Luke 13:2

Luke 13:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galileans were sinners above all the Galileans, because they suffered such things?
• New International Version (NIV)Jesus answered, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered this way?
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he answered them, "Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered in this way?
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Jesus answered and said to them, “Do you suppose that these Galileans were worse sinners than all other Galileans, because they suffered such things?

Context of Luke 13:2

1Just at that time some people came who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate [the governor] had mixed with their sacrifices. Jesus replied to them, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all other Galileans because they have suffered in this way? 3I tell you, no; but unless you repent [change your old way of thinking, turn from your sinful ways and live changed lives], you will all likewise perish. 4Or do you assume that those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed were worse sinners than all the others who live in Jerusalem?

Luke 13:2 word by word

Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· δοκεῖτε ὅτι οἱ Γαλιλαῖοι οὗτοι ἁμαρτωλοὶ παρὰ πάντας τοὺς Γαλιλαίους ἐγένοντο ὅτι ταῦτα πεπόνθασιν;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• answeringἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Suppose yeδοκέωdokeō · to thinkG1380
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• GalileansΓαλιλαῖοςGalilaios · GalileanG1057
• wereγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• sinnersἁμαρτωλόςhamartōlos · sinfulG268
• aboveπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• they sufferedπάσχωpaschō pathō penthō · to sufferG3958
• such thingsτοιοῦτοςtoioutos · such as thisG5108

Cross-references for Luke 13:2

• Luke 13:4Or do you assume that those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed were worse sinners than all the others who live in Jerusalem?
• Job 22:5Is not your wickedness great, And your sins without end?
• John 9:2His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi (Teacher), who sinned, this man or his parents, that he would be born blind?”
• Acts 28:4When the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they began saying to one another, “Undoubtedly this man is a murderer, and though he has been saved from the sea, Justice [the avenging goddess] has not permitted him to live.”

Commentaries on Luke 13:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Suppose ye … - From this answer it would appear that they supposed that the fact that these men had been slain in this manner proved that they were very great sinners. I tell you, Nay - Jesus assured them that it was not right to draw such a conclusion respecting these men. The fact that men come to a sudden and violent death is not proof that they are especially wicked. Except ye repent - Except you forsake your sins and turn to God. Jesus took occasion…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-4Jesus was responding to a popular claim that bad things only happen to bad people. Sin has negative consequences, but not every bad thing is a result of sin. Jesus then clarified that all people are sinners who need to repent (13:3, 5; see Job 4:7; 8:4, 20; 22:5; see also Psalms 34:21; 75:10; Proverbs 3:33; 10:3, 6–7, 16, 24–25; John 9:2–3).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-91-3. Galileans--possibly the followers of Judas of Galilee, who, some twenty years before this, taught that Jews should not pay tribute to the Romans, and of whom we learn, from Ac 5:37, that he drew after him a multitude of followers, who on his being slain were all dispersed. About this time that party would be at its height, and if Pilate caused this detachment of them to be waylaid and put to death as they were offering their sacrifices at one of the…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 13:2

• Impenitence
• Repentance

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Bind
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• Repent
• Death
• Jesus Christ
• Luke, the Gospel of
• Mark, the Gospel According to
• Martha

Commentaries on Luke 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings