that in the truth which the parable shadows forth, Christ corresponds to the vine-dresser, and Jehovah to the owner (Isa 5:7). Some however prefer to…
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