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

2To this He replied, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered this way? 3No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish. Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam collapsed on them: Do you think that they were more sinful than all the others living in Jerusalem? 5No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish.” 6Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He went to look 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

• Orἤē · orG2228
• thoseἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• eighteenδέκαdeka · tenG1176
• eighteenὀκτώoktō · eightG3638
• whoὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• ·καίkai · andG2532
• were killedἀποκτείνωapokteinō · to killG615
• towerπύργοςpurgos · towerG4444
• ofἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• SiloamΣιλωάμSilōam · SiloamG4611
• collapsedπίπτωpiptō petō · to collapseG4098
• onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Do you thinkδοκέωdokeō · to thinkG1380
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• wereγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• moreπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• sinfulὀφειλέτηςopheiletēs · debtorG3781
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• ·ἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• livingκατοικέωkatoikeō · to dwellG2730
• in JerusalemἹερουσαλήμHierousalēm · JerusalemG2419

Cross-references for Luke 13:4

• Nehemiah 3:15The Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun son of Col-hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah. He rebuilt it, roofed it, and installed its doors, bolts, and bars. He also repaired the wall of the Pool of Shelah near the king’s garden, as far as the stairs that descend from the City of David.
• John 9:7Then He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came back seeing.
• 1 Kings 20:30The rest of them fled into the city of Aphek, where the wall fell on twenty-seven thousand of the remaining men. Ben-hadad also fled to the city and hid in an inner room.
• Job 1:19when suddenly a mighty wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on the young people and they are dead, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
• Luke 7:41“Two men were debtors to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
• Luke 11:4And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’”
• Matthew 6:12And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
• Matthew 18:24As he began the settlements, a debtor owing ten thousand 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