Luke 13:4

Luke 13:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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?
• New International Version (NIV)Or those eighteen who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them—do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them: do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who lived in Jerusalem?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them, do you think that they were worse sinners than all other men who dwelt in Jerusalem?

Context of Luke 13:4

2Jesus 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. Or 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? 5I 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.” 6Then He began telling them this parable: “A certain man had a fig tree that had been planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it, but did not find any;

Luke 13:4 word by word

Ἢ ἐκεῖνοι οἱ δεκαοκτὼ ἐφ᾽ οὓς ἔπεσεν ὁ πύργος ἐν τῷ Σιλωὰμ καὶ ἀπέκτεινεν αὐτούς, δοκεῖτε ὅτι αὐτοὶ ὀφειλέται ἐγένοντο παρὰ πάντας τοὺς ἀνθρώπους τοὺς κατοικοῦντας Ἰερουσαλήμ;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Orἤē · orG2228
• thoseἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• eighteenὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• eighteenδέκαdeka · tenG1176
• eighteenκαίkai · andG2532
• eighteenὀκτώoktō · eightG3638
• uponἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• the towerπύργοςpurgos · towerG4444
• inἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• SiloamΣιλωάμSilōam · SiloamG4611
• fellπίπτωpiptō petō · to collapseG4098
• slewἀποκτείνωapokteinō · to killG615
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• think yeδοκέωdokeō · to thinkG1380
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• theyοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• wereγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• sinnersὀφειλέτηςopheiletēs · debtorG3781
• aboveπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• that dweltκατοικέωkatoikeō · to dwellG2730
• JerusalemἹερουσαλήμHierousalēm · JerusalemG2419

Cross-references for Luke 13:4

• Nehemiah 3:15Shallum the son of Col-hozeh, official of the district of Mizpah repaired the Fountain Gate. He rebuilt it and covered it [with a roof], and set up its doors with its bolts and its bars, and [he rebuilt] the wall of the Pool of Shelah (Siloam) by the King’s Garden as far as the stairs that descend [the eastern slope] from [the section of Jerusalem known as] the City of David.
• John 9:7And He said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which is translated, Sent). So he went away and washed, and came back seeing.
• 1 Kings 20:30But the rest ran to the city of Aphek, and the [city] wall fell on 27,000 of the men who were left. Ben-hadad escaped and came into the city, going into an inner chamber [to hide].
• Job 1:19and suddenly, a great wind came from across the desert, and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell on the young people and they died, and I alone have escaped to tell you.”
• Luke 7:41“A certain moneylender had two debtors: one owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
• Luke 11:4And forgive us our sins, For we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us [who has offended or wronged us]. And lead us not into temptation [but rescue us from evil].’ ”
• Matthew 6:12And forgive us our debts, as we have forgiven our debtors [letting go of both the wrong and the resentment].
• Matthew 18:24When he began the accounting, one who owed him 10,000 talents was brought to him.

Commentaries on Luke 13:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4The tower in Siloam - This tower was probably built over one of the porticoes near the pool, which is mentioned John 9:7. See also Nehemiah 3:15. Debtors, , a Jewish phrase for sinners. Persons professing to be under the law are bound by the law to be obedient to all its precepts; those who obey not are reckoned debtors to the law, or rather to that Divine justice from which the law came. A different word is used when speaking of the Galileans: they are…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Or those eighteen - Jesus himself adds another similar case, to warn them - a case which had probably occurred not long before, and which it is likely they judged in the same manner. Upon whom the tower in Siloam fell - The name Siloah or Siloam is found only three times in the Bible as applied to water - once in Isaiah 8:6, who speaks of it as running water; once as a pool near to the king‘s garden in Nehemiah 3:15; and once as a pool, in the account of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4when the tower of Siloam collapsed: This incident is not mentioned anywhere else in Scripture or other known records. The pool of Siloam was a reservoir in the southeastern part of Jerusalem. The tower may have been part of Jerusalem’s southern wall.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-54-5. tower in Siloam--probably one of the towers of the city wall, near the pool of Siloam. Of its fall nothing is known.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 13:4

• Repentance
• Siloam
• Tower

In the dictionaries

• Jerusalem
• Bind
• Nay
• Repent
• Siloam, Tower of
• Towers
• 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