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?
Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard - to him whom he employed to take charge of his vineyard, which in this case we know to be Christ.
Behold, these three years - a long enough trial for a fig tree, and so denoting probably just a sufficient period of culture for spiritual fruit. The supposed allusion to the duration of our Lord's ministry is precarious.
I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down. There is a certain indignation in this language.
Why cumbereth it the ground? - not only doing no good, but wasting ground.