Luke 13

13There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood ^aPilate had mingled with their sacrifices. ²And Jesus answering said unto them, ^bSuppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things? ³I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. ⁴Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in ^cSiloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were ^||sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem? ⁵I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. ⁶He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and ^dhe came and sought fruit thereon, and found none. ⁷Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: ^ecut it down; why cumbereth it the ground? ⁸And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it: ⁹And if it bear fruit, ^fwell: and if not, then after that thou shalt ^ecut it down.

¹⁰And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. ¹¹And, behold, there was a woman which had a ^gspirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise ^hlift up herself. ¹²And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity. ¹³And he ⁱlaid his hands on her: and immediately she was ^jmade straight, and ^kglorified God. ¹⁴And ^lthe ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, ^llbecause that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, ^mThere are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and ⁿnot on the sabbath day. ¹⁵The Lord then answered him, and said, ^oThou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose ^phis ox or his ass from the ^qstall, and lead him away to watering? ¹⁶And ought not this woman, ^rbeing a daughter of Abraham, whom ^gSatan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day? ¹⁷And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and ^sall the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.

^18tThen said he, ^uUnto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it? ¹⁹It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it. ²⁰And again he said, ^uWhereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God? ²¹It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three ^||measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

^22wAnd he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and ^xjourneying toward Jerusalem. ²³Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few ^ythat be saved? And he said unto them, ^24zaStrive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. ^25bWhen once the master of the house is risen up, and ^chath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, ^dLord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, ^eI know you not whence ye are: ²⁶Then shall ye begin to say, ^fWe have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and ^gthou hast taught in our streets. ²⁷But he shall say, I tell you, ^eI know you not whence ye are; ^hdepart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. ²⁸ⁱThere shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see ^kAbraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out. ^29kAnd they shall come ^lfrom the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God. ³⁰And, behold, ^mthere are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.

³¹The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart ⁿhence: for ^oHerod will kill thee. ³²And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third day ^pI shall be perfected. ³³Nevertheless I must ^ppwalk to day, and to morrow, and ^qthe day following: for ^rit cannot be that ^sa prophet perish out of Jerusalem. ^34tO Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen ^udoth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not! ³⁵Behold, ^xyour house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, ^yBlessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.