Luke 13
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There were present at that season some who told Him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
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And Jesus answered and said to them, "Do you suppose that these Galileans were worse sinners than all other Galileans, because they suffered such things?
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"I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.
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"Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them, do you think that they were worse sinners than all other men who dwelt in Jerusalem?
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"I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish."
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He also spoke this parable: a "A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none.
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"Then he said to the keeper of his vineyard, 'Look, for three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree and find none. Cut it down; why does it use up the ground?'
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"But he answered and said to him, 'Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it.
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'And if it bears fruit, well. But if not, after that you can b cut it down.' "
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Now He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath.
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And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent over and could in no way raise herself up.
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But when Jesus saw her, He called her to Him and said to her, "Woman, you are loosed from your c infirmity."
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d And He laid His hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.
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But the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because Jesus had e healed on the Sabbath; and he said to the crowd, f "There are six days on which men ought to work; therefore come and be healed on them, and g not on the Sabbath day."
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The Lord then answered him and said, "Hypocrite! h Does not each one of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or donkey from the stall, and lead it away to water it?
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"So ought not this woman, i being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound - think of it - for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath?"
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And when He said these things, all His adversaries were put to shame; and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were j done by Him.
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k Then He said, "What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?
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"It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and put in his garden; and it grew and became a large tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches."
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And again He said, "To what shall I liken the kingdom of God?
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"It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three l measures of meal till it was all leavened."
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m And He went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.
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Then one said to Him, "Lord, are there n few who are saved?" And He said to them,
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o "Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for p many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able.
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q "When once the Master of the house has risen up and r shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock at the door, saying, s 'Lord, Lord, open for us,' and He will answer and say to you, t 'I do not know you, where you are from,'
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"then you will begin to say, 'We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets.'
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u "But He will say, 'I tell you I do not know you, where you are from. v Depart from Me, all you workers of iniquity.'
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w "There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, x when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and yourselves thrust out.
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"They will come from the east and the west, from the north and the south, and sit down in the kingdom of God.
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y "And indeed there are last who will be first, and there are first who will be last."
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On that very day some Pharisees came, saying to Him, "Get out and depart from here, for Herod wants to kill You."
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And He said to them, "Go, tell that fox, 'Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day z I shall be perfected.'
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"Nevertheless I must journey today, tomorrow, and the day following; for it cannot be that a prophet should perish outside of Jerusalem.
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a "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but you were not willing!
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"See! b Your house is left to you desolate; and assuredly, I say to you, you shall not see Me until the time comes when you say, c 'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!' "
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Isaiah 5:2
He dug it up and cleared out its stones, And planted it with the choicest vine. He built a tower in its midst, And also made a winepress in it; So He expected it to bring forth good grapes, But it brought forth wild grapes.
Matthew 21:19
And seeing a fig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on it but leaves, and said to it, "Let no fruit grow on you ever again." Immediately the fig tree withered away.
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John 15:2
Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.
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Luke 7:21
And that very hour He cured many of infirmities, afflictions, and evil spirits; and to many blind He gave sight.
Luke 8:2
And certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities - Mary called Magdalene, out of whom had come seven demons.
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Mark 16:18
"they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover."
Acts 9:17
And Ananias went his way and entered the house; and laying his hands on him he said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you came, has sent me that you may receive your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.
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Luke 6:6 - 11
Now it happened on another Sabbath, also, that He entered the synagogue and taught. And a man was there whose right hand was withered.
Luke 14:1 - 6
Now it happened, as He went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees to eat bread on the Sabbath, that they watched Him closely.
John 5:16
For this reason the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to kill Him, because He had done these things on the Sabbath.
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Exodus 20:9
Six days you shall labor and do all your work.
Exodus 23:12
Six days you shall do your work, and on the seventh day you shall rest, that your ox and your donkey may rest, and the son of your female servant and the stranger may be refreshed.
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Matthew 12:10
And behold, there was a man who had a withered hand. And they asked Him, saying, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?" - that they might accuse Him.
Mark 3:2
So they watched Him closely, whether He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him.
Luke 6:7
So the scribes and Pharisees watched Him closely, whether He would heal on the Sabbath, that they might find an accusation against Him.
Luke 14:3
And Jesus, answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?
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Matthew 7:5
Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.
Matthew 23:13
But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; for you neither go in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in.
Luke 14:5
Then He answered them, saying, "Which of you, having a donkey or an ox that has fallen into a pit, will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day?
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Luke 19:9
And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham.
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Mark 5:19
However, Jesus did not permit him, but said to him, "Go home to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He has had compassion on you.
Mark 5:20
And he departed and began to proclaim in Decapolis all that Jesus had done for him; and all marveled.
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Matthew 13:31
Another parable He put forth to them, saying: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field.
Matthew 13:32
"which indeed is the least of all the seeds; but when it is grown it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches."
Mark 4:30 - 32
Then He said, "To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what parable shall we picture it?
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Matthew 13:33
Another parable He spoke to them: "The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till it was all leavened.
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Matthew 9:35
Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
Mark 6:6
And He marveled because of their unbelief. Then He went about the villages in a circuit, teaching.
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Matthew 7:14
Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.
Matthew 20:16
"So the last will be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few chosen."
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Matthew 7:13
Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it.
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John 7:34
"You will seek Me and not find Me, and where I am you cannot come."
John 8:21
Then Jesus said to them again, "I am going away, and you will seek Me, and will die in your sin. Where I go you cannot come.
John 13:33
Little children, I shall be with you a little while longer. You will seek Me; and as I said to the Jews, 'Where I am going, you cannot come,' so now I say to you.
Romans 9:31
But Israel, pursuing the law of righteousness, has not attained to the law of righteousness.
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Psalms 32:6
For this cause everyone who is godly shall pray to You In a time when You may be found; Surely in a flood of great waters They shall not come near him.
Isaiah 55:6
Seek the LORD while He may be found, Call upon Him while He is near.
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Matthew 25:10
And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut.
Revelation 22:11
"He who is unjust, let him be unjust still; he who is filthy, let him be filthy still; he who is righteous, let him be righteous still; he who is holy, let him be holy still."
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Luke 6:46
But why do you call Me 'Lord, Lord,' and not do the things which I say?
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Matthew 7:23
"And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!'
Matthew 25:12
"But he answered and said, 'Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.'
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Matthew 7:23
"And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!'
Matthew 25:41
Then He will also say to those on the left hand, 'Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels:
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Psalms 6:8
Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity; For the LORD has heard the voice of my weeping.
Matthew 25:41
Then He will also say to those on the left hand, 'Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels:
Titus 1:16
They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work.
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Matthew 8:12
"But the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."
Matthew 13:42
And will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 24:51
And will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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Matthew 8:11
And I say to you that many will come from east and west, and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
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Matthew 19:30
But many who are first will be last, and the last first.
Matthew 20:16
"So the last will be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few chosen."
Mark 10:31
"But many who are first will be last, and the last first."
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Luke 24:46
Then He said to them, "Thus it is written, and ...
Acts 10:40
Him God raised up on the third day, and showed ...
1 Corinthians 15:4
And that He was buried, and that He rose again ...
Hebrews 2:10
For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all th...
Hebrews 5:9
And having been perfected, He became the author...
Hebrews 7:28
For the law appoints as high priests men who ha...
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Matthew 23:37 - 39
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!
2 Chronicles 24:20
Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood above the people, and said to them, "Thus says God: 'Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD, so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, He also has forsaken you.'
2 Chronicles 24:21
So they conspired against him, and at the command of the king they stoned him with stones in the court of the house of the LORD.
2 Chronicles 36:15
And the LORD God of their fathers sent warnings to them by His messengers, rising up early and sending them, because He had compassion on His people and on His dwelling place.
2 Chronicles 16:1
In the thirty-sixth year of the reign of Asa, Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah and built Ramah, that he might let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.
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Leviticus 26:31
I will lay your cities waste and bring your san...
Leviticus 26:32
I will bring the land to desolation, and your e...
Psalms 69:25
Let their dwelling place be desolate; Let no on...
Isaiah 1:7
Your country is desolate, Your cities are burne...
Jeremiah 22:5
"But if you will not hear these words, I swear ...
Daniel 9:27
Then he shall confirm a covenant with many for ...
Micah 3:12
Therefore because of you Zion shall be plowed l...
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Psalms 118:26
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD! We have blessed you from the house of the LORD.
Matthew 21:9
Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: "Hosanna to the Son of David! ' Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!' Hosanna in the highest!
Mark 11:10
Blessed is the kingdom of our father David That comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!
Luke 19:38
Saying: " 'Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the LORD!' Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!
John 12:13
Took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out: "Hosanna! 'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!' The King of Israel!
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