Luke 13
1 There were present then some, who informed Jesus of the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with that of their sacrifices.
And there were some present at that time, telling Him about the Galileans, whose blood Pilate mingled with their sacrifices;
2 Jesus answering, said to them, Do you think that these Galileans were the greatest sinners in all Galilee, because they suffered such usage?
and Jesus answering said to them, “Do you think that these Galileans became sinners beyond all the Galileans, because they have suffered such things?
3 I tell you, No: but unless you reform, you shall all likewise perish;
No—I say to you, but if you may not convert, even so will all you perish.
4 or, those eighteen upon whom the tower of Siloam fell, and slew them; do you think that they were the greatest profligates in Jerusalem?
Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed them, do you think that these became debtors beyond all men who are dwelling in Jerusalem?
5 I tell you, No: but unless you reform, you shall all likewise perish.
No—I say to you, but if you may not convert, all you will perish in like manner.”
6 He also spoke this parable: A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and came seeking fruit on it, but found none.
And He spoke this allegory: “A certain one had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit in it, and he did not find;
7 Then he said to the vine-dresser, This is the third year that I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, without finding any. Cut it down: why should it cumber the ground?
and he said to the vinedresser, Behold, three years I come seeking fruit in this fig tree, and do not find [it], cut it off, why does it also render the ground useless?
8 He answered, Sir, let it alone one year longer till I dig about it, and manure it;
And he answering says to him, Lord, permit it also this year, until I may dig around it, and cast in dung;
9 perhaps it will bear fruit: if not, you may afterward cut it down.
and if indeed it may bear fruit—and if not so, thereafter you will cut it off.”
10 On the Sabbath, as he was teaching in a synagogue,
And He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath,
11 a woman was present, who, for eighteen years, had a spirit of infirmity, by which she was so bowed down that she could not so much as look up.
and behold, there was a woman having a spirit of disability [for] eighteen years, and she was bent together, and not able to bend back at all,
12 Jesus, perceiving her, called her to him, and, laying his hand on her, said, Woman, you are delivered from your infirmity.
and Jesus having seen her, called [her] near and said to her, “Woman, you have been loosed from your disability”;
13 Immediately she stood upright, and glorified God.
and He laid on her [His] hands, and immediately she was set upright, and was glorifying God.
14 But the director of the synagogue, moved with indignation, because Jesus had performed a cure on the Sabbath, said to the people, There are six days for working; come, therefore, on those days and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day.
And the chief of the synagogue answering—much displeased that on the Sabbath Jesus healed—said to the multitude, “Six days there are in which it is necessary to be working; in these, then, coming, be healed, and not on the day of the Sabbath.”
15 To which the Lord replied, Hypocrites! who is there amongst you that does not, on the Sabbath, loose his ox or ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?
Then the LORD answered him and said, “Hypocrite, do not each of you loose his ox or donkey from the stall on the Sabbath, and having led [it] away, water [it]?
16 And must not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound, lo! these eighteen years, be released from this bond on the Sabbath day?
And this one, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan bound eighteen years, behold, did [she] not ought to be loosed from this bond on the day of the Sabbath?”
17 On his saying this, all his opposers were ashamed; but the whole multitude was delighted with all the glorious actions performed by him.
And He saying these things, all who were opposed to Him were being ashamed, and all the multitude were rejoicing over all the glorious things that are being done by Him.
18 He said, moreover, What does the kingdom of God resemble? To what shall I compare it?
And He said, “To what is the Kingdom of God like? And to what will I liken it?
19 It resembles a grain of mustard seed, which a man threw into his garden; and it grew, and became a great tree, and the birds of the air took shelter in its branches.
It is like to a grain of mustard, which a man having taken, cast into his garden, and it increased, and came to a great tree, and the birds of the heavens rested in its branches.”
20 Again, he said, To what shall I compare the kingdom of God?
And again He said, “To what will I liken the Kingdom of God?
21 It resembles leaven, which a woman mingled in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
It is like leaven, which a woman, having taken, hid in three measures of meal, until all was leavened.”
22 And he took a journey to Jerusalem; teaching as he passed through cities and villages:
And He was going through cities and villages, teaching, and making progress toward Jerusalem;
23 and one asked him, Master, are there but few who shall be saved? He answered,
and a certain one said to Him, “Lord, are those saved few?” And He said to them,
24 Force your entrance through the straight gate; for many, I assure you, will request to be admitted, who shall not prevail.
“Be striving to go in through the straight gate, because many, I say to you, will seek to go in, and will not be able;
25 If once the master of the house shall have arisen and locked the door, and you standing without and knocking, say, Master, Master, open to us; he will answer, I know not whence you are.
from the time the Master of the house may have risen up, and may have shut the door, and you may begin to stand outside, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us, and He answering will say to you, I have not known you from where you are,
26 Then they will say, We have eat and drunk with you, and you have taught in our streets.
then you may begin to say, We ate before You, and drank, and You taught in our broad places;
27 But he will answer, I tell you, I know not whence you are: remove hence, all you workers of unrighteousness.
and He will say, I say to you, I have not known you from where you are; depart from Me, all you workers of the unrighteousness.
28 Then will ensue weeping, and gnashing of teeth, when you shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets received into the kingdom of God, and yourselves excluded:
There will be there the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth when you may see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the Kingdom of God, and yourselves being cast outside;
29 nay, people will come from the east, from the west, from the north, and from the south, and will place themselves at table in the kingdom of God.
and they will come from east and west, and from north and south, and will recline in the Kingdom of God,
30 And, behold, they are last, who shall be first; and they are first, who shall be last.
and behold, there are last who will be first, and there are first who will be last.”
31 The same day, certain Pharisees came to him, and said, Get away; depart hence, for Herod intends to kill you.
On that day there came near certain Pharisees, saying to Him, “Go forth, and be going on from here, for Herod wishes to kill You”;
32 He answered, Go, tell that fox, To-day and to-morrow I expel demons, and perform cures, and the third day my course will be completed.
and He said to them, “Having gone, say to that fox, Behold, I cast forth demons, and perfect cures today and tomorrow, and the third [day] I am being perfected;
33 Nevertheless, I must walk about to-day and to-morrow, and the day following; for it can not be, that a prophet should be cut off anywhere but in Jerusalem.
but it is necessary for Me today, and tomorrow, and the [day] following, to go on, because it is not possible for a prophet to perish out of Jerusalem.
34 O Jerusalem! Jerusalem! that killest the prophets, and stonest them whom God sends to you! how often would I have gathered your children together, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings; but you would not!
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that is killing the prophets, and stoning those sent to her, how often I willed to gather together your children, as a hen [gathers] her brood under the wings, and you did not will.
35 Quickly shall your house be deserted; for indeed, I say to you, you shall not see me, till the time when you shall say, Blessed be He who comes in the name of the Lord!
Behold, your house is being left to you desolate, and truly I say to you, you may not see Me, until it may come when you may say, Blessed [is] He who is coming in the Name of the LORD.”
