Focused Passage

Luke 13:1-5

Repentance, Kingdom Reversal, and the Urgent Narrow Door

Jesus turns questions about judgment into a summons to repentance, displays kingdom mercy over legalistic resistance, teaches the hidden growth and narrow entrance of the kingdom, and laments Jerusalem’s refusal to receive him.

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1At that time some of those present told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.

2To this He replied, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered this way?

3No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish.

4Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam collapsed on them: Do you think that they were more sinful than all the others living in Jerusalem?

5No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish.”

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Verse 1

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AtἐνG1722Preposition-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularthatαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingulartimeκαιρῷG2540Noun - Dative Masculine Singular-δέG1161Conjunctionsome [of those]τινεςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine PluralpresentΠαρῆσανG3918Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluraltoldἀπαγγέλλοντεςG518Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural[Jesus]αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularaboutπερὶG4012PrepositiontheτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralGalileansΓαλιλαίωνG1057Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralwhoseὧνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularbloodαἷμαG129Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularPilateΠιλᾶτοςG4091Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularhad mixedἔμιξενG3396Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularwithμετὰG3326PrepositiontheirαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Feminine PluralsacrificesθυσιῶνG2378Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural
Verse 2

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[To this]καὶG2532ConjunctionHe repliedἀποκριθεὶςG611Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .εἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-αὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralDo you thinkΔοκεῖτεG1380Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralthatὅτιG3754ConjunctiontheseοὗτοιG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralGalileansΓαλιλαῖοιG1057Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralwereἐγένοντοG1096Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural[worse]παρὰG3844PrepositionsinnersἁμαρτωλοὶG268Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralthan allπάνταςG3956Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluraltheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Plural[other] GalileansΓαλιλαίουςG1057Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralbecauseὅτιG3754Conjunctionthey sufferedπεπόνθασινG3958Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralthis wayταῦταG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Verse 3

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NoοὐχίG3780AdverbI tellλέγωG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralButἀλλ’G235ConjunctionunlessἐὰνG1437Conjunction. . .μὴG3361Adverbyou repentμετανοῆτεG3340Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person PluralvvvπάντεςG3956Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralyou too will all perishἀπολεῖσθεG622Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural. . .ὁμοίωςG3668Adverb
Verse 4

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OrG2228ConjunctionthoseἐκεῖνοιG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Pluraleighteenδέκα‿G1176Adjective. . .οκτὼG3638AdjectivewhoοὓςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural-καὶG2532Conjunctionwere killedἀπέκτεινενG615Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[when] theG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingulartowerπύργοςG4444Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularofἐνG1722Preposition-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularSiloamΣιλωὰμG4611Noun - Dative Masculine SingularcollapsedἔπεσενG4098Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularonἐφ’G1909PrepositionthemαὐτούςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person PluralDo you thinkδοκεῖτεG1380Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralthatὅτιG3754ConjunctiontheyαὐτοὶG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person PluralwereἐγένοντοG1096Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person PluralmoreπαρὰG3844PrepositionsinfulὀφειλέταιG3781Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural[than] allπάνταςG3956Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluraltheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Plural[others]ἀνθρώπουςG444Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural-τοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PlurallivingκατοικοῦνταςG2730Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Pluralin JerusalemἸερουσαλήμG2419Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 5

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NoοὐχίG3780AdverbI tellλέγωG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralButἀλλ’G235ConjunctionunlessἐὰνG1437Conjunction. . .μὴG3361Adverbyou repentμετανοῆτε*G3340Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person PluralvvvπάντεςG3956Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralyou too will all perishἀπολεῖσθεG622Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural. . .ὡσαύτωςG5615Adverb

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