不悔改则灭亡

13 正在那时候,有些人前来告诉耶稣有关加利利人的事,就是彼拉多加利利人的血与他们的祭物混在一起的事。 耶稣[a]回答他们,说:“你们以为这些加利利人如此受害,是因为他们比其他[b]所有加利利人更有罪吗? 不是的。我告诉你们:你们如果不悔改,都会同样地灭亡。 或者,西罗亚楼倒塌压死的那十八个人,你们以为他们比所有住在耶路撒冷的人更有罪吗? 不是的。我告诉你们:你们如果不悔改,都会同样灭亡。”

无花果树的比喻

于是耶稣讲了这个比喻:“一个人有一棵无花果树栽在自己的葡萄园里。当他过来,在那树上找果子时,却找不到, 就对园丁说:‘你看,一连三年,我在这无花果树上找果子,都找不到。把它砍了吧!何必让它白占土地?’

“但是园丁回答,对他说:‘主人,今年再留着它吧。等我在它周围挖掘,施些粪肥, 或许它来年真会结出果子,否则,你就砍了它。’”

治愈驼背的妇人

10 在安息日,耶稣在一个会堂里教导人, 11 看哪,有一个妇人,被邪灵附身病了十八年,一直弯着腰,完全直不起身来。 12 耶稣看见她,就招呼她,对她说:“妇人,你已经从你的疾病中被释放了!” 13 然后耶稣按手在她身上,她的腰立刻直了,她就不住地荣耀神。

14 因为耶稣在安息日使人痊愈,会堂主管就很生气,对那群人说:“应该做工的日子有六天,所以你们在那些日子来得痊愈吧!但不要在安息日这一天。”

15 主回答他,说:“你们这些伪善的人!难道你们每个人在安息日,不也是把自己的牛或驴从槽边解开,牵去饮水吗? 16 何况这妇人,做为亚伯拉罕的子孙[c],被撒旦所捆绑竟然有十八年,难道不应该在安息日这一天从捆锁中被释放吗?”

17 耶稣说了这些话,所有反对他的人都感到蒙羞,可是众人都因他所行的一切荣耀的事而感到欢喜。

芥菜种与面酵的比喻

18 于是耶稣说:“神的国好比什么呢?我要把它比做什么呢? 19 它好比一粒芥菜种子,有人拿去种在自己的园子里,种子长大,成了一棵树[d],天空的飞鸟也在它的枝子上搭窝。”

20 耶稣又说:“我要把神的国比做什么呢? 21 它好比酵母,一个妇人拿去拌在[e]三斗[f]面里,直到整团面都发了酵。”

要进窄门

22 耶稣走遍许多城镇、乡村教导人,并继续往耶路撒冷前行。 23 有一个人问他:“主啊,得救的人很少吗?”

耶稣对他们说: 24 “你们要为进窄门而争战,因为我告诉你们:将有许多人想要进去,却是不能。 25 等到那家的主人起来关了门,你们才开始站在外面敲门,说:‘主啊,请给我们开门!’主人就会回答你们,说:‘我不知道你们是从哪里来的。’ 26 那时你们就开始说:‘我们曾经在你面前吃过、喝过,你也曾经在我们的大街[g]上教导过!’ 27 他要对你们说:‘我不知道你们是从哪里来的。离开我,你们所有不义的工人!’ 28 当你们看见亚伯拉罕以撒雅各和所有的先知在神的国里,而你们却被丢在外面的时候,在那里将有哀哭和切齿。 29 人们将从东、西、南、北而来,在神的国里坐席。 30 看哪,有些在后的,将要在前;有些在前的,将要在后。”

耶稣与希律

31 就在这时候[h][i],有一些法利赛人前来对耶稣说:“你离开吧,从这里走开!因为希律想要杀你。”

32 耶稣对他们说:“你们去告诉那狐狸:看哪!今天明天我驱赶鬼魔、治愈疾病,然后在第三天,我的事就得以完成了。 33 不过今天、明天、后天,我必须往前走,因为先知不能在耶路撒冷之外被杀!

为耶路撒冷哀叹

34 耶路撒冷啊,耶路撒冷!这城杀害先知们,又用石头砸死被差到她这里的人!我多次想聚集你的儿女,像母鸡把自己的小鸡聚集在翅膀下,可是你们不愿意! 35 看哪,你们的家[j]要被废弃[k]。我[l]告诉你们:你们绝不会再见到我了,直到那日子来临,就是你们说‘奉主名而来的那一位是蒙祝福的’[m]那时候。”

Footnotes

  1. 路加福音 13:2 耶稣——有古抄本作“他”。
  2. 路加福音 13:2 其他——辅助词语。
  3. 路加福音 13:16 子孙——原文直译“女儿”。
  4. 路加福音 13:19 树——有古抄本作“大树”。
  5. 路加福音 13:21 拌在——原文直译“藏在”。
  6. 路加福音 13:21 三斗——原文为“3撒顿”;容量约为22公升。1撒顿=7.3公升。
  7. 路加福音 13:26 大街——或译作“广场”。
  8. 路加福音 13:31 这时候——原文直译“同一时候”。
  9. 路加福音 13:31 时候——有古抄本作“天”。
  10. 路加福音 13:35 家——或译作“殿”;指“圣殿”。参《耶利米书》12:7;22:5。
  11. 路加福音 13:35 有古抄本附“成为荒场”。
  12. 路加福音 13:35 有古抄本附“确实地”。
  13. 路加福音 13:35 《诗篇》118:26。

Repent or Perish

13 Now there were some present at that time who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate(A) had mixed with their sacrifices. Jesus answered, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered this way?(B) I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish. Or those eighteen who died when the tower in Siloam(C) fell on them—do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem? I tell you, no! But unless you repent,(D) you too will all perish.”

Then he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree growing in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it but did not find any.(E) So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, ‘For three years now I’ve been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Cut it down!(F) Why should it use up the soil?’

“‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone for one more year, and I’ll dig around it and fertilize it. If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down.’”

Jesus Heals a Crippled Woman on the Sabbath

10 On a Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues,(G) 11 and a woman was there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years.(H) She was bent over and could not straighten up at all. 12 When Jesus saw her, he called her forward and said to her, “Woman, you are set free from your infirmity.” 13 Then he put his hands on her,(I) and immediately she straightened up and praised God.

14 Indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath,(J) the synagogue leader(K) said to the people, “There are six days for work.(L) So come and be healed on those days, not on the Sabbath.”

15 The Lord answered him, “You hypocrites! Doesn’t each of you on the Sabbath untie your ox or donkey from the stall and lead it out to give it water?(M) 16 Then should not this woman, a daughter of Abraham,(N) whom Satan(O) has kept bound for eighteen long years, be set free on the Sabbath day from what bound her?”

17 When he said this, all his opponents were humiliated,(P) but the people were delighted with all the wonderful things he was doing.

The Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast(Q)(R)

18 Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God(S) like?(T) What shall I compare it to? 19 It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his garden. It grew and became a tree,(U) and the birds perched in its branches.”(V)

20 Again he asked, “What shall I compare the kingdom of God to? 21 It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds[a] of flour until it worked all through the dough.”(W)

The Narrow Door

22 Then Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as he made his way to Jerusalem.(X) 23 Someone asked him, “Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?”

He said to them, 24 “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door,(Y) because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to. 25 Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, ‘Sir, open the door for us.’

“But he will answer, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’(Z)

26 “Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’

27 “But he will reply, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from. Away from me, all you evildoers!’(AA)

28 “There will be weeping there, and gnashing of teeth,(AB) when you see Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves thrown out. 29 People will come from east and west(AC) and north and south, and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God. 30 Indeed there are those who are last who will be first, and first who will be last.”(AD)

Jesus’ Sorrow for Jerusalem(AE)(AF)

31 At that time some Pharisees came to Jesus and said to him, “Leave this place and go somewhere else. Herod(AG) wants to kill you.”

32 He replied, “Go tell that fox, ‘I will keep on driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach my goal.’(AH) 33 In any case, I must press on today and tomorrow and the next day—for surely no prophet(AI) can die outside Jerusalem!

34 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings,(AJ) and you were not willing. 35 Look, your house is left to you desolate.(AK) I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’[b](AL)

Footnotes

  1. Luke 13:21 Or about 27 kilograms
  2. Luke 13:35 Psalm 118:26

Change Your Hearts

13 At that time some people were there with Jesus. They told him about what had happened to some people from Galilee. Pilate[a] killed those people while they were worshiping. He mixed their blood with the blood of the animals they were sacrificing to God. Jesus answered, “Do you think this happened to them because they were more sinful than all others from Galilee? No, they were not! But if all of you don’t change your hearts and lives, then you will be destroyed as they were! What about those 18 people who died when the tower of Siloam fell on them? Do you think they were more sinful than all the others who live in Jerusalem? They were not! But I tell you, if you don’t change your hearts and lives, then you will all be destroyed too!”

The Useless Tree

Jesus told this story: “A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard. He came looking for some fruit on the tree, but he found none. So the man said to his servant who took care of his vineyard, ‘I have been looking for fruit on this tree for three years, but I never find any. Cut it down! Why should it waste the ground?’ But the servant answered, ‘Master, let the tree have one more year to produce fruit. Let me dig up the dirt around it and put on some fertilizer. Maybe the tree will produce fruit next year. If the tree still doesn’t produce fruit, then you can cut it down.’”

Jesus Heals on the Sabbath

10 Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath day. 11 In the synagogue there was a woman who had an evil spirit in her. This spirit had made the woman a cripple for 18 years. Her back was always bent; she could not stand up straight. 12 When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, “Woman, your sickness has left you!” 13 Jesus put his hands on her. Immediately she was able to stand up straight and began praising God.

14 The synagogue leader was angry because Jesus healed on the Sabbath day. He said to the people, “There are six days for work. So come to be healed on one of those days. Don’t come for healing on the Sabbath day.”

15 The Lord answered, “You people are hypocrites! All of you untie your work animals and lead them to drink water every day—even on the Sabbath day! 16 This woman that I healed is our Jewish sister. But Satan has held her for 18 years. Surely it is not wrong for her to be freed from her sickness on a Sabbath day!” 17 When Jesus said this, all the men who were criticizing him were ashamed. And all the people were happy for the wonderful things Jesus was doing.

Stories of Mustard Seed and Yeast

18 Then Jesus said, “What is God’s kingdom like? What can I compare it with? 19 God’s kingdom is like the seed of the mustard plant.[b] A man plants this seed in his garden. The seed grows and becomes a tree. The wild birds build nests on its branches.”

20 Jesus said again, “What can I compare God’s kingdom with? 21 It is like yeast that a woman mixes into a big bowl of flour. The yeast makes all the dough rise.”

The Narrow Door

22 Jesus was teaching in every town and village. He continued to travel toward Jerusalem. 23 Someone said to Jesus, “Lord, how many people will be saved? Only a few?”

Jesus said, 24 “Try hard to enter through the narrow door that opens the way to heaven! Many people will try to enter there, but they will not be able. 25 A man gets up and closes the door of his house. You can stand outside and knock on the door. You can say, ‘Sir, open the door for us!’ But he will answer, ‘I don’t know you! Where did you come from?’ 26 Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you. You taught in the streets of our town.’ 27 But he will say to you, ‘I don’t know you! Where did you come from? Go away from me! All of you do evil!’ 28 You will see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in God’s kingdom. But you will be thrown outside. Then you will cry and grind your teeth with pain. 29 People will come from the east, west, north, and south. They will sit down at the table in the kingdom of God. 30 Those who are last now will be first in the future. And those who are first now will be last in the future.”

Jesus Will Die in Jerusalem

31 At that time some Pharisees came to Jesus and said, “Go away from here! Herod wants to kill you!”

32 Jesus said to them, “Go tell that fox Herod, ‘Today and tomorrow I am forcing demons out of people and finishing my work of healing. Then, on the third day, I will reach my goal.’ 33 Yet I must be on my way today and tomorrow and the next day. Surely it cannot be right for a prophet to be killed anywhere except in Jerusalem.

34 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem! You kill the prophets. You kill with stones those men that God has sent you. Many times I wanted to help your people. I wanted to gather them together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings. But you did not let me. 35 Now your home will be left completely empty. I tell you, you will not see me again until that time when you will say, ‘God bless the One who comes in the name of the Lord.’”[c]

Footnotes

  1. 13:1 Pilate Pontius Pilate was the Roman governor of Judea from a.d. 26 to a.d. 36.
  2. 13:19 mustard plant The seed is very small, but the plant grows taller than a man.
  3. 13:35 ‘God . . . Lord.’ Quotation from Psalm 118:26.