Neville Goddard on Luke 13:6-9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Luke 13 in context

Scripture Focus

6He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.

7Then 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?

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

9And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.

Luke 13:6-9

Biblical Context

In Luke 13:6-9, a man in a vineyard seeks fruit from a fig tree for three years and finds none; the dresser asks to give it one more year to dig around and fertilize, and then fruit may appear or the tree be cut down.

Neville's Inner Vision

Behold the fig tree as a symbol of your current state of awareness. The vineyard is your life; the owner is the I AM that you truly are; the dresser is your subconscious organizer of causes and effects. When the text says I come seeking fruit these three years, it speaks of your mind’s insistence on results from old structures, the persistence of lack. The response, Let it alone this year, is not mercy to a stubborn tree but a shift in your assumption: stop reading scarcity into the branches, and instead dig around with a new feeling and understanding. Digging represents a mental revision—the imaged work of reassessing what you believe and nourishing it with faith, gratitude, and precise imagination. In this space, your awareness is fertilized; fruit is not something you chase but something that blossoms from a renewed I AM presence. If you sink into this inner soil and allow the life of God to circulate, fruit appears as a natural demonstration in your life. The parable invites you to turn away from condemnation and toward inner cultivation that yields fruit in due season.