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Text -- Luke 13:1-35 (NET)
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A Call to Repent
13:1 Now there were some present on that occasion who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices .
13:2 He answered them , “Do you think these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans , because they suffered these things ?
13:3 No , I tell you ! But unless you repent , you will all perish as well !
13:4 Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower in Siloam fell on them , do you think they were worse offenders than all the others who live in Jerusalem ?
13:5 No , I tell you ! But unless you repent you will all perish as well !”
Warning to Israel to Bear Fruit
13:6 Then Jesus told this parable : “A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard , and he came looking for fruit on it and found none .
13:7 So he said to the worker who tended the vineyard , ‘For three years now, I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree , and each time I inspect it I find none . Cut it down ! Why should it continue to deplete the soil ?’
13:8 But the worker answered him , ‘Sir , leave it alone this year too , until I dig around it and put fertilizer on it.
13:9 Then if it bears fruit next year , very well, but if not , you can cut it down .’”
Healing on the Sabbath
13:10 Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath ,
13:11 and a woman was there who had been disabled by a spirit for eighteen years . She was bent over and could not straighten herself up completely .
13:12 When Jesus saw her , he called her to him and said , “Woman , you are freed from your infirmity .”
13:13 Then he placed his hands on her , and immediately she straightened up and praised God .
13:14 But the president of the synagogue , indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath , said to the crowd , “There are six days on which work should be done! So come and be healed on those days , and not on the Sabbath day .”
13:15 Then the Lord answered him , “You hypocrites ! Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from its stall , and lead it to water ?
13:16 Then shouldn’t this woman , a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen long years , be released from this imprisonment on the Sabbath day ?”
13:17 When he said this all his adversaries were humiliated , but the entire crowd was rejoicing at all the wonderful things he was doing .
On the Kingdom of God
13:18 Thus Jesus asked , “What is the kingdom of God like ? To what should I compare it ?
13:19 It is like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his garden . It grew and became a tree , and the wild birds nested in its branches .”
13:20 Again he said , “To what should I compare the kingdom of God ?
13:21 It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed with three measures of flour until all the dough had risen .”
The Narrow Door
13:22 Then Jesus traveled throughout towns and villages , teaching and making his way toward Jerusalem .
13:23 Someone asked him , “Lord , will only a few be saved ?” So he said to them ,
13:24 “Exert every effort to enter through the narrow door , because many , I tell you , will try to enter and will not be able to .
13:25 Once the head of the house gets up and shuts the door , then you will stand outside and start to knock on the door and beg him, ‘Lord , let us in !’ But he will answer answer you , ‘I don’t know where you come from .’
13:26 Then you will begin to say , ‘We ate and drank in your presence , and you taught in our streets .’
13:27 But he will reply , ‘I don’t know where you come from ! Go away from me , all you evildoers !’
13:28 There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham , Isaac , Jacob , and all the prophets in the kingdom of God but you yourselves thrown out .
13:29 Then people will come from east and west , and from north and south , and take their places at the banquet table in the kingdom of God .
13:30 But indeed , some are last who will be first , and some are first who will be last .”
Going to Jerusalem
13:31 At that time , some Pharisees came up and said to Jesus , “Get away from here , because Herod wants to kill you .”
13:32 But he said to them , “Go and tell that fox , ‘Look , I am casting out demons and performing healings today and tomorrow , and on the third day I will complete my work.
13:33 Nevertheless I must go on my way today and tomorrow and the next day , because it is impossible impossible that a prophet should be killed outside Jerusalem .’
13:34 O Jerusalem , Jerusalem , you who kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you! How often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings , but you would have none of it!
13:35 Look , your house is forsaken ! And I tell you , you will not see me until you say , ‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord !’”
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
LUKE, THE GOSPEL OF |
Sabbath |
Jesus, The Christ |
JESUS CHRIST, 4D |
Judgment |
Repentance |
Miracles |
Synagogue |
Wicked |
CROOK-BACKED |
Hypocrisy |
ESCHATOLOGY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, VI-X |
Impenitence |
Reprobacy |
God |
Fig Tree |
Responsibility |
Opportunity |
JESUS CHRIST, 4C1 |
Kingdom of God |
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NET Notes -> Luk 13:1; Luk 13:1; Luk 13:2; Luk 13:2; Luk 13:3; Luk 13:3; Luk 13:4; Luk 13:4; Luk 13:4; Luk 13:5; Luk 13:5; Luk 13:6; Luk 13:6; Luk 13:6; Luk 13:7; Luk 13:7; Luk 13:7; Luk 13:7; Luk 13:7; Luk 13:7; Luk 13:7; Luk 13:8; Luk 13:8; Luk 13:9; Luk 13:9; Luk 13:9; Luk 13:9; Luk 13:10; Luk 13:11; Luk 13:11; Luk 13:11; Luk 13:11; Luk 13:12; Luk 13:12; Luk 13:12; Luk 13:12; Luk 13:12; Luk 13:13; Luk 13:13; Luk 13:14; Luk 13:14; Luk 13:14; Luk 13:15; Luk 13:15; Luk 13:15; Luk 13:16; Luk 13:16; Luk 13:16; Luk 13:16; Luk 13:16; Luk 13:17; Luk 13:17; Luk 13:17; Luk 13:17; Luk 13:17; Luk 13:18; Luk 13:18; Luk 13:18; Luk 13:18; Luk 13:18; Luk 13:19; Luk 13:19; Luk 13:19; Luk 13:19; Luk 13:19; Luk 13:19; Luk 13:20; Luk 13:20; Luk 13:21; Luk 13:21; Luk 13:21; Luk 13:21; Luk 13:22; Luk 13:22; Luk 13:22; Luk 13:22; Luk 13:22; Luk 13:22; Luk 13:23; Luk 13:23; Luk 13:23; Luk 13:23; Luk 13:24; Luk 13:25; Luk 13:25; Luk 13:25; Luk 13:25; Luk 13:25; Luk 13:25; Luk 13:25; Luk 13:26; Luk 13:27; Luk 13:27; Luk 13:27; Luk 13:27; Luk 13:27; Luk 13:28; Luk 13:28; Luk 13:28; Luk 13:28; Luk 13:29; Luk 13:29; Luk 13:29; Luk 13:29; Luk 13:30; Luk 13:30; Luk 13:30; Luk 13:31; Luk 13:31; Luk 13:31; Luk 13:31; Luk 13:31; Luk 13:32; Luk 13:32; Luk 13:32; Luk 13:32; Luk 13:32; Luk 13:33; Luk 13:33; Luk 13:33; Luk 13:33; Luk 13:33; Luk 13:34; Luk 13:34; Luk 13:34; Luk 13:34; Luk 13:34; Luk 13:35; Luk 13:35
NET Notes: Luk 13:1 This is an event that otherwise is unattested, though several events similar to it are noted in Josephus (J. W. 2.9.2-4 [2.169-177]; Ant. 13.13.5 [13....
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NET Notes: Luk 13:2 Jesus did not want his hearers to think that tragedy was necessarily a judgment on these people because they were worse sinners.
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NET Notes: Luk 13:3 Or “you will all likewise perish,” but this could be misunderstood to mean that they would perish by the same means as the Galileans. Jesu...
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NET Notes: Luk 13:4 For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
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NET Notes: Luk 13:6 The fig tree is a variation on the picture of a vine as representing the nation; see Isa 5:1-7.
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NET Notes: Luk 13:7 Such fig trees would deplete the soil, robbing it of nutrients needed by other trees and plants.
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NET Notes: Luk 13:9 This is a first class condition in the Greek text, showing which of the options is assumed.
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NET Notes: Luk 13:14 The participle ἐρχόμενοι (ercomenoi) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemp...
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NET Notes: Luk 13:15 The charge here is hypocrisy, but it is only part one of the response. Various ancient laws detail what was allowed with cattle; see Mishnah, m. Shabb...
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NET Notes: Luk 13:17 Grk “that were being done by him.” The passive has been converted to an active construction in the translation.
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NET Notes: Luk 13:18 Grk “And to.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
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NET Notes: Luk 13:19 The point of the parable seems to be that while the kingdom of God may appear to have insignificant and unnoticeable beginnings (i.e., in the ministry...
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NET Notes: Luk 13:20 The kingdom of God is a major theme of Jesus. It is a realm in which Jesus rules and to which those who trust him belong. See Luke 6:20; 11:20; 17:20-...
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NET Notes: Luk 13:21 The parable of the yeast and the dough teaches that the kingdom of God will start small but eventually grow to permeate everything. Jesus’ point...
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NET Notes: Luk 13:22 For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
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NET Notes: Luk 13:23 Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate that Jesus’ reply was triggered by the preceding question.
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NET Notes: Luk 13:24 Or “Make every effort” (L&N 68.74; cf. NIV); “Do your best” (TEV); “Work hard” (NLT); Grk “Struggle.R...
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NET Notes: Luk 13:25 For the imagery behind the statement “I do not know where you come from,” see Ps 138:6; Isa 63:16; Jer 1:5; Hos 5:3.
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NET Notes: Luk 13:26 This term refers to wide streets, and thus suggests the major streets of a city.
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NET Notes: Luk 13:29 The kingdom of God is a major theme of Jesus. It is a realm in which Jesus rules and to which those who trust him belong. See Luke 6:20; 11:20; 17:20-...
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NET Notes: Luk 13:30 Some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last. Jesus’ answer is that some who are expected to be there (many from Israel)...
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NET Notes: Luk 13:32 Or “I reach my goal.” The verb τελειόω (teleiow) is a key NT term for the completion of God’s pla...
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NET Notes: Luk 13:33 For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
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