New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 13

Call to Repent

1NowδέdeG1161on the sameG846occasionκαιρῷkairōG2540there were someτινεςtinesG5100presentΠαρῆσανParēsanG3918who reportedἀπαγγέλλοντεςapangellontesG518to Him aboutπερὶperiG4012the GalileansΓαλιλαίωνGalilaiōnG1057whoseὧνhōnG3739bloodαἷμαhaimaG129PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091hadmixedἔμιξενemixenG3396with their sacrificesθυσιῶνthusiōnG2378.

2And Jesus saidG3004to them, “Do you supposeδοκεῖτεdokeiteG1380that theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778GalileansΓαλιλαῖοιGalilaioiG1057were greatersinnersἁμαρτωλοὶhamartōloiG268thanπαρὰparaG3844allπάνταςpantasG3956otherGalileansΓαλιλαίουςGalilaiousG1057becauseG3754they sufferedπεπόνθασιν;peponthasinG3958thisταῦταtautaG3778fate?

3I tellλέγωlegōG3004you, noοὐχί,ouchiG3780,but unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361yourepentμετανοῆτε,metanoēteG3340,you will allπάντεςpantesG3956likewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668perishἀπολεῖσθε.¶apoleistheG622.

4OrἪĒG2228do you supposeδοκεῖτεdokeiteG1380that thoseἐκεῖνοιekeinoiG1565eighteenG1178on whomοὓςhousG3739the towerπύργοςpurgosG4444inSiloamΣιλωὰμSilōamG4611fellἔπεσενepesenG4098and killedἀπέκτεινενapekteinenG615them were worseculpritsὀφειλέταιopheiletaiG3781thanπαρὰparaG3844allπάνταςpantasG3956the menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444who liveκατοικοῦνταςkatoikountasG2730in JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ;IerousalēmG2419?

5I tellλέγωlegōG3004you, noοὐχί,ouchiG3780,but unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361you repentμετανοῆτε,metanoēteG3340,you will allπάντεςpantesG3956likewiseὡσαύτωςhōsautōsG5615perishἀπολεῖσθε.¶apoleistheG622.”

6And He begantellingἜλεγενElegenG3004thisταύτηνtautēnG3778parableπαραβολήν·parabolēnG3850:“A manτιςtisG5100hadεἶχένeichenG2192a figσυκῆνsukēnG4808treeG4808which had been plantedπεφυτευμένηνpephuteumenēnG5452in his vineyardἀμπελῶνιampelōniG290;and he cameἦλθενēlthenG2064lookingζητῶνzētōnG2212for fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590on it and did not findεὗρεν.heurenG2147any.

7And he saidG3004to the vineyard-keeperἀμπελουργόν·ampelourgonG289, ‘BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,for threeτρίαtriaG5140yearsἔτηetēG2094I have comeἔρχομαιerchomaiG2064lookingζητῶνzētōnG2212for fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590on thisταύτῃtautēG3778figσυκῇsukēaG4808treeG4808withoutκαὶ οὐχkai ouchG2532 G3756findingεὑρίσκω·heuriskōG2147any.CutἔκκοψονekkopsonG1581it downG1581!WhyG2444does it evenκαὶkaiG2532useκαταργεῖ;¶katargeiG2673up the groundγῆνgēnG1093?’

8And he answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saidλέγειlegeiG3004to him, ‘LetG863it aloneG863,sirκύριε,kurieG2962,for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778yearἔτος,etosG2094tooG2532,untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193I digσκάψωskapsōG4626aroundπερὶperiG4012it and putβάλωbalōG906in fertilizerκόπρια·kopriaG2874;

9and ifG2579it bearsποιήσῃpoiēsēG4160fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590nextεἰς μέλλον.eis mellonG1519 G3195year, fine;but ifεἰeiG1487not, cutἐκκόψειςekkopseisG1581it downG1581.’”

Healing on the Sabbath

10And He wasteachingδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321in oneμιᾷmiaG1520of the synagoguesσυναγωγῶνsunagōgōnG4864on the Sabbathσάββασιν.sabbasinG4521.

11And there was a womanγυνὴgunēG1135who for eighteenG1178yearsἔτηetēG2094had hadἔχουσαechousaG2192a sicknessἀσθενείαςastheneiasG769caused by a spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151;and she was bentG4794doubleG4794,and couldδυναμένηdunamenēG1410not straightenἀνακύψαιanakupsaiG352up at allπαντελές.pantelesG3838.

12When JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424sawG3708her, He calledπροσεφώνησενprosephōnēsenG4377her overG4377and saidG3004to her,“Womanγύναι,gunaiG1135,you are freedἀπολέλυσαιapolelusaiG630from your sicknessἀσθενείαςastheneiasG769.”

13And HelaidἐπέθηκενepethēkenG2007His handsχεῖρας,cheirasG5495on her; and immediatelyπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916she was madeG461erectG461againG461and beganglorifyingἐδόξαζενedoxazenG1392Godθεόν.¶theonG2316.

14Butthe synagogueἀρχισυνάγωγος,archisunagōgosG752officialG752,indignantἀγανακτῶνaganaktōnG23becauseG3754JesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424had healedἐθεράπευσενetherapeusenG2323on the SabbathσαββάτῳsabbatōG4521, begansayingἔλεγενelegenG3004to the crowdὄχλῳochlōG3793in responseἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611, “There are sixἓξhexG1803daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250in whichαἷςhaisG3739workἐργάζεσθαι·ergazesthaiG2038shouldδεῖdeiG1163be doneG2038;soοὖνounG3767comeἐρχόμενοιerchomenoiG2064duringG1722them and getG2323healedθεραπεύεσθεtherapeuestheG2323,and not on the Sabbathσαββάτου.¶sabbatouG4521dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250.”

15Butthe LordκύριοςkuriosG2962answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611him and saidG3004,“You hypocritesὑποκριταί,hupokritaiG5273,does not eachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538of you on the SabbathσαββάτῳsabbatōG4521untieλύειlueiG3089his oxβοῦνbounG1016orἢēG2228his donkeyὄνονononG3688from the stallφάτνης,phatnēsG5336and leadG520him awayἀπαγαγὼνapagagōnG520to waterποτίζει;potizeiG4222him?

16And thisG3778womanG3778,a daughterθυγατέραthugateraG2364of AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11as she is, whomἣνhēnG3739SatanσατανᾶςsatanasG4567has boundἔδησενedēsenG1210for eighteenδέκα ὀκτὼdeka oktōG1176 G3638longἰδοὺidouG2400yearsἔτη,etēG2094,shouldἔδειedeiG1163she not have been releasedλυθῆναιluthēnaiG3089from thisG3778bondδεσμοῦdesmouG1199on the Sabbathσαββάτου;¶sabbatouG4521dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250?”

17As He saidλέγοντοςlegontosG3004thisταῦταtautaG3778,allπάντεςpantesG3956His opponentsἀντικείμενοιantikeimenoiG480were being humiliatedκατῃσχύνοντοkatēschunontoG2617; andthe entireπᾶςpasG3956crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793was rejoicingἔχαιρενechairenG5463overἐπὶepiG1909allπᾶσινpasinG3956the gloriousG1741thingsG1741beingG1096doneG1096by Him.

Parables of Mustard Seed and Leaven

18Soοὖν·ounG3767He was sayingἜλεγενElegenG3004, “WhatτίνιtiniG5101is the kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316likeὁμοίαhomoiaG3664,and to whatτίνιtiniG5101shall I compareὁμοιώσωhomoiōsōG3666it?

19It is likeὁμοίαhomoiaG3664a mustardσινάπεωςsinapeōsG4615seedκόκκῳkokkōG2848,whichὃνhonG3739a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444tookλαβὼνlabōnG2983and threwἔβαλενebalenG906into his ownἑαυτοῦ,he'autouG1438gardenκῆπονkēponG2779;and it grewηὔξησενēuxēsenG837and becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096a treeδένδρονdendronG1186, andthe birdsπετεινὰpeteinaG4071of theairοὐρανοῦouranouG3772nestedκατεσκήνωσενkateskēnōsenG2681in its branchesκλάδοιςkladoisG2798.”

20And againπάλινpalinG3825He saidG3004, “To whatτίνιtiniG5101shall I compareὁμοιώσωhomoiōsōG3666the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of Godθεοῦ;theouG2316?

21It is likeὁμοίαhomoiaG3664leavenζύμῃzumēG2219,whichG3739a womanγυνὴgunēG1135tookλαβοῦσαlabousaG2983and hidG2928inthreeτρίαtriaG5140pecksσάταsataG4568of flourἀλεύρουaleurouG224untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193it was allὅλον.¶holonG3650leavenedἐζυμώθηezumōthēG2220.”

Teaching in the Villages

22And He was passingG1279throughG1279from one cityπόλειςpoleisG4172and villageκώμαςkōmasG2968to anotherκατὰkataG2596,teachingδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321, andproceedingποιούμενοςpoioumenosG4160on His wayπορείανporeianG4197to JerusalemἹεροσόλυμα.¶Hi'erosolumaG2414.

23And someoneτιςtisG5100saidG3004to Him, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962, are there justa fewὀλίγοιoligoiG3641who are being savedσῳζόμενοι;sōzomenoiG4982?”And He saidG3004to them,

24“StriveἀγωνίζεσθεagōnizestheG75to enterεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525throughδιὰdiaG1223the narrowστενῆςstenēsG4728doorθύρας·thurasG2374;for manyπολλοί,polloiG4183,I tellλέγωlegōG3004you, will seekζητήσουσινzētēsousinG2212to enterεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525and will not be ableἰσχύσουσιν.ischusousinG2480.

25Onceἀφ᾽ οὗaph᾽ houG575 G3739the headG3617of the houseοἰκοδεσπότηςoikodespotēsG3617getsἐγερθῇegerthēaG1453up andshutsἀποκλείσῃapokleisēG608the doorθύρανthuranG2374,and you beginἄρξησθεarxēstheG757to standἑστάναιhestanaiG2476outsideἔξωexōG1854and knockκρούεινkroueinG2925on the doorθύρανthuranG2374,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, ‘LordκύριεkurieG2962,openἄνοιξονanoixonG455up to us!’ thenG2532He will answerἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and sayG3004to you, ‘I do not knowG3609whereπόθενpothenG4159you are from.’

26ThenτότεtoteG5119you willbeginἄρξεσθεarxestheG757to sayλέγειν·legeinG3004, ‘We ateG2068and drankἐπίομεν,epiomenG4095in Your presenceἐνώπιόνenōpionG1799,and You taughtἐδίδαξας·edidaxasG1321in our streetsπλατείαιςplateiaisG4116’;

27and He will sayλέγωνlegōnG3004, ‘I tellG3004you,I do not knowG3609whereπόθενpothenG4159you are from;departἀπόστητεapostēteG868from Me, allπάντεςpantesG3956you evildoersἀδικίας.adikiasG93.’

28In that placeἐκεῖekeiG1563thereἔσταιestaiG1510will be weepingκλαυθμὸςklauthmosG2805and gnashingβρυγμὸςbrugmosG1030of teethὀδόντων,odontōnG3599whenὅτανhotanG3752you seeG3708AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11and IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464and JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384and allπάνταςpantasG3956the prophetsπροφήταςprophētasG4396in the kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,but yourselvesὑμᾶςhumasG4771being thrownἐκβαλλομένουςekballomenousG1544out.

29And theywill comeἥξουσινhēxousinG2240from eastἀνατολῶνanatolōnG395and westδυσμῶνdusmōnG1424and from northβορρᾶborraG1005and southνότουnotouG3558,and will reclineἀνακλιθήσονταιanaklithēsontaiG347at the tablein the kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

30And beholdἰδοὺidouG2400, someare lastἔσχατοιeschatoiG2078whoοἳhoiG3739will be firstπρῶτοι,prōtoiG4413and someare firstπρῶτοιprōtoiG4413whoοἳhoiG3739will be lastἔσχατοι.¶eschatoiG2078.”

31JustG846at that timeὥρᾳhōraG5610someτινεςtinesG5100PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330approachedπροσῆλθάνprosēlthanG4334,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004to Him, “GoἔξελθεexeltheG1831awayG1831,leaveπορεύουporeuouG4198hereἐντεῦθεν,enteuthenG1782, forHerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264wantsθέλειtheleiG2309to killἀποκτεῖναι.¶apokteinaiG615You.”

32And He saidG3004to them,“GoπορευθέντεςporeuthentesG4198and tellG3004that foxἀλώπεκιalōpekiG258, ‘BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,I castἐκβάλλωekballōG1544out demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140and performἀποτελῶapotelōG658curesἰάσειςiaseisG2392todayσήμερονsēmeronG4594and tomorrowαὔριονaurionG839,and the thirdτρίτῃtritēG5154day IreachG5048My goalG5048.’

33NeverthelessπλὴνplēnG4133I mustδεῖdeiG1163journeyπορεύεσθαι,poreuesthaiG4198on todayσήμερονsēmeronG4594and tomorrowαὔριονaurionG839and the nextἐχομένῃechomenēG2192day;for it cannotοὐκ ἐνδέχεταιouk endechetaiG1735 G3756be that aprophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396would perishἀπολέσθαιapolesthaiG622outsideἔξωexōG1854of JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ.¶IerousalēmG2419.

34O JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419, the citythat killsἀποκτείνουσαapokteinousaG615the prophetsπροφήταςprophētasG4396and stonesλιθοβολοῦσαlithobolousaG3036thoseG3588sentἀπεσταλμένουςapestalmenousG649to her! HowποσάκιςposakisG4212oftenG4212I wantedἠθέλησαēthelēsaG2309to gatherἐπισυνάξαιepisunaxaiG1996your childrenτέκναteknaG5043togetherG1996,justὃν τρόπονhon troponG3739 G5158as a henὄρνιςornisG3733gathersher broodνοσσιὰνnossianG3555underὑπὸhupoG5259her wingsπτέρυγας,pterugasG4420,and you wouldἠθελήσατε;ēthelēsateG2309not have it!

35BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,your houseοἶκοςoikosG3624is leftἀφίεταιaphietaiG863to you desolate;and I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, you will not seeG3708Me untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193the timecomesἥξειhēxeiG2240whenὅτεhoteG3753you sayG3004, ‘BlessedεὐλογημένοςeulogēmenosG2127is He who comesἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG2064in the nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of the Lordκυρίου.¶kuriouG2962!’”

Call to Repent

Healing on the Sabbath

Parables of Mustard Seed and Leaven

Teaching in the Villages

Commentaries on Luke 13