6. Then Jesus used this illustration: “A man had a fig tree growing in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on the tree but didn’t find any.
7. He said to the gardener, ‘For the last three years I’ve come to look for figs on this fig tree but haven’t found any. Cut it down! Why should it use up ⌊good⌋ soil?’
8. “The gardener replied, ‘Sir, let it stand for one more year. I’ll dig around it and fertilize it.
9. Maybe next year it’ll have figs. But if not, then cut it down.’ ”
10. Jesus was teaching in a synagogue on the day of worship.
11. A woman who was possessed by a spirit was there. The spirit had disabled her for 18 years. She was hunched over and couldn’t stand up straight.
12. When Jesus saw her, he called her to come to him and said, “Woman, you are free from your disability.”
13. He placed his hands on her, and she immediately stood up straight and praised God.