Lukas 13

1 Men paa den samme Tid vare Nogle tilstede, som forkyndte ham om de Galilæer, hvis Blod Pilatus havde blandet med deres Offer.2 Og Jesus svarde og sagde til dem: mene I, at disse Galilæer vare Syndere fremfor alle Galilæer, fordi de lede dette?3 Nei, siger jeg Eder; Men dersom I ikke omvende eder, skulle I alle ligesaa omkomme.4 Eller de Atten, som taarnet i Siloam faldt paa og ihjelslog, mene I, at de vare skyldige fremfor alle Mennesker, som boe i Jerusalem?5 Nei, siger jeg Eder; men dersom I ikke omvende Eder, skulle I alle ligesaa omkomme.6 Men han sagde denne Lignelse: En havde et Figentræ, som var plantet i hans Viingaard; og han kom, og ledte efter Frugt derpaa, og fandt ingen.7 Men han sagde til Viingaardsmanden: see, jeg er nu i tre Aar kommen og har ledt efter Frugt paa dette Figentræ og finder ingen; hug det om, hvi skal det og gjøre Jorden unyttig?8 Men han svarede og sagde til ham: Herre! lad det staae endnu dette Aar, indtil jeg faaer gravet om det og gjødet det,9 om det da vil bære Frugt; men hvis ikke, da hug det siden om.10 Men han lærte i een af Synagogerne paa Sabbaten.11 Og see, der var en Kvinde, som havde havt en Sygdoms Aand i atten Aar, og hun var kroget og kunde aldeles ikke rette sig op.12 Men der Jesus saae hende kaldte han ad hende og sagde til hende: Kvinde, du er løst fra din Sygdom.13 Og han lagde Hænderne paa hende; og strax rettede hun sig op og prisede Gud.14 Da svarede Synagogeforstanderen, som var vred, fordi Jesus helbredte paa Sabbaten, og sagde til Folket: der ere sex Dage, paa hvilke man bør arbeide; kommer derfor paa dem og lader Eder helbrede, og ikke paa Sabbatsdagen.15 Da svarede Herren ham og sagde: du Øienskalk! løser ikke hver iblandt Eder sin Oxe eller sit Asen fra Krybben paa Sabbaten og fører dem til Vands?16 Men denne, som er en Abrahams Datter, hvilken Satanas havde bundet, see, i atten Aar, burde hun ikke løses af dette Baand paa Sabbatsdagen?17 Og der han dette sagde, bleve Alle beskæmmede, som vare ham imod; og alt Folket glædte sig over alle de herlige Gjerninger, som gjordes af ham.18 Men han sagde: hvad er Guds Rige ligt! og hvorved skal jeg ligne det?19 Det er ligt et Senepskorn, hvilket et Menneske tog og lagde i sin Have; og det voxte og blev et stort Træ, og Himmelens Fugle gjorde Rede i dets Grene.20 Og han sagde atter: hvorved skal jeg ligne Guds Rige?21 Det er ligt en Suurdeig, hvilken en Kvinde tog og nedlagde i tre Maader Meel, indtil det blev syret altsammen.22 Og han gik igjennem Stæder og Byer og lærte og tog Veien til Jerusalem.23 Men En sagde til ham: Herre! mon de ere faa, som blive salige? Da sagde han til dem:24 Stræber alvorligen at indgaae igjennem den snevre Port; thi Mange siger jeg Eder, skulle søge at komme ind og skulle ikke kunne.25 Efterat Huusbonden er staaet op og har tillukt Døren, og I da komme til at staae udenfor og banke paa Døren og sige: Herre, Herre, lad op for os! da skal han svare og sige til Eder: jeg kjender Eder ikke, hveden I ere.26 Da skulle I begynde at sige: vi aade og drak for dine Øine, og du lærte paa vore Gader.27 Og han skal svare: jeg siger Eder, jeg kjender Eder ikke, hveden I ere; viger fra mig, alle I, som gjøre Uret!28 Der skal være Graad og Tænders Gnidsel, naar I faae at see Abraham og Isaak og Jakob og alle Propheter i Guds Rige, men Eder at være udstødte udenfor.29 Og de skulle komme fra Øster og Vester og fra Nord og Sønder og sidde tilbords i Guds Rige.30 Og see, der ere Sidste, som skulle være de Første, og der ere Første, som skulle være de Sidste.31 Paa den samme Dag kom nogle Pharisæer og sagde til ham: gak bort, og drag herfra; thi Herodes vil ihjelslaae dig.32 Og han sagde til dem: gaaer hen og siger den Ræv: see, jeg uddriver Djævle og fuldfører Helbredelser i Dag og i Morgen og paa den tredie Dag fuldendes jeg.33 Dog bør det mig at vandre i Dag og i Morgen og den Dag derefter; thi det skeer ikke, at en Prophet omkommes udenfor Jerusalem.34 Jerusalem! Jerusalem! som ihjelslaaer Propheter og steener dem, som ere sendte til dig! hvor ofte vilde jeg forsamlet dine Børn, ligerviis som en Høne forsamler sine Kyllinger under Vingerne; men I vilde ikke.35 See, Eders Huus skal lades Eder øde. Men sandelig siger jeg Eder: I skulle ikke see mig, indtil Tiden kommer, naar I skulle sige: velsignet være den, som kommer i Herrens Navn!

Luke 13

A Call to Repent

1 Nowt there were some present on that occasion who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.s2 Het answered them, “Do you think these Galileans were worse sinnerss than all the other Galileans, because they suffered these things?3 No, I tell you! But unless you repent,s you will all perish as well!t4 Or those eighteen who were killedt when the tower in Siloam fell on them,s do you think they were worse offenders than all the others who live in Jerusalem?s

5 No, I tell you! But unless you repents you will all perish as well!”t

Warning to Israel to Bear Fruit

6 Thent Jesust told this parable: “A man had a fig trees planted in his vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it and found none.7 Sot he said to the worker who tended the vineyard, ‘Fort three yearss now, I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and each time I inspect itt I find none. Cuts it down! Whyt should it continue to depletes the soil?’8 But the workert answered him, ‘Sir, leave it alone this year too, until I dig around it and put fertilizert on it.

9 Then ift it bears fruit next year,t very well,t but ift not, you can cut it down.’”

Healing on the Sabbath

10 Now he was teaching in one of the synagoguess on the Sabbath,11 and a woman was theret who had been disabled by a spiritt for eighteen years. Shet was bent over and could not straighten herself up completely.t12 Whent Jesus saw her, he called her to himt and said, “Woman,s you are freedt from your infirmity.”t13 Thent he placed his hands on her, and immediatelys she straightened up and praised God.14 But the president of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said to the crowd, “There are six days on which works should be done!t So comet and be healed on those days, and not on the Sabbath day.”15 Then the Lord answered him,t “You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from its stall,t and lead it to water?s16 Thent shouldn’tt this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satans bound for eighteen longt years, be released from this imprisonmentt on the Sabbath day?”

17 Whent he said this all his adversaries were humiliated,t butt the entire crowd was rejoicing at all the wonderful thingss he was doing.t

On the Kingdom of God

18 Thus Jesust asked,t “What is the kingdom of Gods like?s Tot what should I compare it?

19 It is like a mustard seeds that a man took and sowedt in his garden. Itt grew and became a tree,s and the wild birdst nested in its branches.”s
20 Againt he said, “To what should I compare the kingdom of God?s

21 It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed witht three measuress of flour until all the dough had risen.”ts

The Narrow Door

22 Thent Jesust traveled throughoutt townst and villages, teaching and making his way towardt Jerusalem.s23 Someonet askedt him, “Lord, will only a fews be saved?” Sot he said to them,24 “Exert every effortt to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to.25 Oncet the head of the houset gets upt and shuts the door, then you will stand outside and start to knock on the door and beg him, ‘Lord,t let us in!’t But he will answer you,t ‘I don’t know where you come from.’s26 Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’s27 Butt he will reply,st ‘I don’t know where you come from!s Go away from me, all you evildoers!’t28 There will be weeping and gnashing of teeths when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob,t and all the prophets in the kingdom of Gods but you yourselves thrown out.t29 Thent peoplet will come from east and west, and from north and south, and take their places at the banquet tablet in the kingdom of God.s

30 Butt indeed,t some are lasts who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”

Going to Jerusalem

31 At that time,t some Phariseess came up and said to Jesus,t “Get away from here,t because Herods wants to kill you.”32 Butt he said to them, “Got and tell that fox,s ‘Look, I am casting out demons and performing healings today and tomorrow, and on the third days I will complete my work.t33 Nevertheless I mustt go on my way today and tomorrow and the next day, because it is impossiblet that a prophet should be killedt outside Jerusalem.’ss34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem,s you who kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you!t How often I have longeds to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, butt you would have none of it!t

35 Look, your house is forsaken!s And I tell you, you will not see me until you say, ‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!’”s