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A Call to Repentance
About this time Jesus was informed that Pilate had murdered some people from Galilee as they were offering sacrifices at the Temple.
About this time Jesus was informed that Pilate had murdered some people from Galilee as they were offering sacrifices at the Temple.
“Do you think those Galileans were worse sinners than all the other people from Galilee?” Jesus asked. “Is that why they suffered?
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?
Not at all! And you will perish, too, unless you repent of your sins and turn to God.
I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.
And what about the eighteen people who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them? Were they the worst sinners in Jerusalem?
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?
No, and I tell you again that unless you repent, you will perish, too.”
I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.”
Parable of the Barren Fig Tree
Then Jesus told this story: “A man planted a fig tree in his garden and came again and again to see if there was any fruit on it, but he was always disappointed.
The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree
He also spoke this parable: “A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none.
He also spoke this parable: “A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none.
Finally, he said to his gardener, ‘I’ve waited three years, and there hasn’t been a single fig! Cut it down. It’s just taking up space in the garden.’
“The gardener answered, ‘Sir, give it one more chance. Leave it another year, and I’ll give it special attention and plenty of fertilizer.
But he answered and said to him, ‘Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it.
If we get figs next year, fine. If not, then you can cut it down.’”
Jesus Heals on the Sabbath
One Sabbath day as Jesus was teaching in a synagogue,
A Spirit of Infirmity
Now He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath.
Now He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath.
he saw a woman who had been crippled by an evil spirit. She had been bent double for eighteen years and was unable to stand up straight.
When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, “Dear woman, you are healed of your sickness!”
But when Jesus saw her, He called her to Him and said to her, “Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity.”
Then he touched her, and instantly she could stand straight. How she praised God!
And He laid His hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.
But the leader in charge of the synagogue was indignant that Jesus had healed her on the Sabbath day. “There are six days of the week for working,” he said to the crowd. “Come on those days to be healed, not on the Sabbath.”
But the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath; and he said to the crowd, “There are six days on which men ought to work; therefore come and be healed on them, and not on the Sabbath day.”
But the Lord replied, “You hypocrites! Each of you works on the Sabbath day! Don’t you untie your ox or your donkey from its stall on the Sabbath and lead it out for water?
This dear woman, a daughter of Abraham, has been held in bondage by Satan for eighteen years. Isn’t it right that she be released, even on the Sabbath?”
So ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound — think of it — for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath?”
This shamed his enemies, but all the people rejoiced at the wonderful things he did.
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 done by Him.
Parable of the Mustard Seed
Then Jesus said, “What is the Kingdom of God like? How can I illustrate it?
The Parable of the Mustard Seed
Then He said, “What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?
Then He said, “What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?
It is like a tiny mustard seed that a man planted in a garden; it grows and becomes a tree, and the birds make nests in its branches.”
Parable of the Yeast
He also asked, “What else is the Kingdom of God like?
The Parable of the Leaven
And 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?
It is like the yeast a woman used in making bread. Even though she put only a little yeast in three measures of flour, it permeated every part of the dough.”
The Narrow Door
Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as he went, always pressing on toward Jerusalem.
The Narrow Way
And He went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.
And He went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.
Someone asked him, “Lord, will only a few be saved?”
He replied,
He replied,
Then one said to Him, “Lord, are there few who are saved?”
And He said to them,
And He said to them,
“Work hard to enter the narrow door to God’s Kingdom, for many will try to enter but will fail.
“Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able.
When the master of the house has locked the door, it will be too late. You will stand outside knocking and pleading, ‘Lord, open the door for us!’ But he will reply, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’
When once the Master of the house has risen up and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open for us,’ and He will answer and say to you, ‘I do not know you, where you are from,’
Then you will say, ‘But we ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’
then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets.’
And he will reply, ‘I tell you, I don’t know you or where you come from. Get away from me, all you who do evil.’
But He will say, ‘I tell you I do not know you, where you are from. Depart from Me, all you workers of iniquity.’
“There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, for you will see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the Kingdom of God, but you will be thrown out.
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, and yourselves thrust out.
And people will come from all over the world — from east and west, north and south — to take their places in the Kingdom of God.
They will come from the east and the west, from the north and the south, and sit down in the kingdom of God.
And indeed there are last who will be first, and there are first who will be last.”
Jesus Grieves over Jerusalem
At that time some Pharisees said to him, “Get away from here if you want to live! Herod Antipas wants to kill you!”
Jesus replied, “Go tell that fox that I will keep on casting out demons and healing people today and tomorrow; and the third day I will accomplish my purpose.
Yes, today, tomorrow, and the next day I must proceed on my way. For it wouldn’t do for a prophet of God to be killed except in Jerusalem!
Nevertheless I must journey today, tomorrow, and the day following; for it cannot be that a prophet should perish outside of Jerusalem.
“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones God’s messengers! How often I have wanted to gather your children together as a hen protects her chicks beneath her wings, but you wouldn’t let me.
Jesus Laments over Jerusalem
“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!
“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!