At this time some men came and told Jesus about the Galilaeans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. "Do you think," he answered, "that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans because this happened to them? I ten you, No! But unless you repent you will all perish in li... [ Continue Reading ]
SUFFERING AND SIN (Luke 13:1-5)... [ Continue Reading ]
Jesus spoke this parable, "A man had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard. He came looking for fruit on it and did not find it. He said to the keeper of the vineyard, 'Look you--for the last three years I have been coming and looking for fruit on this fig-tree, and I still am not finding any. Cut it d... [ Continue Reading ]
Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath; and--look you--there was a woman there who had a spirit of weakness for eighteen years. She was bent together and could not straighten up properly. When Jesus saw her he called her to him. "Woman, he said, "you are set free from your weakne... [ Continue Reading ]
So Jesus said to them, "To what is the kingdom of God like, and to what will I compare it? It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and cast into his garden; and it grew until it became a tree, and the birds of the air found a lodging in its branches." This is an illustration which Jesu... [ Continue Reading ]
Again Jesus said, "To what will I liken the kingdom of God? It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, until the whole was leavened." This is an illustration which Jesus took from his own home. In those days bread was baked at home. Leaven was a little piece of dough w... [ Continue Reading ]
Jesus continued to go through towns and villages, teaching and making his way to Jerusalem. "Lord, someone said to him, "are those who are to be saved few in number?" He said to them, "Keep on striving to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will seek to enter in and will not be... [ Continue Reading ]
At that hour some Pharisees came to Jesus. "Depart, they said to him, "and get on your way from this place, because Herod is out to kill you." "Go, he said, "and tell that fox, look you, I cast out demons and I work cures today and tomorrow, and on the third day my work is perfected. I must be on my... [ Continue Reading ]