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Chapter 13 |
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1 | There were present at that season some
that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their
sacrifices. |
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| And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these
Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such
things? |
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I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise
perish. |
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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? |
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| I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all
likewise perish. |
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6 | He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig
tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found
none. |
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Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these
three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down;
why cumbereth it the ground? |
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8 | And he answering said unto him, Lord,
let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it: |
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And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it
down. |
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And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the
sabbath. |
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| And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of
infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up
herself. |
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| And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said
unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity. |
| 13 | And he laid
his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified
God. |
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And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation,
because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people,
There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be
healed, and not on the sabbath day. |
| 15 | The Lord then answered him,
and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox
or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering? |
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ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo,
these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day? |
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And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all
the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.
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| 18 | Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall
I resemble it? |
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19 | It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man
took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the
fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it. |
| 20 | And again he
said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God? |
| 21 | It is like
leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole
was leavened. |
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22 | And he went through the cities and villages,
teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem. |
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23 | Then said one unto him,
Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them, |
| 24 | Strive
to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter
in, and shall not be able. |
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25 | When once the master of the house is
risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to
knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and
say unto you, I know you not whence ye are: |
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26 | Then shall ye begin to
say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our
streets. |
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| But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye
are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. |
| 28 | There shall
be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and
Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust
out. |
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And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from
the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.
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| 30 | And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first
which shall be last. |
| 31 | The same day there came certain of the
Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill
thee. |
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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. |
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33 | Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow, and
the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of
Jerusalem. |
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| O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and
stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy
children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would
not! |
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Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say
unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed
is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. |
