Luke 13:1

Luke 13:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)There were present at that season some that told him of the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
• New International Version (NIV)Now there were some present at that time who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.
• English Standard Version (ESV)There were some present at that very time who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
• New King James Version (NKJV)There were present at that season some who told Him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.

Context of Luke 13:1

At that time some people reported to Jesus about some Galileans whom Pilate had executed while they were sacrificing animals. 2Jesus replied to them, “Do you think that this happened to them because they were more sinful than other people from Galilee? 3No! I can guarantee that they weren’t. But if you don’t turn to God and change the way you think and act, then you, too, will all die.

Luke 13:1 word by word

Παρῆσαν δέ τινες ἐν αὐτῷ τῷ καιρῷ ἀπαγγέλλοντες αὐτῷ περὶ τῶν Γαλιλαίων ὧν τὸ αἷμα Πιλᾶτος ἔμιξεν μετὰ τῶν θυσιῶν αὐτῶν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thereδέde · thenG1161
• were presentπάρειμιpareimi · be presentG3918
• atἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• thatαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• seasonὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• seasonκαιρόςkairos · time/right timeG2540
• someτιςtis · oneG5100
• that toldἀπαγγέλλωapaggellō · to announceG518
• ofπερίperi · aboutG4012
• the GalileansΓαλιλαῖοςGalilaios · GalileanG1057
• whoseὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• bloodαἷμαaima · bloodG129
• PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatos · PilateG4091
• had mingledμίγνυμιmignumi · to mixG3396
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• sacrificesθυσίαthusia · sacrificeG2378

Cross-references for Luke 13:1

• Acts 5:37“After that man, at the time of the census, Judas from Galilee appeared and led people in a revolt. He, too, died, and all his followers were scattered.
• Lamentations 2:20“O Lord, look and consider: Have you ever treated anyone like this? Should women eat their own children, the children they have nursed? Should priests and prophets be killed in the Lord’s holy place?
• Ezekiel 9:5Then he said to the others as I was listening, “Follow him throughout the city and kill. Don’t have any compassion, and don’t feel sorry.
• 1 Peter 4:17The time has come for the judgment to begin, and it will begin with God’s family. If it starts with us, what will be the end for those who refuse to obey the Good News of God?

Commentaries on Luke 13:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1At that season - At what time this happened is not easy to determine; but it appears that it was now a piece of news which was told to Christ and his disciples for the first time. Whose blood Pilate had mingled - This piece of history is not recorded (as far as I can find) by Josephus: however, he states that the Galileans were the most seditious people in the land: they belonged properly to Herod's jurisdiction; but, as they kept the great feasts at…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1There were present - That is, some persons who were present, and who had heard his discourse recorded in the previous chapter. There was probably a pause in his discourse, when they mentioned what had been done by Pilate to the Galileans. At that season - At that time - that is the time mentioned in the last chapter. At what period of our Lord‘s ministry this was, it is not easy to determine. Some that told him - This was doubtless an event of recent…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Chapter Outline Christ exhorts to repentance from the case of the Galileans and others. (1-5) Parable of the barren fig-tree. (6-9) The infirm woman strengthened. (10-17) The parables of the mustard seed, and leaven. (18-22) Exhortation to enter at the strait gate. (23-30) Christ's reproof to Herod, and to the people of Jerusalem. (31-35) Verses 1-5 Mention was made to Christ of the death of some Galileans. This tragical story is briefly related here, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices: This specific event is not mentioned in other known sources. But Pilate was a harsh governor who violently put down unrest on several occasions (see Josephus, War 2.9.2–4; Antiquities 18.3.1–2).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 13:1

• Impenitence
• Pilate, Pontius
• Repentance

In the dictionaries

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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