Luke 13:7
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?
Cross-reference
Luke 3:9 uses the same 'axe at the root' imagery for unfruitful trees being cut down, directly echoing the command to cut down the fig tree.
Matthew 3:10 uses the identical 'axe at the root' warning – every tree not bearing good fruit is cut down – directly paralleling the fig tree's fate.
Matthew 7:19 states every unfruitful tree is cut down and thrown into fire, reinforcing the judgment theme of the fig tree parable.
John 15:6 describes branches thrown into fire for not abiding, echoing the fig tree's removal and adding the fiery consequence.
Romans 2:4 reveals that God's patience in delaying judgment aims to lead to repentance, mirroring the extra year given to the fig tree.
Romans 2:5 warns that impenitence stores up wrath, contrasting the fig tree's reprieve with the inevitable judgment for persistent unfruitfulness.
Isaiah 5:2 has a vintner seeking grapes but finding wild grapes, a strong parallel to the search for fruit here.
Hebrews 6:8 says land bearing thorns is cursed and burned, closely paralleling the fate of this fruitless fig tree.
Deuteronomy 20:19 spares fruit trees in war, contrasting with cutting down the fruitless fig tree here.
Exodus 32:10 has God wanting to consume Israel but Moses intercedes, analogous to the vinedresser asking for one more year to save the tree.
John 15:2 says every branch not bearing fruit is taken away, similar to cutting down the fig tree, but focuses on abiding in Christ.
Daniel 4:14 commands to 'chop down the tree' as judgment on pride, sharing the cutting-down imagery but differing in cause (pride vs. fruitlessness).