Luke 13
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Repent or Perish
1At that time,#Mt 21:18–19; Mk 11:12–14 some people came and reported to him about the Galileans#Jn 4:45 whose blood Pilate#Mt 27:2 had mixed with their sacrifices. 2And he#13:2 Other mss read Jesus responded to them, “Do you think that these Galileans were more sinful than all the other Galileans because they suffered these things?#Jn 9:2 3No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish as well. 4Or those eighteen that the tower in Siloam#Jn 9:7 fell on and killed — do you think they were more sinful than all the other people who live in Jerusalem? 5No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish as well.”
The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree
6And he told this parable:#Lk 5:35; 12:16 “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He came looking for fruit on it and found none.#Mt 21:18–19; Mk 11:13 7He told the vineyard worker, ‘Listen, for three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Cut it down!#Mt 7:19; Lk 3:9; Jn 15:2; Rm 11:22 Why should it even waste the soil?’ #Is 5:2
8 “But he replied to him, ‘Sir, # 13:8 Or Lord leave it this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it.#Lk 16:3 9Perhaps it will produce fruit next year, but if not, you can cut it down.’”
Healing a Daughter of Abraham
10As he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath,#Lk 4:31; 6:6 11a woman was there who had been disabled by a spirit#13:11 Lit had a spirit of disability#Mt 8:17; Lk 4:33; 6:18; 7:21; 8:2,29; 9:39 for over eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all.#13:11 Or straighten up completely 12When Jesus saw her, he called out to her,#13:12 Or he summoned her “Woman, you are free of your disability.” 13Then he laid his hands on her,#Mt 19:15; Mk 5:23; 6:2,5; 8:23; Lk 4:40 and instantly she was restored#Ac 15:16; Heb 12:12 and began to glorify God.#Jn 11:4
14But the leader of the synagogue, indignant#Mt 20:24; 21:15; 26:8; Mk 10:14,41; 14:4 because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, responded by telling the crowd, “There are six days when work should be done;#Ex 20:9; Ezk 46:1 therefore come on those days and be healed and not on the Sabbath day.”
15But the Lord answered him and said, “Hypocrites!#Lk 6:42 Doesn’t each one of you untie his ox#Lk 14:5,19; 1Co 9:9 or donkey from the feeding trough#Lk 2:7,12,16 on the Sabbath and lead it to water?#Mt 12:11; Lk 14:5 16Satan#Mt 4:1,10; Ac 13:10 has bound#Mk 5:3; 15:1; 2Tm 2:9 this woman, a daughter of Abraham,#Gn 16:15; Jn 8:37; Heb 2:16 for eighteen years — shouldn’t she be untied from this bondage#13:16 Or isn’t it necessary that she be untied from this bondage on the Sabbath day?”
17When he had said these things, all his adversaries#Lk 21:5; 1Co 16:9; Php 1:28; 1Tm 5:14 were humiliated,#Ps 132:18; Is 45:16 LXX; 1Pt 3:16 but the whole crowd was rejoicing over all the glorious things he was doing.#Is 12:5
The Parables of the Mustard Seed and of the Leaven
18He said, therefore, “What is the kingdom of God like,#Mt 13:31–32; Mk 4:30–32 and what can I compare it to? 19It’s like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the sky nested in its branches.”
20Again he said, “What can I compare the kingdom of God#Mt 13:33 to? 21It’s like leaven#13:21 Or yeast#Mt 16:6,11–12; Mk 8:15; Lk 12:1; 1Co 5:6–8; Gl 5:9 that a woman took and mixed into fifty pounds#13:21 Lit three sata; about forty liters of flour until all of it was leavened.”
The Narrow Way
22He went through one town and village after another, teaching and making his way to Jerusalem.#Lk 9:51 23“Lord,” someone asked him, “are only a few people going to be saved?” #Mt 22:14; Lk 18:26; Ac 2:21; Rm 9:27; Eph 2:8; 1Pt 3:20; Rv 3:4
He said to them, 24“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door,#Mt 7:13–14 because I tell you, many will try to enter and won’t be able 25once the homeowner gets up and shuts the door.#Mt 7:22–23; 10:33; 25:12 Then you will stand outside and knock on the door, saying, ‘Lord, open up for us! ’ He will answer you, ‘I don’t know you or where you’re from.’ 26Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’ 27But he will say, ‘I tell you, I don’t know you or where you’re from. Get away from me,#Ps 6:8; 2Tm 2:19; Heb 3:12 all you evildoers!’ 28There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth#Mt 13:42,50; 22:13; 24:51; 25:30 in that place,#Mt 8:11–12 when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God,#Mk 1:15; Lk 4:43 but yourselves thrown out. 29They will come from east and west, from north and south, to share the banquet#13:29 Lit recline at the table in the kingdom of God. 30Note this: Some who are last will be first, and some who are first will be last.”#Mt 19:30; 20:16; Mk 10:31
Jesus and Herod Antipas
31At that time some Pharisees came and told him, “Go, get out of here. Herod#Mt 14:1 wants to kill you.”#Mt 14:5; Mk 6:19; Jn 7:19–25; Ac 5:33
32He said to them, “Go tell that fox, ‘Look, I’m driving out demons and performing healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will complete my work.’#13:32 Lit I will be finished#Heb 2:10; 5:9; 7:28 33Yet it is necessary that I#Ac 3:21; 17:3 travel today, tomorrow, and the next day, because it is not possible for a prophet#Mt 2:23; 21:11 to perish#Mk 8:31 outside of Jerusalem.
Jesus’s Lamentation over Jerusalem
34 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, #
Mt 23:37–39; Lk 19:41–44 who kills the prophets and stones#Heb 11:37 those who are sent to her.#2Ch 24:20–22; Mt 21:35; Lk 20:15 How often I wanted to gather your children#Ps 147:2; Is 62:1,4 together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings,#Dt 32:11; Ps 17:8; 36:7 but you were not willing!#Jn 5:40 35See, your house is abandoned to you.#Is 64:11; Jr 12:7; 22:1–8 I tell you, you will not see me until the time comes when#13:35 Other mss omit the time comes when you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord’!” #13:35Ps 118:26#Ps 118:26; Mt 21:9; Lk 19:38; Jn 12:13
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Luke 13
13
Repent or Perish
1Now there were some present at that time who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. 2Jesus answered, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered this way? 3I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish. 4Or those eighteen who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them—do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem? 5I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish.”
6Then he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree growing in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. 7So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, ‘For three years now I’ve been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’
8 “ ‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone for one more year, and I’ll dig around it and fertilize it. 9If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down.’ ”
Jesus Heals a Crippled Woman on the Sabbath
10On a Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues, 11and a woman was there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all. 12When Jesus saw her, he called her forward and said to her, “Woman, you are set free from your infirmity.” 13Then he put his hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and praised God.
14Indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, the synagogue leader said to the people, “There are six days for work. So come and be healed on those days, not on the Sabbath.”
15The Lord answered him, “You hypocrites! Doesn’t each of you on the Sabbath untie your ox or donkey from the stall and lead it out to give it water? 16Then should not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be set free on the Sabbath day from what bound her?”
17When he said this, all his opponents were humiliated, but the people were delighted with all the wonderful things he was doing.
The Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast
18Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it to? 19It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds perched in its branches.”
20Again he asked, “What shall I compare the kingdom of God to? 21It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds#13:21 Or about 27 kilograms of flour until it worked all through the dough.”
The Narrow Door
22Then Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as he made his way to Jerusalem. 23Someone asked him, “Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?”
He said to them, 24“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to. 25Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, ‘Sir, open the door for us.’
“But he will answer, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’
26 “Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’
27 “But he will reply, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from. Away from me, all you evildoers!’
28 “There will be weeping there, and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves thrown out. 29People will come from east and west and north and south, and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God. 30Indeed there are those who are last who will be first, and first who will be last.”
Jesus’ Sorrow for Jerusalem
31At that time some Pharisees came to Jesus and said to him, “Leave this place and go somewhere else. Herod wants to kill you.”
32He replied, “Go tell that fox, ‘I will keep on driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach my goal.’ 33In any case, I must press on today and tomorrow and the next day—for surely no prophet can die outside Jerusalem!
34 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing. 35Look, your house is left to you desolate. I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’#13:35 Psalm 118:26”
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