Luke 12:49-13:9

New American Standard Bible

Christ Divides People

⁴⁹ “I ^[a]have come to cast fire upon the earth; and ^[b]how I wish it were already kindled! ⁵⁰ But I have a ^(A)baptism ^[c]to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished! ^51 (B)Do you think that I came to provide peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division; ⁵² for from now on five members in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three. ⁵³ They will be divided, ^(C)father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”

⁵⁴ And He was also saying to the crowds, “^(D)Whenever you see a cloud rising ^[d]in the west, you immediately say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and so it turns out. ⁵⁵ And whenever you feel a ^[e]south wind blowing, you say, ‘It will be a ^(E)hot day,’ and it turns out that way. ⁵⁶ You hypocrites! ^(F)You know how to analyze the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how is it that you do not know how to analyze this present time?

⁵⁷ “And ^(G)why do you not even judge by yourselves what is right? ⁵⁸ For ^(H)when you are going with your accuser to appear before the magistrate, on the way, make an effort to ^[f]settle with him, so that he does not drag you before the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison. ⁵⁹ I tell you, you will not get out of there until you have paid up ^[g]the very last ^[h](I)lepton.”

Call to Repent

13 Now on that very occasion there were some present who reported to Him about the Galileans whose blood ^(J)Pilate had ^[i]mixed with their sacrifices. ² And Jesus responded and said to them, “^(K)Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans just because they have suffered this fate? ³ No, I tell you, but unless you ^[j]repent, you will all likewise perish. ⁴ Or do you think that those eighteen on whom the tower in ^(L)Siloam fell and killed them were worse ^[k](M)offenders than all the other people who live in Jerusalem? ⁵ No, I tell you, but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.”

⁶ And He began telling this parable: “A man had ^(N)a fig tree which had been planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and did not find any. ⁷ And he said to the vineyard-keeper, ‘Look! For three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree ^[l]without finding any. ^(O)Cut it down! Why does it even use up the ground?’ ⁸ But he answered and said to him, ‘Sir, leave it alone for this year too, until I dig around it and put in fertilizer; ⁹ and if it bears fruit next year, fine; but if not, cut it down.’”