¹Now there were some present at the same time who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices .

²Jesus answered them , “ Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans , because they suffered such things ?

³I tell you , no , but unless you repent , you will all perish in the same way .

⁴Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them — do you think that they were worse offenders than all the men who dwell in Jerusalem ?

⁵I tell you , no , but , unless you repent , you will all perish in the same way .”

⁶He spoke this parable . “ A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none .

⁷He said to the vine dresser, ‘ Behold , 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 ?’

⁸He answered , ‘ Lord , leave it alone this year also , until I dig around it and fertilise it .

⁹If it bears fruit , fine; but if not , after that , you can cut it down .’”

¹⁰He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath day .

¹¹Behold , there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years . She was bent over and could in no way straighten herself up .

¹²When Jesus saw her , he called her and said to her , “ Woman , you are freed from your infirmity.”

¹³He laid his hands on her , and immediately she stood up straight and glorified God .

¹⁴The ruler of the synagogue, being indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath , said to the multitude , “There are six days in which men ought to work . Therefore come on those days and be healed , and not on the Sabbath day !”

¹⁵Therefore the Lord answered him , “ You hypocrites ! Doesn’ t each one of you free his ox or his donkey from the stall on the Sabbath and lead him away to water ?

¹⁶Ought not this woman , being a daughter of Abraham whom Satan had bound eighteen long years , be freed from this bondage on the Sabbath day ?”

¹⁷As he said these things , all his adversaries were disappointed ; and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him .

¹⁸He said , “ What is God ’s Kingdom like ? To what shall I compare it ?

¹⁹It is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and put in his own garden . It grew and became a large tree , and the birds of the sky live in its branches .”

²⁰Again he said , “ To what shall I compare God ’s Kingdom?

²¹It is like yeast , which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, until it was all leavened .”[#13:21 literally, three sata. 3 sata is about 39 litres or a bit more than a bushel.]

²²He went on his way through cities and villages , teaching , and travelling on to Jerusalem .

²³One said to him , “Lord , are they few who are saved ?”

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 .

²⁵When 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 , Lord , open to us !’ then he will answer and tell you , ‘ I don’ t know you or where you come from .’

²⁶Then you will begin to say , ‘ We ate and drank in your presence , and you taught in our streets .’

²⁷He will say , ‘ I tell you , I don’t know where you come from . Depart from me , all you workers of iniquity.’

²⁸There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac , Jacob , and all the prophets in God ’s Kingdom, and yourselves being thrown outside .

²⁹They will come from the east, west , north , and south , and will sit down in God ’s Kingdom.

³⁰Behold , there are some who are last who will be first , and there are some who are first who will be last .”

³¹On that same day , some Pharisees came , saying to him , “Get out of here and go away , for Herod wants to kill you .”

³²He said to them , “ Go and tell that fox, ‘ Behold , I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I complete my mission.

³³Nevertheless I must go on my way today and tomorrow and the next day , for it can’ t be that a prophet would perish outside of Jerusalem .’

³⁴“ Jerusalem , Jerusalem , you who 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 !

³⁵Behold , your house is left to you desolate. I tell you , you will not see me until you say , ‘ Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord !’”[#Psalms 118:26]