Luke 13
Repent or Perish
1
There were present at that season some who told Him
about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with
their sacrifices.
2 And
Jesus answered and said to them, “Do you suppose that
these Galileans were worse sinners than all other
Galileans, because they suffered such things?
3 I tell
you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise
perish. 4
Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and
killed them, do you think that they were worse sinners
than all other men who dwelt in Jerusalem?
5 I tell
you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise
perish.”The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree
6
He also spoke this parable: “A certain man had a
fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking
fruit on it and found none.
7 Then he
said to the keeper of his vineyard, ‘Look, for three
years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree and
find none. Cut it down; why does it use up the ground?’
8 But he
answered and said to him, ‘Sir, let it alone this year
also, until I dig around it and fertilize it.
9 And if
it bears fruit, well. But if not, after that you
can cut it down.’”A Spirit of Infirmity
10 Now He was teaching in one of the synagogues on
the Sabbath. 11
And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of
infirmity eighteen years, and was bent over and could in
no way raise herself up.
12 But
when Jesus saw her, He called her to Him
and said to her, “Woman, you are loosed from your
infirmity.” 13
And He laid His hands on her, and immediately she
was made straight, and glorified God.
14 But
the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation,
because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath; and he said to
the crowd, “There are six days on which men ought to
work; therefore come and be healed on them, and not on
the Sabbath day.”
15 The
Lord then answered him and said, “Hypocrite! Does not
each one of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or donkey
from the stall, and lead it away to water it?
16 So
ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom
Satan has bound—think of it—for eighteen years, be
loosed from this bond on the Sabbath?”
17 And
when He said these things, all His adversaries were put
to shame; and all the multitude rejoiced for all the
glorious things that were done by Him.The
Parable of the Mustard Seed
18
Then He said, “What is the kingdom of God like? And to
what shall I compare it?
19 It is
like a mustard seed, which a man took and put in his
garden; and it grew and became a large tree, and the
birds of the air nested in its branches.”The
Parable of the Leaven
20 And again He said, “To what shall I liken the
kingdom of God?
21 It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid
in three measures of meal till it was all leavened.”
The Narrow Way
22 And He went through the cities and villages,
teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.
23 Then
one said to Him, “Lord, are there few who are saved?”
And He said to them,
24
“Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I
say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able.
25 When
once the Master of the house has risen up and shut the
door, and you begin to stand outside and knock at the
door, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open for us,’ and He will
answer and say to you, ‘I do not know you, where you are
from,’ 26
then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in Your
presence, and You taught in our streets.’
27 But He
will say, ‘I tell you I do not know you, where you are
from. Depart from Me, all you workers of iniquity.’
28 There
will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you 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 and the west, from the north and
the south, and sit down in the kingdom of God.
30 And
indeed there are last who will be first, and there are
first who will be last.”
31 On
that very day some Pharisees came, saying to Him, “Get
out and depart from here, for Herod wants to kill You.”
32 And He
said to them, “Go, tell that fox, ‘Behold, I cast out
demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the
third day I shall be perfected.’
33
Nevertheless I must journey today, tomorrow, and the
day following; for it cannot be that a prophet
should perish outside of Jerusalem.Jesus
Laments over Jerusalem
34
“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one 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 brood under her wings, but you were not
willing! 35
See! Your house is left to you desolate; and assuredly,
I say to you, you shall not see Me until the time
comes when you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the
name of the LORD!’”
