Now on the same
occasion
there were some
present
who reported
to Him about
the Galileans
whose
blood
aPilate
had 1mixed
with their sacrifices
.
And Jesus said to them, " aDo you suppose
that these
Galileans
were greater sinners
than
all
other Galileans
because
they suffered
this
fate?
"I tell you, no
, but unless
you 1repent
, you will all
likewise
perish
.
"Or do you suppose
that those
eighteen
on whom
the tower
in aSiloam
fell
and killed
them were worse 1 bculprits
than
all
the men
who live
in Jerusalem
?
"I tell you, no
, but unless
you repent
, you will all
likewise
perish
."
And He began telling this
parable
: "A man
had
aa fig
tree
which had been planted
in his vineyard
; and he came
looking
for fruit
on it and did not find
any.
"And he said to the vineyard-keeper
, `Behold
, for three
years
I have come
looking
for fruit
on this
fig
tree
1without
finding
any. aCut
it down
! Why
does it even
use
up the ground
?'
"And he answered and said
to him, `Let
it alone
, sir
, for this
year
too
, until
I dig
around
it and put
in fertilizer
;
and if it bears
fruit
next
year, fine; but if
not, cut
it down
.' "
And He was ateaching in one
of the synagogues
on the Sabbath
.
And there was a woman who for eighteen
years
had had
aa sickness
caused by a spirit
; and she was bent
double
, and could
not straighten
up at all
.
When Jesus saw
her, He called
her over
and said
to her, "Woman
, you are freed
from your sickness
."
And He alaid His hands
on her; and immediately
she was made
erect
again
and began bglorifying
God
.
But athe synagogue official
, indignant
because
Jesus
bhad healed
on the Sabbath
, began saying
to the crowd
in response
, " cThere are six
days
in which
work
should
be done
; so
come
during
them and get
healed
, and not on the Sabbath
day
."
But athe Lord answered
him and said
, "You hypocrites
, bdoes not each
of you on the Sabbath
untie
his ox
or
his donkey
from the stall
and lead
him away
to water
him?
"And this woman
, aa daughter
of Abraham
as she is, whom
bSatan
has bound
for eighteen
long
years
, should
she not have been released
from this
bond
on the Sabbath
day
?"
As He said this
, all
His opponents
were being humiliated
; and athe entire
crowd
was rejoicing
over
all
the glorious
things
being
done
by Him.
So aHe was saying
, " bWhat
is the kingdom
of God
like
, and to what
shall I compare
it?
"It is like a mustard
seed
, which
a man
took
and threw
into his own
garden
; and it grew
and became
a tree
, and aTHE BIRDS
OF THE 1AIR
NESTED
IN ITS BRANCHES
."
And again He said
, " aTo what
shall I compare
the kingdom
of God
?
" aIt is like leaven
, which
a woman
took
and hid
in bthree
1pecks
of flour
until
it was all
leavened
."
And He was passing through
from one city
and village
to another
, teaching
, and aproceeding
on His way
to Jerusalem
.
And someone said
to Him, "Lord
, are there just a few
who are being saved
?" And He said
to them,
" aStrive to enter
through
the narrow
door
; for many
, I tell
you, will seek
to enter
and will not be able
.
"Once the head
of the house
gets
up and ashuts
the door
, and you begin
to stand
outside
and knock
on the door
, saying
, ` bLord
, open
up to us!' then
He will answer
and say
to you, ` cI do not know
where
you are from.'
"Then you will abegin
to say
, `We ate
and drank
in Your presence
, and You taught
in our streets
';
and He will say, `I tell
you, aI do not know
where
you are from; bDEPART
FROM ME, ALL
YOU EVILDOERS
.'
" aIn that place 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
, but yourselves
being thrown
out.
"And they awill come from east
and west
and from north
and south
, and will recline
at the table in the kingdom
of God
.
"And behold, asome are last
who
will be first
and some are first
who
will be last
."
Just at that time
some
Pharisees
approached
, saying
to Him, "Go
away
, leave
here
, for aHerod
wants
to kill
You."
And He said to them, "Go
and tell
that fox
, `Behold
, I cast
out demons
and perform
cures
today
and tomorrow
, and the third
day I 1 areach
My goal
.'
"Nevertheless aI must
journey
on today
and tomorrow
and the next
day; for it cannot
be that a bprophet
would perish
outside
of Jerusalem
.
" aO Jerusalem, Jerusalem
, the city that kills
the prophets
and stones
those
sent
to her! How
often
I wanted
to gather
your children
together
, bjust
as a hen
gathers her brood
under
her wings
, and you would
not have it!
"Behold, your house
is left
to you desolate; and I say
to you, you will not see
Me until
the time comes
when
you say
, ` aBLESSED
IS HE WHO COMES
IN THE NAME
OF THE LORD
!' "