Focused Passage

Luke 13:31-35

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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31At that very hour, some Pharisees came to Jesus and told Him, “Leave this place and get away, because Herod wants to kill You.”

32But Jesus replied, “Go tell that fox, ‘Look, I will keep driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach My goal.’

33Nevertheless, I must keep going today and tomorrow and the next day, for it is not admissible for a prophet to perish outside of Jerusalem.

34O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!

35Look, your house is left to you desolate. And I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”

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References and Original Words

Verse 31

Original words

AtἘνG1722PrepositionthatτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularveryαὐτῇG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person SingularhourὥρᾳG5610Noun - Dative Feminine SingularsomeτινεςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine PluralPhariseesΦαρισαῖοιG5330Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralcame to [Jesus]προσῆλθάνG4334Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural[and] toldλέγοντεςG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularLeaveἜξελθεG1831Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singularthis placeἐντεῦθενG1782AdverbandκαὶG2532Conjunctionget awayπορεύουG4198Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person SingularbecauseὅτιG3754ConjunctionHerodἩρῴδηςG2264Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularwantsθέλειG2309Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto killἀποκτεῖναιG615Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveYouσεG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular
Verse 32

Original words

ButΚαὶG2532Conjunction[Jesus] repliedεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .αὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralGoΠορευθέντεςG4198Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine PluraltellεἴπατεG2036Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralthatταύτῃG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularfoxἀλώπεκιG258Noun - Dative Feminine SingularLookἸδοὺG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularI will keep driving outἐκβάλλωG1544Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingulardemonsδαιμόνιαG1140Noun - Accusative Neuter PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionvvvἀποτελῶG658Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singularhealing [people]ἰάσειςG2392Noun - Accusative Feminine PluraltodayσήμερονG4594AdverbandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontomorrowαὔριονG839AdverbandκαὶG2532Conjunctionon theτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine Singularthird [day]τρίτῃG5154Adjective - Dative Feminine SingularI will reach My goalτελειοῦμαιG5048Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular
Verse 33

Original words

NeverthelessπλὴνG4133ConjunctionIμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person SingularmustδεῖG1163Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularkeep goingπορεύεσθαιG4198Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or PassivetodayσήμερονG4594AdverbandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontomorrowαὔριονG839AdverbandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine Singularnext [day]ἐχομένῃG2192Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Feminine SingularforὅτιG3754ConjunctionvvvοὐκG3756Adverbit is not admissible [for]ἐνδέχεταιG1735Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singulara prophetπροφήτηνG4396Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularto perishἀπολέσθαιG622Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middleoutside ofἔξωG1854PrepositionJerusalemἸερουσαλήμG2419Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 34

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O JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμG2419Noun - Vocative Feminine SingularJerusalemἸερουσαλήμG2419Noun - Vocative Feminine SingularwhoG3588Article - Vocative Feminine SingularkillsἀποκτείνουσαG615Verb - Present Participle Active - Vocative Feminine SingulartheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralprophetsπροφήταςG4396Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionstonesλιθοβολοῦσαG3036Verb - Present Participle Active - Vocative Feminine SingularthoseτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralsentἀπεσταλμένουςG649Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine PluraltoπρὸςG4314PrepositionherαὐτήνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singularhow oftenποσάκιςG4212AdverbI have longedἠθέλησαG2309Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singularto gatherἐπισυνάξαιG1996Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular-τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Pluralchildren {together}τέκναG5043Noun - Accusative Neuter PluralasτρόπονG5158Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular. . .ὃνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singulara hen [gathers]ὄρνιςG3733Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularherἑαυτῆςG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularchicksνοσσιὰνG3555Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularunder [her]ὑπὸG5259Preposition-τὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluralwingsπτέρυγαςG4420Noun - Accusative Feminine PluralbutκαὶG2532ConjunctionvvvοὐκG3756Adverbyou were unwillingἠθελήσατεG2309Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Verse 35

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LookἰδοὺG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularhouseοἶκοςG3624Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularis left to you desolateἀφίεταιG863Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular. . .ὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralAndδὲG1161ConjunctionI tellλέγωG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singularyou [that]ὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralvvvοὐG3756AdverbvvvμὴG3361Adverbyou will not seeἴδητέG3708Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person PluralMe {again}μεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person SingularuntilἕωςG2193Conjunction. . .ἥξειG2240Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .ὅτεG3753Conjunctionyou sayεἴπητεG2036Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person PluralBlessed isΕὐλογημένοςG2127Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularHe whoG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularcomesἐρχόμενοςG2064Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularinἐνG1722Preposition[the] nameὀνόματιG3686Noun - Dative Neuter Singularof [the] LordΚυρίουG2962Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Psalm 118:26

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