Christian Standard Bible
Luke 13:32
32He said to them, “Go tell that fox, ‘Look, I’m driving out demons and performing healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will complete my work.’
Luke 13:32 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.
- New International Version (NIV)He replied, “Go tell that fox, ‘I will keep on driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach my goal.’
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he said to them, "Go and tell that fox, 'Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I finish my course.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And He said to them, “Go, tell that fox, ‘Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.’
Context of Luke 13:32
30Note this: Some who are last will be first, and some who are first will be last.” 31At that time some Pharisees came and told him, “Go, get out of here. Herod wants to kill you.” He said to them, “Go tell that fox, ‘Look, I’m driving out demons and performing healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will complete my work.’ 33Yet it is necessary that I travel today, tomorrow, and the next day, because it is not possible for a prophet to perish outside of Jerusalem. 34“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her. How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!
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Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· πορευθέντες εἴπατε τῇ ἀλώπεκι ταύτῃ· ἰδοὺ ἐκβάλλω δαιμόνια καὶ ἰάσεις ἀποτελῶ σήμερον καὶ αὔριον καὶ τῇ τρίτῃ τελειοῦμαι.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- he saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- Go yeπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
- thatοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- foxἀλώπηξalōpex · foxG258
- Beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
- I cast outἐκβάλλωekballō · to expelG1544
- devilsδαιμόνιονdaimonion · demonG1140
- I doἐπιτελέωepiteleō · to completeG2005
- curesἴασιςiasis · healingG2392
- to dayσήμερονsēmeron · todayG4594
- to morrowαὔριονaurion · tomorrowG839
- the thirdτρίτοςtritos · thirdG5154
- I shall be perfectedτελειόωteleioō · to perfectG5048
Cross-references for Luke 13:32
- Luke 3:19But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of Herodias, his brother’s wife, and all the evil things he had done,
- Luke 9:7Herod the tetrarch heard about everything that was going on. He was perplexed, because some said that John had been raised from the dead,
- Luke 23:8Herod was very glad to see Jesus; for a long time he had wanted to see him because he had heard about him and was hoping to see some miracle performed by him.
- Ezekiel 13:4Your prophets, Israel, are like jackals among ruins.
- Micah 3:1Then I said, “Now listen, leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Aren’t you supposed to know what is just?
- Zephaniah 3:3The princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are wolves of the night, which leave nothing for the morning.
- Mark 6:26Although the king was deeply distressed, because of his oaths and the guests he did not want to refuse her.
- Mark 6:14King Herod heard about it, because Jesus’s name had become well known. Some said, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that’s why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
- John 10:32Jesus replied, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these works are you stoning me?”
- John 11:8“Rabbi,” the disciples told him, “just now the Jews tried to stone you, and you’re going there again?”
- John 17:4I have glorified you on the earth by completing the work you gave me to do.
- John 19:30When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished.” Then bowing his head, he gave up his spirit.
- Hebrews 2:10For in bringing many sons and daughters to glory, it was entirely appropriate that God — for whom and through whom all things exist — should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
- Hebrews 5:9After he was perfected, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him,
Commentaries on Luke 13:32
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32Tell that fox - Herod was a very vicious prince, and lived in public incest with his sister-in-law, Mark 6:17; : if our Lord meant him here, it is hard to say why the character of fox, which implies cunning, design, and artifice, to hide evil intentions, should be attributed to him, who never seemed studious to conceal his vices. But we may suppose that Christ, who knew his heart, saw that he covered his desire for the destruction of our Lord, under the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32Tell that fox - A fox is an emblem of slyness, of cunning, and of artful mischief. The word is also used to denote a dissembler. Herod was a wicked man, but the “particular thing” to which Jesus here alludes is not his “vices,” but his “cunning, his artifice,” in endeavoring to remove him out of his territory. He had endeavored to do it by stratagem - by sending these people who pretended great friendship for his life. Behold, I cast out devils …Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31-35Verses 31-35 Christ, in calling Herod a fox, gave him his true character. The greatest of men were accountable to God, therefore it became him to call this proud king by his own name; but it is not an example for us. I know, said our Lord, that I must die very shortly; when I die, I shall be perfected, I shall have completed my undertaking. It is good for us to look upon the time we have before us as but little, that we may thereby be quickened to do the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 32Go tell that fox: In the first century AD, Jews saw foxes as harmful and animals that had no worth. driving out demons and healing people: These actions showed that the kingdom of God was already present. His resurrection on the third day would later show that he truly brought in God’s kingdom.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3232. that fox--that crafty, cruel enemy of God's innocent servants. Behold, I cast out devils and I do cures--that is, "Plot on and ply thy wiles; I also have My plans; My works of mercy are nearing completion, but some yet remain; I have work for to-day and to-morrow too, and the third day; by that time I shall be where his jurisdiction reaches not; the guilt of My blood shall not lie at his door; that dark deed is reserved for others." He does not say, I…Read the comment
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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
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