There were
present at that season some that told him of the
Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with
their sacrifices.
02 And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose
ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all
the Galilaeans, because they suffered such
things?
03 I tell you, Nay: but,
except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
04 Or those eighteen, upon
whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them,
think ye that they were sinners above all men
that dwelt in Jerusalem?
05 I tell you, Nay: but,
except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
06 He spake also this parable; A
certain man had a fig tree planted in his
vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon,
and found none.
07 Then said he unto the
dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three
years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and
find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the
ground?
08 And he answering said
unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till
I shall dig about it, and dung it:
09 And if it bear fruit,
well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut
it down.
10 And he was teaching in one of
the synagogues on the sabbath.
11 And, behold, there was a woman which had a
spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed
together, and could in no wise lift up herself.
12 And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him,
and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed
from thine infirmity.
13 And he laid his hands on her:
and immediately she was made straight, and
glorified God.
14 And the ruler of the synagogue answered with
indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the
sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are
six days in which men ought to work: in them
therefore come and be healed, and not on the
sabbath day.
15 The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou
hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the
sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall,
and lead him away to watering?
16 And ought not this
woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan
hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed
from this bond on the sabbath day?
17 And when he had said these
things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all
the people rejoiced for all the glorious things
that were done by him.
18 Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom
of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?
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19 It 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.
20 And again he said,
Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?
21 It is like leaven, which
a woman took and hid in three measures of meal,
till the whole was leavened.
22 And he went through the cities
and villages, teaching, and journeying toward
Jerusalem.
23 Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few
that be saved? And he said unto them,
24 Strive to enter in at the strait
gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to
enter in, and shall not be able.
25 When 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, Lord, open unto us; and
he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not
whence ye are:
26 Then shall ye begin to
say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and
thou hast taught in our streets.
27 But he shall say, I tell
you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from
me, all ye workers of iniquity.
28 There shall be weeping
and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham,
and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in
the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust
out.
29 And they shall come from
the east, and from the west, and from the north,
and from the south, and shall sit down in the
kingdom of God.
30 And, behold, there are
last which shall be first, and there are first
which shall be last.
31 The same day there came certain
of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out,
and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee.
32 And 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 I shall be perfected.
33 Nevertheless I must walk
to day, and to morrow, and the day following: for
it cannot be that a prophet perish out of
Jerusalem.
34 O 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 doth
gather her brood under her wings, and ye would
not!
35 Behold, your 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, Blessed is he that cometh in
the name of the Lord.
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