Luke 13:15-35 ▼

15 But the Lord answered him and said, “Hypocrites! Does not each one of you? loose his ox or donkey from the stall on the Sabbath, and having led it away, give to it to drink?

16 And this one, being a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound, behold, eighteen years, was it not necessary for her to be loosed from this bond on the day of the Sabbath?”

17 And on His saying these things, all those opposed to Him were ashamed; and all the crowd was rejoicing at all the glorious things that were being done by Him.

18 And He was saying, “What is the kingdom of God like? And to what will I liken it?

19 It is like a grain of mustard that a man, having taken, cast into his garden; and it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the sky lodged in its branches.”

20 And again, He said, “To what shall I liken the kingdom of God?

21 It is like leaven that a woman, having taken it, hid in three measures of flour, until it all was leavened.”

22 And He was going through by towns and villages, teaching and making progress toward Jerusalem.

23 And someone said to Him, “Lord, are those being saved few?” And He said to them,

24 “Strive to enter through the narrow door, because many, I say to you?, will seek to enter and will not be able.

25 From that time the master of the house shall have risen up and shall have shut the door, then you? shall begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, open to us.’ And answering, he will say to you?, ‘I do not know from where you? are.’

26 Then you? will begin to say, ‘We ate in your presence, and we drank, and you taught in our streets.’

27 And he will say, ‘I am saying to you?, I do not know from where you? are; depart from me, all you? workers of unrighteousness.’

28 There will be weeping and gnashing of the teeth when you? shall see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you? are being cast outside.

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

30 And behold, there are last who will be first, and there are first who will be last.”

31 In the same hour, some Pharisees came near, saying to Him, “Go out and proceed from here, because Herod wants to kill You.”

32 And He said to them, “Having gone, say to this fox, ‘Behold, I cast out demons and I complete cures today and tomorrow, and the third day, I am accomplished.’

33 But it is necessary for Me to proceed today and tomorrow and the following day, because it is not permissible for a prophet to perish outside of Jerusalem.

34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, killing the prophets and stoning those sent to her, how often I willed to gather your children, the way that a hen does her brood under the wings, and you? were not willing.

35 Behold, your? house is left to you?. And I say to you?, you? shall not see Me until it will come when you? say, ‘Blessed is the One coming in the name of the Lord.’”