Luke 13
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Turn Away From Sin or Die
1Then some people in the crowd told Jesus about what had happened to certain Galileans whose blood Pilate mixed with their sacrifices. 2Jesus said, “These people from Galilee suffered greatly. But do you think this was because they were worse sinners than all the other Galileans? 3No, I’m telling you. Unless you turn away from your sins, you will all die too. 4Or what about those 18 people in Siloam who died when the tower fell on them? Do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem? 5I tell you, they were not! But unless you turn away from your sins, you will all die too.”
6Then Jesus told a story. “A man had a fig tree growing in his vineyard, but when he went to look for fruit on it, he didn’t 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 but I’ve never found any. Cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’
8“ ‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone for one more year. I’ll dig around it and fertilize it. 9If it bears fruit next year, great. If not, then we can cut it down.’ ”
Jesus Heals a Disabled Woman on the Sabbath Day
10Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues on a Sabbath day. 11A woman was there who’d been disabled by an evil spirit for 18 years. She was bent over and couldn’t stand up straight. 12Jesus saw her and asked her to come to him. He told her, “Woman, you will no longer be disabled. I’m going to set you free!” 13Then he put his hands on her, and right away she stood up straight and praised God.
14But the synagogue leader was angry because Jesus had healed the woman on the Sabbath day. He told the people, “There are six days for work, so come and be healed on those days. Don’t come on the Sabbath day.”
15The Lord responded, “You’re such hypocrites! Doesn’t each of you go to the barn and untie your ox or donkey on the Sabbath day, and don’t you then lead it out and give it water? 16So shouldn’t this woman, who is a member of Abraham’s family line, but who was kept disabled by Satan for 18 long years, have been set free on the Sabbath day from what was keeping her disabled?”
17When Jesus said this, all those who opposed him were put to shame. But the people were delighted. They loved all the wonderful things he was doing.
The Stories of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast
18Then Jesus asked, “What is God’s kingdom like? What can I compare it to? 19It’s like a mustard seed that someone took and planted in a garden. It grew and became such a big tree that the birds could sit in its branches.”
20Again he asked, “What can I compare God’s kingdom to? 21It’s like yeast that a woman mixed into 60 pounds of flour that worked its way through all the dough.”
The Narrow Door
22Then Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching the people as he continued on his way to Jerusalem. 23Someone asked him, “Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?”
He said to them, 24“Try very hard to enter through the narrow door. I tell you that many will try to enter, but they will not be able to. 25Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will have stand outside knocking and begging, ‘Sir, open the door for us.’
“But he will answer, ‘I don’t know you and I don’t know where you’re from.’
26“Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you. You taught in our streets.’
27“But he will repeat, ‘I don’t know you and I don’t know where you’re from. Get away from me, all you who do evil!’
28“You will weep and grind your teeth together when you see Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and all the prophets in God’s kingdom while you yourselves are thrown out. 29People will come from east and west and north and south to take their places at the feast in God’s kingdom. 30Then the last will be first and the first will be last.”
Jesus’ Sadness Over Jerusalem
31At that time some Pharisees came to Jesus and said to him, “Leave this place and go somewhere else, because Herod wants to kill you.”
32He replied, “Go and tell that fox, ‘Today and tomorrow I will keep on driving out demons and healing people, and on the third day I will reach my goal.’ 33In any case, I must keep going today and tomorrow and the next day. Certainly no prophet can die outside Jerusalem!
34“Jerusalem! Jerusalem! You kill the prophets and throw stones to kill those who are sent to you. Many times I’ve wanted to gather your people together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you would not let me. 35Look, your house is left empty. I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, ‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.’ ”
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Luke 13
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1There were some present at that very time who told him of the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. 2#Jn 9.1-3. And he answered them, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered thus? 3I tell you, No; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish. 4Or those eighteen upon whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them, do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who dwelt in Jerusalem? 5I tell you, No; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.”
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Mt 21.18-20; Mk 11.12-14,20-21. And he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. 7#Mt 3.10; 7.19; Lk 3.9. And he said to the vinedresser, ‘Lo, these three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I find none. Cut it down; why should it use up the ground?’ 8And he answered him, ‘Let it alone, sir, this year also, till I dig about it and put on manure. 9And if it bears fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.’ ”
10Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. 11And there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity for eighteen years; she was bent over and could not fully straighten herself. 12And when Jesus saw her, he called her and said to her, “Woman, you are freed from your infirmity.” 13And he laid his hands upon her, and immediately she was made straight, and she praised God. 14#Ex 20.9-10; Lk 6.6-11; 14.1-6; Jn 5.1-18. But the ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the sabbath, said to the people, “There are six days on which work ought to be done; come on those days and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.” 15#Lk 7.13; 14.5; Mt 12.11. Then the Lord answered him, “You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the sabbath untie his ox or his ass from the manger, and lead it away to water it? 16#Lk 19.9. And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?” 17As he said this, all his adversaries were put to shame; and all the people rejoiced at all the glorious things that were done by him.
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Mt 13.31-32; Mk 4.30-32. He said therefore, “What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it? 19It is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his garden; and it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air made nests in its branches.”
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Mt 13.33. And again he said, “To what shall I compare the kingdom of God? 21It is like leaven which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, till it was all leavened.”
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Lk 9.51; 17.11; 18.31; 19.11. He went on his way through towns and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem. 23#Mt 7.13-14; Jn 10.7. And some one said to him, “Lord, will those who are saved be few?” And he said to them, 24“Strive to enter by the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able. 25#Mt 25.10-12. When once the householder has risen up and shut the door, you will begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, open to us.’ He will answer you, ‘I do not know where you come from.’ 26#Mt 7.21-23; 25.41; Lk 6.46. Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’ 27But he will say, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you come from; depart from me, all you workers of iniquity!’ 28#Mt 8.11-12. There you will weep and gnash your teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God and you yourselves thrust out. 29And men will come from east and west, and from north and south, and sit at table in the kingdom of God. 30#Mt 19.30; Mk 10.31. And behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”
31At that very hour some Pharisees came, and said to him, “Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you.” 32#Heb 2.10; 7.28. And he said to them, “Go and tell that fox, ‘Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I finish my course. 33Nevertheless I must go on my way today and tomorrow and the day following; for it cannot be that a prophet should perish away from Jerusalem.’ 34#Mt 23.37-39; Lk 19.41. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, killing the prophets and stoning those who are sent to you! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not! 35#Jer 22.5; Ps 118.26; Lk 19.38. Behold, your house is forsaken. And I tell you, you will not see me until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!’ ”
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