Lukas 13

1And there were present, at that very time, some that told him of the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.

2And he answering, said to them: Think you that these Galileans were sinners above all the men of Galilee, because they suffered such things?

3No, I say to you: but unless you shall do penance, you shall all likewise perish.

4Or those eighteen upon whom the tower fell in Siloe, and slew them: think you, that they also were debtors above all the men that dwelt in Jerusalem?

5No, I say to you; but except you do penance, you shall all likewise perish.

6He spoke also this parable: A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it, and found none.

7And he said to the dresser of the vineyard: Behold, for these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I find none. Cut it done therefore: why cumbereth it the ground?

8But he answering, said to him: Lord, let it alone this year also, until I dig about it, and dung it.

9And if happily it bear fruit: but if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.

10And he was teaching in their synagogue on their sabbath.

11And behold there was a woman, who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years: and she was bowed together, neither could she look upwards at all.

12Whom when Jesus saw, he called her unto him, and said to her: Woman, thou art delivered from thy infirmity.

13And he laid his hands upon her, and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.

14And the ruler of the synagogue (being angry that Jesus had healed on the sabbath) answering, said to the multitude: Six days there are wherein you ought to work. In them therefore come, and be healed; and not on the sabbath day.

15And the Lord answering him, said: Ye hypocrites, doth not every one of you, on the sabbath day, loose his ox or his ass from the manger, and lead them to water?

16And ought not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?

17And when he said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the things that were gloriously done by him.

18He said therefore: To what is the kingdom of God like, and whereunto shall I resemble it?

19It is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and cast into his garden, and it grew and became a great tree, and the birds of the air lodged in the branches thereof.

20And again he said: Whereunto shall I esteem the kingdom of God to be like?

21It is like to leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

22And he went through the cities and towns teaching, and making his journey to Jerusalem.

23And a certain man said to him: Lord, are they few that are saved? But he said to them:

24Strive to enter by the narrow gate; for many, I say to you, shall seek to enter, and shall not be able.

25But when the master of the house shall be gone in, and shall shut the door, you shall begin to stand without, and knock at the door, saying: Lord, open to us. And he answering, shall say to you: I know you not, whence you are.

26Then you shall begin to say: We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.

27And he shall say to you: I know you not, whence you are: depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.

28There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you shall see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.

29And there shall come from the east and the west, and the north and the south; and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.

30And behold, they are last that shall be first; and they are first that shall be last.

31The same day, there came some of the Pharisees, saying to him: Depart, and get thee hence, for Herod hath a mind to kill thee.

32And he said to them: Go and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and do cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I am consummated.

33Nevertheless I must walk today and tomorrow, and the day following, because it cannot be that a prophet perish, out of Jerusalem.

34Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent to thee, how often would I have gathered thy children as the bird doth her brood under her wings, and thou wouldest not?

35Behold your house shall be left to you desolate. And I say to you, that you shall not see me till the time come, when you shall say: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

1Aderant autem quidam ipso in tempore, nuntiantes illi de Galilæis, quorum sanguinem Pilatus miscuit cum sacrificiis eorum.

2Et respondens dixit illis: Putatis quod hi Galilæi præ omnibus Galilæis peccatores fuerint, quia talia passi sunt?

3Non, dico vobis: sed nisi pœnitentiam habueritis, omnes similiter peribitis.

4Sicut illi decem et octo, supra quos cecidit turris in Siloë, et occidit eos: putatis quia et ipsi debitores fuerint præter omnes homines habitantes in Jerusalem?

5Non, dico vobis: sed si pœnitentiam non egeritis, omnes similiter peribitis.

6Dicebat autem et hanc similitudinem: Arborem fici habebat quidam plantatam in vinea sua, et venit quærens fructum in illa, et non invenit.

7Dixit autem ad cultorem vineæ: Ecce anni tres sunt ex quo venio quærens fructum in ficulnea hac, et non invenio: succide ergo illam: ut quid etiam terram occupat?

8At ille respondens, dicit illi: Domine dimitte illam et hoc anno, usque dum fodiam circa illam, et mittam stercora,

9et siquidem fecerit fructum: sin autem, in futurum succides eam.

10Erat autem docens in synagoga eorum sabbatis.

11Et ecce mulier, quæ habebat spiritum infirmitatis annis decem et octo: et erat inclinata, nec omnino poterat sursum respicere.

12Quam cum videret Jesus, vocavit eam ad se, et ait illi: Mulier, dimissa es ab infirmitate tua.

13Et imposuit illi manus, et confestim erecta est, et glorificabat Deum.

14Respondens autem archisynagogus, indignans quia sabbato curasset Jesus, dicebat turbæ: Sex dies sunt in quibus oportet operari: in his ergo venite, et curamini, et non in die sabbati.

15Respondens autem ad illum Dominus, dixit: Hypocritæ, unusquisque vestrum sabbato non solvit bovem suum, aut asinum a præsepio, et ducit adaquare?

16Hanc autem filiam Abrahæ, quam alligavit Satanas, ecce decem et octo annis, non oportuit solvi a vinculo isto die sabbati?

17Et cum hæc diceret, erubescebant omnes adversarii ejus: et omnis populus gaudebat in universis, quæ gloriose fiebant ab eo.

18Dicebat ergo: Cui simile est regnum Dei, et cui simile æstimabo illud?

19Simile est grano sinapis, quod acceptum homo misit in hortum suum, et crevit, et factum est in arborem magnam: et volucres cæli requieverunt in ramis ejus.

20Et iterum dixit: Cui simile æstimabo regnum Dei?

21Simile est fermento, quod acceptum mulier abscondit in farinæ sata tria, donec fermentaretur totum.

22Et ibat per civitates et castella, docens, et iter faciens in Jerusalem.

23Ait autem illi quidam: Domine, si pauci sunt, qui salvantur? Ipse autem dixit ad illos:

24Contendite intrare per angustam portam: quia multi, dico vobis, quærent intrare, et non poterunt.

25Cum autem intraverit paterfamilias, et clauserit ostium, incipietis foris stare, et pulsare ostium, dicentes: Domine, aperi nobis: et respondens dicet vobis: Nescio vos unde sitis:

26tunc incipietis dicere: Manducavimus coram te, et bibimus, et in plateis nostris docuisti.

27Et dicet vobis: Nescio vos unde sitis: discedite a me omnes operarii iniquitatis.

28Ibi erit fletus et stridor dentium: cum videritis Abraham, et Isaac, et Jacob, et omnes prophetas in regno Dei, vos autem expelli foras.

29Et venient ab oriente, et occidente, et aquilone, et austro, et accumbent in regno Dei.

30Et ecce sunt novissimi qui erunt primi, et sunt primi qui erunt novissimi.

31In ipsa die accesserunt quidam pharisæorum, dicentes illi: Exi, et vade hinc: quia Herodes vult te occidere.

32Et ait illis: Ite, et dicite vulpi illi: Ecce ejicio dæmonia, et sanitates perficio hodie, et cras, et tertia die consummor.

33Verumtamen oportet me hodie et cras et sequenti die ambulare: quia non capit prophetam perire extra Jerusalem.

34Jerusalem, Jerusalem, quæ occidis prophetas, et lapidas eos qui mittuntur ad te, quoties volui congregare filios tuos quemadmodum avis nidum suum sub pennis, et noluisti?

35Ecce relinquetur vobis domus vestra deserta. Dico autem vobis, quia non videbitis me donec veniat cum dicetis: Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini.

1And there were present, at that very time, some who were reporting about the Galileans, whose blood Pilate mixed with their sacrifices.

2And responding, he said to them: “Do you think that these Galileans must have sinned more than all other Galileans, because they suffered so much?

3No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you will all perish similarly.

4And those eighteen upon whom the tower of Siloam fell and killed them, do you think that they also were greater transgressors than all the men living in Jerusalem?

5No, I tell you. But if you do not repent, you will all perish similarly.”

6And he also told this parable: “A certain man had a fig tree, which was planted in his vineyard. And he came seeking fruit on it, but found none.

7Then he said to the cultivator of the vineyard: ‘Behold, for these three years I came seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I have found none. Therefore, cut it down. For why should it even occupy the land?’

8But in response, he said to him: ‘Lord, let it be for this year also, during which time I will dig around it and add fertilizer.

9And, indeed, it should bear fruit. But if not, in the future, you shall cut it down.’ ”

10Now he was teaching in their synagogue on the Sabbaths.

11And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity for eighteen years. And she was bent over; and she was unable to look upwards at all.

12And when Jesus saw her, he called her to himself, and he said to her, “Woman, you are released from your infirmity.”

13And he laid his hands upon her, and immediately she was straightened, and she glorified God.

14Then, as a result, the ruler of the synagogue became angry that Jesus had cured on the Sabbath, and he said to the crowd: “There are six days on which you ought to work. Therefore, come and be cured on those, and not on the day of the Sabbath.”

15Then the Lord said to him in response: “You hypocrites! Does not each one of you, on the Sabbath, release his ox or donkey from the stall, and lead it to water?

16So then, should not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound for lo these eighteen years, be released from this restraint on the day of the Sabbath?”

17And as he was saying these things, all his adversaries were ashamed. And all the people rejoiced in everything that was being done gloriously by him.

18And so he said: “To what is the kingdom of God similar, and to what figure shall I compare it?

19It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and cast into his garden. And it grew, and it became a great tree, and the birds of the air rested in its branches.”

20And again, he said: “To what figure shall I compare the kingdom of God?

21It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of fine wheat flour, until it was entirely leavened.”

22And he was traveling through the cities and towns, teaching and making his way to Jerusalem.

23And someone said to him, “Lord, are they few who are saved?” But he said to them:

24“Strive to enter through the narrow gate. For many, I tell you, will seek to enter and not be able.

25Then, when the father of the family will have entered and shut the door, you will begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, open to us.’ And in response, he will say to you, ‘I do not know where you are from.’

26Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’

27And he will say to you: ‘I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity!’

28In that place, there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, yet you yourselves are expelled outside.

29And they will arrive from the East, and the West, and the North, and the South; and they will recline at table in the kingdom of God.

30And behold, those who are last will be first, and those who are first will be last.”

31On the same day, some of the Pharisees approached, saying to him: “Depart, and go away from here. For Herod wishes to kill you.”

32And he said to them: “Go and tell that fox: ‘Behold, I cast out demons and accomplish healings, today and tomorrow. And on the third day I reach the end.’

33Yet truly, it is necessary for me to walk today and tomorrow and the following day. For it does not fall to a prophet to perish beyond Jerusalem.

34Jerusalem, Jerusalem! You kill the prophets, and you stone those who are sent to you. Daily, I wanted to gather together your children, in the manner of a bird with her nest under her wings, but you were not willing!

35Behold, your house will be left desolate for you. But I say to you, that you shall not see me, until it happens that you say: ‘Blessed is he who has arrived in the name of the Lord.’ ”