Luke 13

¹Now there were some present at that very season which told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. ²And he answered and said unto them, Think ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they have suffered these things? ³I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all in like manner perish. ⁴Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed them, think ye that they were offenders above all the men that dwell in Jerusalem? ⁵I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. ⁶And he spake this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit thereon, and found none. ⁷And he said unto the vinedresser, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why doth it also cumber the ground? ⁸And he answering saith unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it: ⁹and if it bear fruit thenceforth, well; but if not, thou shalt cut it down. ¹⁰And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath day. ¹¹And behold, a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years; and she was bowed together, and could in no wise lift herself up. ¹²And when Jesus saw her, he called her, and said to her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity. ¹³And he laid his hands upon her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God. ¹⁴And the ruler of the synagogue, being moved with indignation because Jesus had healed on the sabbath, answered and said to the multitude, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the day of the sabbath. ¹⁵But the Lord answered him, and said, Ye hypocrites, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering? ¹⁶And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound, lo, theseeighteen years, to have been loosed from this bond on the day of the sabbath? ¹⁷And as 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. ¹⁸He said therefore, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I liken it? ¹⁹It is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his own garden; and it grew, and became a tree; and the birds of the heaven lodged in the branches thereof. ²⁰And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God? ²¹It is like unto leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened. ²²And he went on his way through cities and villages, teaching, and journeying on unto Jerusalem. ²³And one said unto him, Lord, are they few that be saved? And he said unto them, ²⁴Strive to enter in by the narrow door: for many, I say unto you, shall seek to enter in, and shall not be able. ²⁵When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us; and he shall answer and say to you, I know you not whence ye are; ²⁶then shall ye begin to say, We did eat and drink in thy presence, and thou didst teach in our streets; ²⁷and he shall say, I tell you, I know not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. ²⁸There shall be the weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and yourselves cast forth without. ²⁹And they shall come from the east and west, and from the north and south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God. ³⁰And behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last. ³¹In that very hour there came certain Pharisees, saying to him, Get thee out, and go hence: for Herod would fain kill thee. ³²And he said unto them, Go and say to that fox, Behold, I cast out devils and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third dayI am perfected. ³³Howbeit I must go on my way today and tomorrow and the dayfollowing: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem. ³⁴O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killeth the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto her! how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gatherethher own brood under her wings, and ye would not! ³⁵Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until ye shall say, Blessed ishe that cometh in the name of the Lord.