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Repent or Perish

¹ At that time,^(C1) some people came and reported to him about the Galileans^(C2) whose blood Pilate^(C3) had mixed with their sacrifices. ² And he^(F1) responded to them, “Do you think that these Galileans were more sinful than all the other Galileans because they suffered these things?³ No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish as well.⁴ Or those eighteen that the tower in Siloam⁵ No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish as well.”

The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree

⁶ And he told this parable:^(C1) “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He came looking for fruit on it and found none.⁷ He told the vineyard worker, ‘Listen, for three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Cut it down!

⁸ “But he replied to him, ‘Sir,⁹ Perhaps it will produce fruit next year, but if not, you can cut it down.’”

Healing a Daughter of Abraham

¹⁰ As he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath,^{(C1) 11} a woman was there who had been disabled by a spirit^(F1)(C1) for over eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all.^{(F2) 12} When Jesus saw her, he called out to her,^(F1) “Woman, you are free of your disability.”¹³ Then he laid his hands on her,^(C1) and instantly she was restored^(C2) and began to glorify God.^(C3)

¹⁴ But the leader of the synagogue, indignant^(C1) because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, responded by telling the crowd, “There are six days when work should be done;^(C2) therefore come on those days and be healed and not on the Sabbath day.”

¹⁵ But the Lord answered him and said, “Hypocrites!¹⁶ Satan

¹⁷ When he had said these things, all his adversaries^(C1) were humiliated,^(C2) but the whole crowd was rejoicing over all the glorious things he was doing.^(C3)

The Parables of the Mustard Seed and of the Leaven

¹⁸ He said, therefore, “What is the kingdom of God like,¹⁹ It’s like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the sky nested in its branches.”

²⁰ Again he said, “What can I compare the kingdom of God²¹ It’s like leaven

The Narrow Way

²² He went through one town and village after another, teaching and making his way to Jerusalem.^{(C1) 23} “Lord,” someone asked him, “are only a few people going to be saved?” ^(C1)

He said to them, ²⁴ “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door,²⁵ once the homeowner gets up and shuts the door.²⁶ Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’²⁷ But he will say, ‘I tell you, I don’t know you or where you’re from. Get away from me,²⁸ There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth²⁹ They will come from east and west, from north and south, to share the banquet³⁰ Note this: Some who are last will be first, and some who are first will be last.”

Jesus and Herod Antipas

³¹ At that time some Pharisees came and told him, “Go, get out of here. Herod^(C1) wants to kill you.”^(C2)

³² He said to them, “Go tell that fox, ‘Look, I’m driving out demons and performing healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will complete my work.’³³ Yet it is necessary that I

Jesus’s Lamentation over Jerusalem

³⁴ “Jerusalem, Jerusalem,³⁵ See, your house is abandoned to you.