'There were1some3present1at4that6very5time7who told8him9about10the11Galileans12whose13blood15Pilate16had mingled17with18their21sacrifices.20 And1he answered2them,4“Doyou think5that6these9Galileans8were15worsesinners10than11all12the otherGalileans,14because16they suffered18in this way?17 No,1I tell2you;3but4unless56you repent,7you will10all8likewise9perish.10 Or1those2eighteen4on5whom6the8tower9in10Siloam12fell7and13killed14them:15doyou think16that17they18were20[worse] offenders19than21all22the23[others]24who lived26inJerusalem?27 No,1I tell2you;3but4unless56you repent,7you will10all8likewise9perish.”10 And2he told1this3parable:5“A man8had7a fig tree6planted9in10his13vineyard,12and14he came15seeking16fruit17on18it19and20found22none.21 And2he said1to3the4vinedresser,5‘Look,6for9three7years8nowI have come11seeking12fruit13on14this17fig tree,16and18I find20none.19Cut21it23down.21Why24shouldit23use up28the26ground?’27 And2he1answered3him,5‘Sir,6let7it8alone7this10year12also,9until13I dig15around16it17and18put19on manure.20 Thenif1it should bear3fruit4[next year],567well and good;but9if8not,10you can cut12it13down.’”12 Now2he was1teaching3in4one5of the6synagogues7on8the9Sabbath.10 And1behold,2there wasa woman3who had had5a disabling6spirit4foreighteen8years.7She was10bent over11and12could14not13fully1618straighten herself.15 When1Jesus5saw1her,3he called [her] over6and7said8to her,9“Woman,10you are freed from11your14disability.”13 And1he laid2hishands5on2her,3and6immediately7she was made straight,8and9she glorified10God.12 But2the3ruler of the synagogue,4indignant5because6Jesus11had healed9on the7Sabbath,8said12to the13people,14“There are18six16days17in19which20work22ought21to be done.22Come26on23those [days]24and25be healed,27and28not29on the30Sabbath33day.”31 Then2the4Lord5answered1him,3“You hypocrites!8Doesnot13each9of you10on the11Sabbath12untie14his17ox16or18hisdonkey20from21the22manger23and24lead [it] away25to water26it? And2ought16not15this woman,1a daughter3of Abraham4whom6Satan9bound7foreighteen1113years,14be loosed17from18this21bond20on the22Sabbath25day?”23 As1he4said3these things,2all6his9adversaries8were put to shame,5and10all11the12people13rejoiced14at15all16the17glorious things18that were done20by21him.22 He said1therefore,2“What3is5the6kingdom7of God9like?4And10to what11shall I compare12it?13 It is2like1a grain3of mustard seed4that5a man7took6andsowed8in9his11garden,10and12it grew13and14became15a tree,17and18the19birds20of the21air22made nests23in24its27branches.”26 And1again2he said,3“To what4shall I compare5the6kingdom7of God?9 It is2like1leaven3that4a woman6took5andhid7in8three11measures10of flour,9until12it was14all15leavened.”14 He went on his way2through3towns4and5villages,6teaching7and8journeying910toward11Jerusalem.12 And2someone3said1to him,4“Lord,5[will]6those8who are saved9[be]6few?”7And11he10said12to13them,14 “Strive1to enter2through3the4narrow5door.6For7many,8I tell9you,10will seek11to enter12and13will15not14be able.15 When once123the5master of the house6has risen4and7shut8the9door,10and11you begin12to stand14outside13and15to knock16at the17door,18saying,19‘Lord,20open21to us,’22then23he will answer24you,26‘I do28not27know28where30you29come31from.’30 Then1you will begin2to say,3‘We ate4and7drank8in5your6presence,5and9you taught14in10our13streets.’12 But1he will say,2‘I tell3you,4I do6not5know6where8you come9from.8Depart10from11me,12all13you workers14of evil!’15 In that place1there will be2weeping4and5gnashing7of teeth,9when10you see11Abraham12and13Isaac14and15Jacob16and17all18the19prophets20in21the22kingdom23of God25but27you yourselves26cast28out.29 And1people will come2from3east4and5west,6and7from8north9and10south,11and12recline at table13in14the15kingdom16of God.18 And1behold,2some are3last4who5will be6first,7and8some are9first10who11will be12last.”13 At1that3very2hour4some6Pharisees7came5andsaid8to him,9“Get away10from here,13for14Herod15wants16to kill18you.”17 And1he said2to them,3“Go4andtell5that8fox,7‘Behold,9I cast out10demons11and12perform14cures13today15and16tomorrow,17and18the19third20dayI finish my course.21 Nevertheless,1I3must2go on my way10today4and5tomorrow6and7the day8following,9for11it cannot be that1213a prophet14should perish15away from16Jerusalem.’17 O Jerusalem,1Jerusalem,2the [city]3that kills4the5prophets6and7stones8those9who are sent10to11it!12How often13would I14have gathered15your18children17together15as1920a hen21gathersher23brood24under25herwings,27and28you were30not29willing!30 Behold,1your6house5is forsaken.2And8I tell7you,9you will12not1011see12me13until14you say,17‘Blessed18ishe19who comes20in21the name22of the Lord!’”23