Luke 13
1 Now there were some present at the same time who told him about the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.
There were present also at the same time some who told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate mingled with their sacrifices.
2 And he answered and said to them, "Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered these things?
And he answering said to them, Do ye think that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they have suffered such things?
3 I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way.
I tell you, nay; but unless ye repent, ye will all in like manner perish.
4 Or those eighteen, on whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed them; do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who dwell in Jerusalem?
Or those eighteen, on whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were offenders above all the men that dwell in Jerusalem?
5 I tell you, no, but, unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way."
I tell you, nay; but unless ye repent, ye will all in like manner perish.
6 He spoke this parable. "A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it, and found none.
He spoke also this parable: A certain man had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit thereon, and found none.
7 He said to the vine dresser, 'Look, these three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and found none. Cut it down. Why does it waste the soil?'
Then said he to the vine-dresser, Lo! three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig-tree, and have found none; cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?
8 He answered, 'Lord, leave it alone this year also, until I dig around it, and fertilize it.
And he answering saith to him, Lord, let it alone this year also; till I shall dig about it, and dung it;
9 And if it bears fruit next time, [fine]; but if not, you can cut it down.'"
and if it bear fruit hereafter, well; but if not, thou shalt cut it down.
10 He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath day.
And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.
11 And look, a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and she was bent over, and could in no way straighten herself up.
And lo! there was a woman who had had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years; and she was bent together, and wholly unable to lift herself up.
12 When Jesus saw her, he called her, and said to her, "Woman, you are freed from your infirmity."
And Jesus, seeing her, called to her, and said to her, Woman, thou art set free from thy infirmity.
13 He laid his hands on her, and immediately she stood up straight, and glorified God.
And he laid his hands on her; and immediately she stood upright, and gave glory to God.
14 The ruler of the synagogue, being indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said to the crowd, "There are six days when work should be done Therefore come on those days and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day."
But the ruler of the synagogue answering, being filled with indignation because Jesus had performed a cure on the sabbath, said to the multitude, There are six days in which it is proper to work; on those therefore come and be cured, and not on the sabbath-day.
15 Therefore the Lord answered him, "You hypocrites. Does not each one of you free his ox or his donkey from the stall on the Sabbath, and lead him away to water?
But the Lord answered him and said, Hypocrites, doth not each of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away and water him?
16 Ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound, look, eighteen years, be freed from this bondage on the Sabbath day?"
And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo! for eighteen years, to be loosed from this bond on the sabbath-day?
17 As he said these things, all his adversaries were disappointed, and all the crowd rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.
And on his speaking thus, all his adversaries were ashamed; and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.
18 Then he said, "What is the Kingdom of God like? And to what can I compare it?
He said therefore, To what is the kingdom of God like? and to what shall I compare it?
19 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and put in his own garden. It grew, and became a tree, and the birds of the sky lodged in its branches."
It is like a grain of mustard, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and became a tree, and the birds of the air lodged in its branches.
20 And again he said, "To what can I compare the Kingdom of God?
And again he said, To what shall I liken the kingdom of God?
21 It is like yeast, which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, until it was all leavened."
It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
22 He went on his way through cities and villages, teaching, and traveling on to Jerusalem.
And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying towards Jerusalem.
23 One said to him, "Lord, are they few who are saved?" He said to them,
And one said to him, Lord, are there few that are to be saved? And he said to them,
24 "Strive to enter in by the narrow door, for many, I tell you, will seek to enter in, and will not be able.
Strive to enter in through the narrow door; for many, I say to you, will seek to enter in, and will not be able.
25 When once the master of the house has risen up, and has shut the door, and you begin to stand outside, and to knock at the door, saying, 'Lord, open to us.' then he will answer and tell you, 'I do not know you or where you come from.'
When once the master of the house shall have risen, and shut the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us, and he answering shall say to you, I know not whence ye are;
26 Then you will begin to say, 'We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.'
then will ye begin to say, We ate and drank in thy presence, and thou didst teach in our streets.
27 But he will reply, 'I do not know where you come from. Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity.'
And he will say, I tell you, I know not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.
28 There will be weeping and grinding of teeth, when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets, in the Kingdom of God, and yourselves being thrown outside.
There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth there, when ye see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and yourselves thrust out.
29 They will come from the east, west, north, and south, and will sit down in the Kingdom of God.
And from the east and the west and the north and the south will men come, and take their places at table in the kingdom of God.
30 And look, there are some who are last who will be first, and there are some who are first who will be last."
And lo! there are last who will be first, and there are first who will be last.
31 In that same hour some Pharisees came, saying to him, "Get out of here, and go away, for Herod wants to kill you."
In the same hour there came certain Pharisees, saying to him, Depart, and go hence; for Herod designeth to kill thee.
32 And he said to them, "Go and tell that fox, 'Look, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I complete my mission.
And he said to them, Go, tell that fox, Lo! I cast out demons and perform cures to-day and to-morrow, and on the third day I make an end.
33 Nevertheless I must go on my way today and tomorrow and the next day, for it cannot be that a prophet perish outside of Jerusalem.'
But to-day and to-morrow and the next day I must go on; for it cannot be that a prophet should perish out of Jerusalem.
34 "Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that kills the prophets, and stones those who are sent to her. How often I wanted to gather your children together, like a hen gathers her own brood under her wings, and you refused.
Jerusalem! Jerusalem! that killeth the prophets, and stoneth those who are sent to her! How often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen gathereth her brood under her wings, and ye would not!
35 Look, your house is abandoned to you. And I tell you, you will not see me until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.'"
Lo! your house is abandoned to you. I declare to you, Ye will not see me until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
