Murdock - Luke - 13

13:1  And at that time, some came and told him of those Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.

13:2  And Jesus replied, and said to them: Suppose ye, that these Galileans were sinners beyond all the Galileans, because this occurred to them?

13:3  No. And I say to you, That all of you also, unless ye repent, will likewise perish.

13:4  Or those eighteen, on whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, suppose ye, that they were sinners beyond all the men inhabiting Jerusalem?

13:5  No. And I say to you, That except ye resent, ye like them will all of you perish.

13:6  And he spoke this similitude: A man had a fig-tree that was planted in his vineyard: and he came, seeking fruits upon it, and found none.

13:7  And he said to the cultivator: Lo, these three years, I have come seeking fruits on this fig-tree, and I find none. Cut it down: why should it cumber the ground?

13:8  The cultivator said to him: My Lord, spare it this year also, until I shall work about it, and manure it.

13:9  And if it bear fruits, well; and if not, thou wilt cut it down: why should it live?

13:10  And when Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues, on the sabbath,

13:11  a woman was there who had had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years; and she was bent over, and could not straighten herself at all.

13:12  And Jesus saw her, and called her, and said to her: Woman, thou art released from thy infirmity.

13:13  And he put his hand upon her; and immediately she straightened her self up, and glorified God.

13:14  And the chief of the synagogue, being angry that Jesus had healed on the sabbath, answered, and said to the multitude: There are six days, on which it is lawful to work; on them come ye, and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.

13:15  But Jesus replied, and said to him: Thou hypocrite! Doth not every one of you, on the sabbath, loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him to water?

13:16  And this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom the Calumniator hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, ought she not to be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?

13:17  And when he had said these things, all those that stood up against him were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced in all the miracles that were wrought by his hand.

13:18  And Jesus said: To what is the kingdom of God like? and with what shall I compare it?

13:19  It is like a grain of mustard, which a man took and cast into his garden; and it grew, and became a large tree; and a bird of heaven made her nest in its branches.

13:20  Jesus said again: With what shall I compare the kingdom of God?

13:21  It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three seahs of meal, until the whole was fermented.

13:22  And he travelled through the villages and cities, teaching and going towards Jerusalem.

13:23  And a person asked him, whether they were few who would have life?

13:24  And Jesus said to them: Strive to enter the narrow gate: for I say to you, many will seek to enter, and will not be able.

13:25  From the time that the lord of the house shall rise and close the door, then ye will stand without, and knock at the door; and ye will begin to say: Our Lord, our Lord, open to us and he will answer, and say: I tell you, I know you not, whence ye are.

13:26  And ye will begin to say: We have eaten and drunken before thee; and thou hast taught in our streets.

13:27  And he will say to you: I know you not, whence ye are: depart from me, ye doers of falsehood.

13:28  There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye will see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God; and yourselves will be thrust out.

13:29  And they will come from the east and from the west, and from the south and from the north, and will recline in the kingdom of God.

13:30  And lo, there are last that will be first, and there are first that will be last.

13:31  On the same day came some of the Pharisees, and said to him: Go, depart hence; for Herod purposeth to kill thee.

13:32  Jesus said to them: Go ye and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures, to-day and to-morrow, and on the third day I shall be consummated.

13:33  But I must labor to-day and to-morrow, and on the following day I will go; because it cannot be, that a prophet should perish away from Jerusalem.

13:34  O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent to thee; how many times would I have gathered thy children, as a hen that gathereth her young under her wings, and ye would not?

13:35  Behold, your house is left to you desolate. For I say to you: Ye will not see me, until ye will say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.