New Testament in a Year

Repent or Perish

13 Now at that same time there were some present who were reporting to Him about the Galileans whose blood ^(A)Pilate had ^[a]mixed with their sacrifices. ² And Jesus answered and said to them, “^(B)Do you think that these Galileans were greater sinners than all other Galileans because they suffered these things? ³ I tell you, no, but unless you ^[b]repent, you will all likewise perish. ⁴ Or do you think that those eighteen on whom the tower in ^(C)Siloam fell and killed them were worse ^[c](D)offenders than all the men who live in Jerusalem? ⁵ I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.”

The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree

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

A Woman Healed on the Sabbath

¹⁰ And He was ^(G)teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. ¹¹ And behold, there was a woman who for eighteen years had ^[e](H)a sickness caused by a spirit, and she was bent double, and could not straighten up at all. ¹² But when Jesus saw her, He called her over and said to her, “Woman, you are freed from your sickness.” ¹³ And He ^(I)laid His hands on her, and immediately she was made erect again and began ^(J)glorifying God. ¹⁴ But ^(K)the synagogue official, indignant because Jesus ^(L)healed on the Sabbath, answered and was saying to the crowd, “^(M)There are six days in which work should be done; so come during them and get healed, and not on the Sabbath day.” ¹⁵ But ^(N)the Lord answered him and said, “You hypocrites, ^(O)does not each of you on the Sabbath release his ox or his donkey from the stall and lead it away to water it? ¹⁶ And this woman, ^(P)being a daughter of Abraham, whom ^(Q)Satan has bound for—behold—eighteen years, should she not have been released from this bond on the Sabbath day?” ¹⁷ And as He said this, all His opponents were being put to shame; and ^(R)the entire crowd was rejoicing over all the glorious things being done by Him.

The Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Leaven

¹⁸ Therefore, ^(S)He was saying, “^(T)What is the kingdom of God like, and to what shall I compare it? ¹⁹ It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and threw into his own garden, and it grew and became a tree, and ^(U)the birds of the ^[f]air nested in its branches.”

²⁰ And again He said, “^(V)To what shall I compare the kingdom of God? ^21 (W)It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in ^[g](X)three sata of flour until it was all leavened.”

The Narrow Door

²² And He was passing through from one city and village to another, teaching, and ^(Y)proceeding on His way to Jerusalem.