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Luke 13

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 13 of 24

1 And some were present at the same time reporting to Him about the Galileans, whose blood Pilate mixed with their sacrifices.

2 And answering, Jesus said to them, Do you think that these Galileans were sinners beyond all the Galileans, because they suffered such things?

3 No, I say to you, But if you do not repent, you will all perish likewise.

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Chapter Summary

1 Christ preaches repentance on the punishment of the Galileans. 6 The fruitless fig tree. 11 He heals a woman who was unable to stand erect: 24 and exhorts to enter in at the narrow gate.

Key Greek Words

μετανοέω repent G3340
συκῆ fig tree G4808
σάββατον sabbath G4521
ἀσθένεια infirmity G769
βασιλεία kingdom G932
στενός narrow (gate) G4728

People & Context

Jesus

Calls for repentance, heals the bent woman on the sabbath, and laments over Jerusalem

Pontius Pilate

Roman governor who mixed the Galileans' blood with their sacrifices (v.1)

Satan

The adversary who had bound the daughter of Abraham for eighteen years (v.16)

Herod

The tetrarch, called a fox, who desires to kill Jesus (vv.31-32)

Abraham

Patriarch; the bent woman is his daughter, and he reclines in the kingdom of God (vv.16,28)

Isaac and Jacob

Patriarchs seen reclining with Abraham and the prophets in the kingdom of God (v.28)

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