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Luke 13

Call to Repent

1NowδέdeG1161on that veryG846occasionκαιρῷkairōG2540there were someτινεςtinesG5100presentΠαρῆσανParēsanG3918who reportedἀπαγγέλλοντεςapangellontesG518to Him aboutπερὶperiG4012the GalileansΓαλιλαίωνGalilaiōnG1057whoseὧνhōnG3739bloodαἷμαhaimaG129PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091hadmixedἔμιξενemixenG3396with their sacrificesθυσιῶνthusiōnG2378.
2And Jesus respondedἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saidG3004to them, “Do you thinkδοκεῖτεdokeiteG1380that theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778GalileansΓαλιλαῖοιGalilaioiG1057were worsesinnersἁμαρτωλοὶhamartōloiG268thanπαρὰparaG3844allπάνταςpantasG3956the otherGalileansΓαλιλαίουςGalilaiousG1057justbecauseG3754they have sufferedπεπόνθασιν;peponthasinG3958thisταῦταtautaG3778fate?
3Noοὐχί,ouchiG3780,I tellλέγωlegōG3004you, but unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437G3361yourepentμετανοῆτε,metanoēteG3340,you will allπάντεςpantesG3956likewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668perishἀπολεῖσθε.¶apoleistheG622.
4OrἪĒG2228do you thinkδοκεῖτεdokeiteG1380that thoseἐκεῖνοιekeinoiG1565eighteenG1178on whomοὓςhousG3739the towerπύργοςpurgosG4444inSiloamΣιλωὰμSilōamG4611fellἔπεσενepesenG4098and killedἀπέκτεινενapekteinenG615them were worseoffendersὀφειλέταιopheiletaiG3781thanπαρὰparaG3844allπάνταςpantasG3956the otherpeopleἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444who liveκατοικοῦνταςkatoikountasG2730in JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ;IerousalēmG2419?
5Noοὐχί,ouchiG3780,I tellλέγωlegōG3004you, but unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437G3361you repentμετανοῆτε,metanoēteG3340,you will allπάντεςpantesG3956likewiseὡσαύτωςhōsautōsG5615perishἀπολεῖσθε.¶apoleistheG622.”
6And He begantellingἜλεγενElegenG3004thisταύτηνtautēnG3778parableπαραβολήν·parabolēnG3850:“A manτιςtisG5100hadεἶχένeichenG2192a figσυκῆνsukēnG4808treeG4808which had been plantedπεφυτευμένηνpephuteumenēnG5452in his vineyardἀμπελῶνιampelōniG290;and he cameἦλθενēlthenG2064lookingG2212forG2212fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590on it and did not findεὗρεν.heurenG2147any.
7And he saidG3004to the vineyard-keeperἀμπελουργόν·ampelourgonG289, ‘LookἰδοὺidouG2400!For threeτρίαtriaG5140yearsἔτηetēG2094I have comeἔρχομαιerchomaiG2064lookingG2212forG2212fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590on thisταύτῃtautēG3778figσυκῇsukēaG4808treeG4808withoutκαὶ οὐχkai ouchG2532G3756findingεὑρίσκω·heuriskōG2147any.CutἔκκοψονekkopsonG1581it downG1581!WhyG2444does it evenκαὶkaiG2532useG2673upG2673the groundγῆνgēnG1093?’
8But he answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saidλέγειlegeiG3004to him, ‘Sirκύριε,kurieG2962,leaveἄφεςaphesG863it aloneG863for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778yearἔτος,etosG2094tooG2532,untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193I digσκάψωskapsōG4626aroundπερὶperiG4012it and putβάλωbalōG906in fertilizerκόπρια·kopriaG2874;
9and ifG2579it bearsποιήσῃpoiēsēG4160fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590nextεἰς μέλλον.eis mellonG1519G3195year, fine;but ifεἰeiG1487not, cutἐκκόψειςekkopseisG1581it downG1581.’”

Healing on the Sabbath

10NowδὲdeG1161Jesus wasteachingδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321in oneμιᾷmiaG1520of the synagoguesσυναγωγῶνsunagōgōnG4864on the Sabbathσάββασιν.sabbasinG4521.
11AndthereἰδοὺidouG2400was a womanγυνὴgunēG1135who for eighteenG1178yearsἔτηetēG2094had hadἔχουσαechousaG2192asicknessἀσθενείαςastheneiasG769caused by a spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151;and she was bentG4794overG4794doubleG4794,and couldδυναμένηdunamenēG1410not straightenG352upG352atG3838allG3838.
12When JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424sawG3708her, He calledπροσεφώνησενprosephōnēsenG4377her overG4377and saidG3004to her,“Womanγύναι,gunaiG1135,you are freedἀπολέλυσαιapolelusaiG630from your sicknessἀσθενείαςastheneiasG769.”
13And HelaidG2007His handsχεῖρας,cheirasG5495onG2007her; and immediatelyπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916she stoodG461upG461straightG461againG461, and beganglorifyingἐδόξαζενedoxazenG1392Godθεόν.¶theonG2316.
14Butthe synagogueἀρχισυνάγωγος,archisunagōgosG752leaderG752,indignantἀγανακτῶνaganaktōnG23becauseG3754JesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424had healedἐθεράπευσενetherapeusenG2323on the SabbathσαββάτῳsabbatōG4521, begansayingἔλεγενelegenG3004to the crowdὄχλῳochlōG3793inG611responseG611, “There are sixἓξhexG1803daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250duringἐνenG1722whichαἷςhaisG3739workἐργάζεσθαι·ergazesthaiG2038shouldδεῖdeiG1163be doneG2038;soοὖνounG3767comeἐρχόμενοιerchomenoiG2064duringἐνenG1722them and getG2323healedθεραπεύεσθεtherapeuestheG2323,and not on the Sabbathσαββάτου.¶sabbatouG4521dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250.”
15Butthe LordκύριοςkuriosG2962answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611him and saidG3004,“You hypocritesὑποκριταί,hupokritaiG5273,does eachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538of you on the SabbathσαββάτῳsabbatōG4521not untieλύειlueiG3089his oxβοῦνbounG1016orἢēG2228donkeyὄνονononG3688from the stallφάτνης,phatnēsG5336and leadG520it awayἀπαγαγὼνapagagōnG520to waterποτίζει;potizeiG4222it?
16And thisG3778womanG3778,a daughterθυγατέραthugateraG2364of AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11as she is, whomἣνhēnG3739SatanσατανᾶςsatanasG4567has boundἔδησενedēsenG1210foreighteenδέκα ὀκτὼdeka oktōG1176G3638longἰδοὺidouG2400yearsἔτη,etēG2094,shouldἔδειedeiG1163she not have been releasedλυθῆναιluthēnaiG3089from thisG3778restraintδεσμοῦdesmouG1199on the Sabbathσαββάτου;¶sabbatouG4521dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250?”
17And as He saidλέγοντοςlegontosG3004thisταῦταtautaG3778,allπάντεςpantesG3956His opponentsἀντικείμενοιantikeimenoiG480were beinghumiliatedκατῃσχύνοντοkatēschunontoG2617; 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 the skyοὐρανοῦouranouG3772nestedκατεσκήνωσενkateskēnōsenG2681in its branchesκλάδοιςkladoisG2798.”
20And againπάλινpalinG3825He saidG3004, “To whatτίνιtiniG5101shall I compareὁμοιώσωhomoiōsōG3666the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of Godθεοῦ;theouG2316?
21It is likeὁμοίαhomoiaG3664leavenζύμῃzumēG2219,whichG3739a womanγυνὴgunēG1135tookλαβοῦσαlabousaG2983and hidG2928inthreeτρίαtriaG5140sataσάταsataG4568of flourἀλεύρουaleurouG224untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193it was allὅλον.¶holonG3650leavenedἐζυμώθηezumōthēG2220.”

Teaching in the Villages

22And He was passingG1279throughG1279one cityπόλειςpoleisG4172and villageκώμαςkōmasG2968afterG2596anotherG2596,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 beG2480ableἰσχύσουσιν.ischusousinG2480.
25Onceἀφ᾽ οὗaph᾽ houG575G3739the headG3617ofG3617theG3617houseοἰκοδεσπότηςoikodespotēsG3617getsG1453upG1453andshutsἀποκλείσῃapokleisēG608the doorθύρανthuranG2374,and you beginἄρξησθεarxēstheG757standingἑστάναιhestanaiG2476outsideἔξωexōG1854and knockingκρούεινkroueinG2925on the doorθύρανthuranG2374,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, ‘LordκύριεkurieG2962,openἄνοιξονanoixonG455upG455to us!’ and He thenwill answerἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and sayG3004to you, ‘I do not knowG3609whereπόθενpothenG4159you are from.’
26ThenτότεtoteG5119you willbeginἄρξεσθεarxestheG757sayingλέγειν·legeinG3004, ‘We ateG2068and drankἐπίομεν,epiomenG4095inG1799Your presenceἐνώπιόνenōpionG1799,and You taughtἐδίδαξας·edidaxasG1321in our streetsπλατείαιςplateiaisG4116!’
27And yet He willsayλέγωνlegōnG3004, ‘I do not knowG3609whereπόθενpothenG4159you are from;leaveἀπόστητεapostēteG868Me, allπάντεςpantesG3956youevildoersἐργάται ἀδικίας.ergatai adikiasG2040G93.’
28In that placeἐκεῖekeiG1563thereἔσταιestaiG1510will be weepingκλαυθμὸςklauthmosG2805and gnashingβρυγμὸςbrugmosG1030of teethὀδόντων,odontōnG3599whenὅτανhotanG3752you seeG3708AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464,JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384,and allπάνταςpantasG3956the prophetsπροφήταςprophētasG4396in the kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,but yourselvesὑμᾶςhumasG4771being thrownG1544outG1544.
29And theywill comeἥξουσινhēxousinG2240from eastἀνατολῶνanatolōnG395and westδυσμῶνdusmōnG1424,and from northβορρᾶborraG1005and southνότουnotouG3558,and will reclineἀνακλιθήσονταιanaklithēsontaiG347at the tablein the kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.
30And beholdἰδοὺidouG2400, someare lastἔσχατοιeschatoiG2078whoοἳhoiG3739will be firstπρῶτοι,prōtoiG4413, and someare firstπρῶτοιprōtoiG4413whoοἳhoiG3739will be lastἔσχατοι.¶eschatoiG2078.”
31At that veryG846timeὥρᾳhōraG5610someτινεςtinesG5100PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330approachedπροσῆλθάνprosēlthanG4334,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004to Him, “GoἔξελθεexeltheG1831awayG1831and leaveπορεύουporeuouG4198G1782thisG1782placeG1782,becauseὅτιhotiG3754HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264wantsθέλειtheleiG2309to killἀποκτεῖναι.¶apokteinaiG615You.”
32And He saidG3004to them,“GoπορευθέντεςporeuthentesG4198and tellG3004thatfoxἀλώπεκιalōpekiG258, ‘BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,I am castingἐκβάλλωekballōG1544outG1544demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140and performingἀποτελῶapotelōG658healingsἰάσειςiaseisG2392todayσήμερονsēmeronG4594and tomorrowαὔριονaurionG839,and on the thirdτρίτῃtritēG5154day IreachG5048My goalG5048.’
33NeverthelessπλὴνplēnG4133I mustδεῖdeiG1163goG4198on My journeyG4198todayσήμερονsēmeronG4594and tomorrowαὔριονaurionG839and the nextἐχομένῃechomenēG2192day;for it cannotοὐκoukG1735G3756beG1735that aprophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396would perishἀπολέσθαιapolesthaiG622outsideἔξωexōG1854JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ.¶IerousalēmG2419.
34JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419, the citythat killsἀποκτείνουσαapokteinousaG615the prophetsπροφήταςprophētasG4396and stonesλιθοβολοῦσαlithobolousaG3036thoseG3588who have been sentἀπεσταλμένουςapestalmenousG649to her! HowποσάκιςposakisG4212oftenG4212I wantedἠθέλησαēthelēsaG2309to gatherἐπισυνάξαιepisunaxaiG1996your childrenτέκναteknaG5043togetherG1996,justὃν τρόπονhon troponG3739G5158as a henὄρνιςornisG3733gathers heryoungνοσσιὰνnossianG3555underὑπὸhupoG5259her wingsπτέρυγας,pterugasG4420,and you were unwillingοὐκ ἠθελήσατε;ouk ēthelēsateG3756G2309!
35BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,your houseοἶκοςoikosG3624is leftἀφίεταιaphietaiG863to you desolate;and I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, you will not seeG3708Me untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193you sayG3004, ‘BlessedεὐλογημένοςeulogēmenosG2127is the One who comesἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG2064in the nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of the Lordκυρίου.¶kuriouG2962!’”

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