1 J ust at that time there some people who informed Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.

Now at the same time there were present some who told him of the Galileans whose blood Pilate mingled with their sacrifices.

2 A nd He replied by saying to them, Do you think that these Galileans were greater sinners than all the other Galileans because they have suffered in this way?

And he answering said to them, Think ye that these Galileans were sinners beyond all the Galileans because they suffered such things?

3 I tell you, No; but unless you repent ( change your mind for the better and heartily amend your ways, with abhorrence of your past sins), you will all likewise perish and be lost eternally.

No, I say to you, but if ye repent not, ye shall all perish in the same manner.

4 O r those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them—do you think that they were more guilty offenders (debtors) than all the others who dwelt in Jerusalem?

Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them, think ye that they were debtors beyond all the men who dwell in Jerusalem?

5 I tell you, No; but unless you repent ( change your mind for the better and heartily amend your ways, with abhorrence of your past sins), you will all likewise perish and be lost eternally.

No, I say to you, but if ye repent not, ye shall all perish in like manner.

6 A nd He told them this parable: A certain man had a fig tree, planted in his vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it, but did not find.

And he spoke this parable: A certain had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit upon it and did not find.

7 S o he said to the vinedresser, See here! For these three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree and I find none. Cut it down! Why should it continue also to use up the ground '> deplete the soil, intercept the sun, and take up room]?

And he said to the vinedresser, Behold, three years I come seeking fruit on this fig-tree and find none: cut it down; why does it also render the ground useless?

8 B ut he replied to him, Leave it alone, sir, this one more year, till I dig around it and put manure.

But he answering says to him, Sir, let it alone for this year also, until I shall dig about it and put dung,

9 T hen perhaps it will bear fruit after this; but if not, you can cut it down and out.

and if it shall bear fruit—but if not, after that thou shalt cut it down.

10 N ow Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath.

And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.

11 A nd there was a woman there who for eighteen years had had an infirmity caused by a spirit ( a demon of sickness). She was bent completely forward and utterly unable to straighten herself up or to look upward.

And lo, a woman having a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and she was bent together and wholly unable to lift her head up.

12 A nd when Jesus saw her, He called and said to her, Woman, you are released from your infirmity!

And Jesus, seeing her, called to, and said to her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.

13 T hen He laid hands on her, and instantly she was made straight, and she recognized and thanked and praised God.

And he laid his hands upon her; and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.

14 B ut the leader of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said to the crowd, There are six days on which work ought to be done; so come on those days and be cured, and not on the Sabbath day.

But the ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus healed on the sabbath, answering said to the crowd, There are six days in which ought to work; in these therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.

15 B ut the Lord replied to him, saying, You playactors (hypocrites)! Does not each one of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or his donkey from the stall and lead it out to water it?

The Lord therefore answered him and said, Hypocrites! does not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the manger and leading away, water ?

16 A nd ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath day?

And this, who is a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound, lo, eighteen years, ought she not to be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?

17 E ven as He said this, all His opponents were put to shame, and all the people were rejoicing over all the glorious things that were being done by Him.

And as he said these things, all who were opposed to him were ashamed; and all the crowd rejoiced at all the glorious things which were being done by him.

18 T his led Him to say, What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?

And he said, To what is the kingdom of God like? and to what shall I liken it?

19 I t is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his own garden; and it grew and became a tree, and the wild birds found shelter and roosted and nested in its branches.

It is like a grain of mustard which a man took and cast into his garden; and it grew and became a great tree, and the birds of heaven lodged in its branches.

20 A nd again He said, To what shall I liken the kingdom of God?

And again he said, To what shall I liken the kingdom of God?

21 I t is like leaven which a woman took and hid in three measures of wheat flour or meal until it was all leavened (fermented).

It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal until the whole was leavened.

22 j ourneyed on through towns and villages, teaching, and making His way toward Jerusalem.

And he went through one city and village after another, teaching, and journeying to Jerusalem.

23 A nd someone asked Him, Lord, will only a few be saved (rescued, delivered from the penalties of the last judgment, and made partakers of the salvation by Christ)? And He said to them,

And one said to him, Sir, such as are to be saved few in number? But he said unto them,

24 S trive to enter by the narrow door, for many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.

Strive with earnestness to enter in through the narrow door, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter in and will not be able.

25 W hen once the Master of the house gets up and closes the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us! He will answer you, I do not know where '> what household—certainly not Mine] you come from.

From the time that the master of the house shall have risen up and shall have shut the door, and ye shall begin to stand without and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us; and he answering shall say to you, I know you not whence ye are:

26 T hen you will begin to say, We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets.

then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten in thy presence and drunk, and thou hast taught in our streets;

27 B ut He will say, I tell you, I do not know where '> what household—certainly not Mine] you come from; depart from Me, all you wrongdoers!

and he shall say, I tell you, I do not know you whence ye are; depart from me, all workers of iniquity.

28 T here will be weeping and grinding of teeth when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves being cast forth (banished, driven away).

There shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but yourselves cast out.

29 A nd will come from east and west, and from north and south, and sit down (feast at table) in the kingdom of God.

And they shall come from east and west, and from north and south, and shall lie down at table in the kingdom of God.

30 A nd behold, there are some last who will be first, and there are some first who will be last.

And behold, there are last who shall be first, and there are first who shall be last.

31 A t that very hour some Pharisees came up and said to Him, Go away from here, for Herod is determined to kill You.

The same hour certain Pharisees came up, saying to him, Get out, and go hence, for Herod is desirous to kill thee.

32 A nd He said to them, Go and tell that fox, Behold, I drive out demons and perform healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day I finish (complete) My course.

And he said to them, Go, tell that fox, Behold, I cast out demons and accomplish cures to-day and to-morrow, and the third I am perfected;

33 N evertheless, I must continue on My way today and tomorrow and the day after that—for it will never do for a prophet to be destroyed away from Jerusalem!

but I must needs walk to-day and to-morrow and the following, for it must not be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.

34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who continue to kill the prophets and to stone those who are sent to you! How often I have desired and yearned to gather your children together, as a hen her young under her wings, but you would not!

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the that kills the prophets and stones those that are sent unto her, how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen her brood under her wings, and ye would not.

35 B ehold, your house is forsaken (abandoned, left to you destitute of God’s help)! And I tell you, you will not see Me again until the time comes when you shall say, Blessed (to be celebrated with praises) is He Who comes in the name of the Lord!

Behold, your house is left unto you; and I say unto you, that ye shall not see me until it come that ye say, Blessed he that comes in the name of Lord.