Luke 13

Luke 13

Repent or Perish

1At that time, some people came and reported to him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.[#13:1 Mt 21:18–19; Mk 11:12–14; #13:1 Jn 4:45; #13:1 Mt 27:2]

2And he responded to them, “Do you think that these Galileans were more sinful than all the other Galileans because they suffered these things?[#13:2 Other mss read Jesus; #13:2 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 fell on and killed #— #do you think they were more sinful than all the other people who live in Jerusalem?[#13:4 Jn 9:7]

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: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He came looking for fruit on it and found none.[#13:6 Lk 5:35; 12:16; #13:6 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! Why should it even waste the soil? ’[#13:7 Mt 7:19; Lk 3:9; Jn 15:2; Rm 11:22; #13:7 Is 5:2]

8“But he replied to him, ‘Sir, leave it this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it.[#13:8 Or Lord; #13:8 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,[#13:10 Lk 4:31; 6:6]

11a woman was there who had been disabled by a spirit , for over eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all.[#13:11 Lit had a spirit of disability; #13:11 Mt 8:17; Lk 4:33; 6:18; 7:21; 8:2,29; 9:39; #13:11 Or straighten up completely]

12When Jesus saw her, he called out to her, “Woman, you are free of your disability.”[#13:12 Or he summoned her]

13Then he laid his hands on her, and instantly she was restored and began to glorify God.[#13:13 Mt 19:15; Mk 5:23; 6:2,5; 8:23; Lk 4:40; #13:13 Ac 15:16; Heb 12:12; #13:13 Jn 11:4]

14But the leader of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, responded by telling 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.”[#13:14 Mt 20:24; 21:15; 26:8; Mk 10:14,41; 14:4; #13:14 Ex 20:9; Ezk 46:1]

15But the Lord answered him and said, “Hypocrites! Doesn’t each one of you untie his ox or donkey from the feeding trough on the Sabbath and lead it to water?[#13:15 Lk 6:42; #13:15 Lk 14:5,19; 1Co 9:9; #13:15 Lk 2:7,12,16; #13:15 Mt 12:11; Lk 14:5]

16Satan has bound this woman, a daughter of Abraham, for eighteen years #— #shouldn’t she be untied from this bondage on the Sabbath day? ”[#13:16 Mt 4:1,10; Ac 13:10; #13:16 Mk 5:3; 15:1; 2Tm 2:9; #13:16 Gn 16:15; Jn 8:37; Heb 2:16; #13:16 Or isn’t it necessary that she be untied from this bondage]

17When he had said these things, all his adversaries were humiliated, but the whole crowd was rejoicing over all the glorious things he was doing.[#13:17 Lk 21:5; 1Co 16:9; Php 1:28; 1Tm 5:14; #13:17 Ps 132:18; Is 45:16 LXX; 1Pt 3:16; #13:17 Is 12:5]

The Parables of the Mustard Seed and of the Leaven

18He said, therefore, “What is the kingdom of God like, and what can I compare it to?[#13:18–19 Mt 13:31–32; Mk 4:30–32]

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 to?[#13:20–21 Mt 13:33]

21It’s like leaven , that a woman took and mixed into fifty pounds of flour until all of it was leavened.”[#13:21 Or yeast; #13:21 Mt 16:6,11–12; Mk 8:15; Lk 12:1; 1Co 5:6–8; Gl 5:9; #13:21 Lit three sata ; about forty liters]

The Narrow Way

22He went through one town and village after another, teaching and making his way to Jerusalem.[#13:22 Lk 9:51]

23“Lord,” someone asked him, “are only a few people going to be saved? ”[#13:23 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, because I tell you, many will try to enter and won’t be able[#13:24 Mt 7:13–14]

25once the homeowner gets up and shuts the door. 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.’[#13:25 Mt 7:22–23; 10:33; 25:12]

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, all you evildoers! ’[#13:27 Ps 6:8; 2Tm 2:19; Heb 3:12]

28There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth in that place, when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but yourselves thrown out.[#13:28 Mt 13:42,50; 22:13; 24:51; 25:30; #13:28–29 Mt 8:11–12; #13:28 Mk 1:15; Lk 4:43]

29They will come from east and west, from north and south, to share the banquet in the kingdom of God.[#13:29 Lit recline at the table]

30Note this: Some who are last will be first, and some who are first will be last.”[#13:30 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 wants to kill you.”[#13:31 Mt 14:1; #13:31 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; #13:32 Heb 2:10; 5:9; 7:28]

33Yet it is necessary that I travel today, tomorrow, and the next day, because it is not possible for a prophet to perish outside of Jerusalem.[#13:33 Ac 3:21; 17:3; #13:33 Mt 2:23; 21:11; #13:33 Mk 8:31]

Jesus’s Lamentation over Jerusalem

34“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her. How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing![#13:34–35 Mt 23:37–39; Lk 19:41–44; #13:34 Heb 11:37; #13:34 2Ch 24:20–22; Mt 21:35; Lk 20:15; #13:34 Ps 147:2; Is 62:1,4; #13:34 Dt 32:11; Ps 17:8; 36:7; #13:34 Jn 5:40]

35See, your house is abandoned to you. I tell you, you will not see me until the time comes when you say, ‘ "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord" ’! ” ,[#13:35 Is 64:11; Jr 12:7; 22:1–8; #13:35 Other mss omit the time comes when; #13:35 Ps 118:26; Mt 21:9; Lk 19:38; Jn 12:13; #13:35 Ps 118:26]

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