Luke 13
1 Now there were some present at that very time who told Jesus 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 Jesus responded to them, “Do you think that those Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered such 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 No, I tell you, but if you do not repent, you will all likewise perish.
I tell you, nay; but unless ye repent, ye will all in like manner perish.
4 Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower in Siloam fell on them, do you think that they were worse offenders than all the other people 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 No, I tell you, but if you do not repent, you will all likewise perish.”
I tell you, nay; but unless ye repent, ye will all in like manner perish.
6 Then he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it, but did not find any.
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 So he said to the vinedresser, ‘Behold, for three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree and have not found any. Cut it down! Why should it use up 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 But the vinedresser answered him, ‘Sir, allow it to remain for this year also, and I will dig around it and put manure on it.
And he answering saith to him, Lord, let it alone this year also; till I shall dig about it, and dung it;
9 If it bears fruit, fine; but if not, yoʋ can cut it down in the coming year.’”
and if it bear fruit hereafter, well; but if not, thou shalt cut it down.
10 One Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues.
And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.
11 And behold, there was a woman who had suffered from a spirit of disability for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not stand up completely straight.
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 over and said to her, “Woman, yoʋ are set free from yoʋr disability.”
And Jesus, seeing her, called to her, and said to her, Woman, thou art set free from thy infirmity.
13 Then he laid his hands on her, and at once her back was made straight, and she began glorifying God.
And he laid his hands on her; and immediately she stood upright, and gave glory to God.
14 But the ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said to the crowd in response, “There are six days in which work should be done; so come and be healed on those days 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 Then the Lord answered him, “Hypocrites! Do not each of you on the Sabbath untie yoʋr ox or donkey from the manger, lead it away, and give it 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 Then should not this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan has bound for eighteen long years, be released 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 When he said this, all his adversaries were put to shame, and the entire crowd was rejoicing over all the glorious things that he was doing.
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 Jesus said, “What is the kingdom of God like? To what should 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 that a man took and sowed in his garden. It grew and became a large tree, and the birds of the sky nested 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 Again he said, “To what should I compare the kingdom of God?
And again he said, To what shall I liken the kingdom of God?
21 It is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour until it had all been leavened.”
It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
22 Then Jesus traveled through towns and villages, teaching and making his way to Jerusalem.
And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying towards Jerusalem.
23 Someone said to him, “Lord, are there only a few who are being saved?” Jesus 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 through the narrow gate. For many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able to.
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 Once the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will begin to stand outside and knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will answer you, ‘I do not know you or where you are 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 yoʋr presence, and yoʋ 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 say, ‘I tell you, I do not know you or where you are from. Depart from me, all you workers of unrighteousness.’
And he will say, I tell you, I know not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.
28 In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves cast out.
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 People will come from east and west, and from north and south, and recline at the banquet table 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 behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”
And lo! there are last who will be first, and there are first who will be last.
31 On that same day some Pharisees came up and said to Jesus, “Leave this place and go somewhere else, for Herod wants to kill yoʋ.”
In the same hour there came certain Pharisees, saying to him, Depart, and go hence; for Herod designeth to kill thee.
32 But he said to them, “Go tell that fox, ‘Behold, I will continue casting out demons and performing healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will finish my work.’
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, tomorrow, and the following day, for it is unthinkable that a prophet should 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 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to yoʋ! How often I have wanted to gather yoʋr children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but you were not willing!
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 Behold, your house is left to you desolate. I tell you, you will certainly not see me again until the time comes when 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.
