Luke 13

Repent or Perish

13At that time, ^lsome people came and reported to Him about the Galileans ^mwhose blood Pilate ⁿhad mixed with their sacrifices. ²And He ^oresponded to them, “Do you think that these Galileans were more sinful than all Galileans because they suffered these things? ^p3No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish as well! ⁴Or those 18 that the tower in Siloam ^qfell on and killed—do you think they were more sinful than all the people who live in Jerusalem? 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: ^r“A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He came looking for fruit on it and found none. ^s7He 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! ^tWhy should it even waste the soil?’ ^u

⁸“But he replied to him, ‘Sir, ^vleave it this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it. ^w9Perhaps it will bear 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, ^x11a woman was there who had been disabled by a spirit ^yzfor over 18 years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all. ^a12When Jesus saw her, He called out to her, ^b“^•Woman, you are free of your disability.” ¹³Then He laid His hands on her, ^cand instantly she was restored ^dand began to glorify God. ^e

¹⁴But the leader of the synagogue, indignant ^fbecause Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, responded by telling the crowd, “There are six days when work should be done; ^gtherefore come on those days and be healed and not on the Sabbath day.”

¹⁵But the Lord answered him and said, “Hypocrites! ^hDoesn’t each one of you untie his ox ⁱor donkey from the feeding trough ^jon the Sabbath and lead it to water? ^k16Satan ^lhas bound ^mthis woman, a daughter of Abraham, ⁿfor 18 years—shouldn’t she be untied from this bondage on the Sabbath day?”

¹⁷When He had said these things, all His adversaries ^owere humiliated, ^pbut the whole crowd was rejoicing over all the glorious things He was doing. ^q

The Parables of the Mustard Seed and of the Yeast

¹⁸He said, therefore, “What is the kingdom of God like, ^rand what can I compare it to? 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 ^sto? ²¹It’s like yeast ^tthat a woman took and mixed into 50 pounds ^uof flour until it spread through the entire mixture.” ^v

The Narrow Way

²²He went through one town and village after another, teaching and making His way to Jerusalem. ^w23“Lord,” someone asked Him, “are there few being saved?” ^xy

He said to them, ²⁴“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, ^zbecause I tell you, many will try to enter and won’t be able ²⁵once the homeowner gets up and shuts the door. ^aThen you will stand ^boutside 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.’ ²⁶Then you will say, ^c‘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, ^dall you workers of unrighteousness!’ ²⁸There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth ^ein that place, ^fwhen you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, ^gbut yourselves thrown out. ²⁹They will come from east and west, from north and south, and recline at the table ^hin the kingdom of God. ³⁰Note this: Some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.” ⁱ

Jesus and Herod Antipas

³¹At that time some Pharisees came and told Him, “Go, get out of here! Herod ^jwants to kill You!” ^k

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 ^lI will complete My work.’ ^mn33Yet I must ^otravel today, tomorrow, and the next day, because it is not possible for a prophet ^pto perish ^qoutside of Jerusalem!

Jesus’ Lamentation over Jerusalem

³⁴“Jerusalem, Jerusalem! ^rShe who kills the prophets and stones ^sthose who are sent to her. ^tHow often I wanted to gather your children ^utogether, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, ^vbut you were not willing! ^w35See, your house ^xis abandoned to you. ^yAnd I tell you, you will not see Me until the time comes when you say, ‘He who comes in the name of the Lord is the blessed One’!” ^za