Old/New Testament

Unless You Repent, You Will Perish

13 And some were present at the very time, reporting to Him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate mixed with their sacrifices. ² And having responded, He said to them, “Do you think that these Galileans were sinners more than all the Galileans, because they have suffered these things? ³ No, I say to you. But unless you repent, you will all likewise perish. ⁴ Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them— do you think that they were debtors^[a] more than all the people dwelling in Jerusalem? ⁵ No, I say to you. But unless you repent, you will all similarly perish”.

If The Tree Does Not Bear Fruit, It Will Be Cut Down

⁶ And He was telling this parable— “A certain one had a fig tree having been planted in his vineyard. And he came seeking fruit on it, and did not find it. ⁷ And he said to the vine-keeper, ‘Behold— it is three years from which time I am coming seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I am not finding it. Therefore, cut it down! Why is it even using-up^[b] the soil?’ ⁸ But the one, having responded, says to him, ‘Master, leave it also this year, until I dig around it and throw manure. ⁹ And if it produces fruit in the future— otherwise indeed, cut it down’”.

Jesus Heals a Woman On The Sabbath. The Synagogue Official Objects

¹⁰ Now He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath, ¹¹ and behold— there was a woman having a spirit of ^[c] infirmity eighteen years. And she was bending-over, and not being able to bend-up completely. ¹² And having seen her, Jesus called to her and said to her, “Woman, you have been released from your infirmity”. ¹³ And He laid His hands on her. And at-once she was made-straight. And she was glorifying God. ¹⁴ But having responded, the synagogue official— being indignant because Jesus cured on the Sabbath— was saying to the crowd that “There are six days on which one ought-to work. So be cured while coming on them, and not on the day of the Sabbath”. ¹⁵ But the Lord responded to him and said, “Hypocrites! Does not each of you on the Sabbath release his ox or donkey from the manger^[d], and having led it away, water it? ¹⁶ But this one, being a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for behold, ten and eight years— ought she not to have been released from this bond on the day of the Sabbath?” ¹⁷ And while He was saying these things, all the ones being opposed to Him were being put-to-shame.

The Crowd Rejoices Over What Jesus Did. He Says, The Kingdom of God Starts Small

And the whole crowd was rejoicing over all the glorious things being done by Him. ¹⁸ Therefore, He was saying, “To what is the kingdom of God like, and to what shall I liken it? ¹⁹ It is like a seed of a mustard-plant which, having taken, a man threw into his own garden. And it grew and became a tree. And the birds of the heaven nested in its branches”. ²⁰ And again He said, “To what shall I liken the kingdom of God? ²¹ It is like leaven, which having taken, a woman concealed^[e] into three measures of wheat-flour until which time the whole thing was leavened”.

Enter Through The Narrow Door Before It Is Too Late

²² And He was journeying-through according to cities and villages, teaching and making the journey to Jerusalem.