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Luke 13:18-35

Luke 13:18-35 FBV

Then Jesus asked, “So what is the kingdom of God like? What should I compare it to? It's like a mustard seed that a man planted in his garden. It grew into a tree, and the birds came and nested in its branches.” He asked again, “What shall I compare the kingdom of God to? It's like yeast that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour which made the whole batch rise.” Jesus went around the towns and villages, teaching on his way to Jerusalem. Someone asked him, “Lord, will only a few be saved?” Jesus replied, “Try very hard to enter the narrow doorway, because I tell you that many will try to go in, and won't succeed. Once the house owner gets up and closes the door, you'll be standing outside knocking on the door, saying, ‘Master, please open the door for us.’ But he'll reply, ‘I don't know you or where you're from.’ Then you'll say, ‘But we ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets!’ He'll reply, ‘I tell you, I don't know you or where you're from. Get away from me, all of you who don't do what's good!’ There will be crying and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God but you are thrown out. People will come from the east and the west, the north and the south, and they will sit down to eat in the kingdom of God. For the last shall be first, and the first shall be last.” At that moment some Pharisees came to Jesus and told him, “You should leave here. Herod wants to kill you!” Jesus replied, “Go tell that fox that I will go on driving out demons and healing people for today and tomorrow, and on the third day I'll achieve what I came to do. Well anyway I must continue on my way for today and tomorrow, and the day after. For it wouldn't be right for a prophet to die outside of Jerusalem! Oh Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you kill prophets and stone those who are sent to you! How often I have wanted to gather all your children together just like a hen does with her chicks under her wings, but you refused! Look, your house is left desolate, and I tell you that you won't see me again until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’”

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