13: 2 And he answered and said unto them, Think ye that these Galileans became sinners above all the Galileans, because they have suffered these things?
13: 3 I tell you, No: but, except ye repent, ye shall all in like manner perish.
13: 4 Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed them, think ye that they became 246offenders above all the men that dwell in Jerusalem?
246Gk. debtors
13: 5 I tell you, No: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
13: 6 And he spake this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit thereon, and found none.
13: 7 And he said unto the vinedresser, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: so cut it down; why doth it also cumber the ground?
13: 8 And he answering saith unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:
13: 9 and if it bear fruit thenceforth, well; but if not, thou shalt cut it down.
13: 10 And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath day.
13: 11 And behold, a woman that had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years; and she was bowed together, and could in no wise lift herself up.
13: 12 And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said to her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.
13: 13 And he laid his hands upon her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.
13: 14 And the synagogue ruler, 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.
13: 15 But 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 247stall and lead it away to watering?
247Gk. manger,
13: 16 And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound, lo, these eighteen years, to have been loosed from this bond on the day of the sabbath?
13: 17 And 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.
13: 18 He said therefore, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? And whereunto shall I liken it?
13: 19 It 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.
13: 20 And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?
13: 21 It is like unto leaven, which a woman took and hid in three 248measures of meal, till it all was leavened.
248The word in the Greek, saton, denotes the Hebrew seah, a measure containing nearly a peck and a half. [1 saton = 1/3 ephah ≈ 13 liter.]
13: 22 And he went on his way through cities and villages, teaching and journeying on unto Jerusalem.
13: 23 And one said unto him, Lord, are they few that are saved? And he said unto them,
13: 24 Strive to enter in by the narrow door: for many, I say unto you, shall seek to enter in, and shall not be 249able.
249Or, able, 25 when once etc.
13: 25 When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut the door, and ye begin to stand without, and knock at the door saying, Lord, open to us; and he shall answer and say to you, I know you not whence ye are;
13: 26 then shall ye begin to say, We did eat and drink before thee, and thou didst teach in our streets;
13: 27 and he shall say, I tell you, I know250 not whence ye are: depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.
250p75BL 070 1241 almost alone add you
13: 28 There shall be the weeping and the 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.
13: 29 And they shall have come from the east and west, and from the north and south, and shall 251sit down in the kingdom of God.
251Gk. recline
13: 30 And behold, there are last who shall be first, and there are first who shall be last.
13: 31 In that very hour there came certain Pharisees, saying to him, Get thee out, and go hence: for Herod wisheth to kill thee.
13: 32 And he said unto them, Go and say to that fox, Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day 252I am perfected.
252Or, I end my course.
13: 33 Nevertheless I must go on my way today and tomorrow and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.
13: 34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killeth the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto her! how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her own brood under her wings, and ye would not!
13: 35 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, 253until ye shall say, Blessed is he that hath come in the name of the Lord.
253So p45BL R. But p75ℵ (1241 copbo) read until whenever ye shall say, [copfay(sa) ite geo arm support either of the above readings] (579) W and many, read until whenever the time shall have come when ye shall say, D (syc until the day…) read until the time shall have come when ye shall say, ψ and many, vg read until whenever the time have come when ye shall say,
