Luke 13:2

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And he, in answer, said to them, Are you of the opinion that these Galilaeans were worse than all other Galilaeans, because these things were done to them?

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  • John 9:2 : 2 And his disciples put a question to him, saying, Master, was it because of this man's sin, or the sin of his father and mother, that he has been blind from birth?
  • Acts 28:4 : 4 And when the people saw it hanging on his hand, they said to one another, Without doubt this man has put someone to death, and though he has got safely away from the sea, God will not let him go on living.
  • Job 22:5-9 : 5 Is not your evil-doing great? and there is no end to your sins. 6 For you have taken your brother's goods when he was not in your debt, and have taken away the clothing of those who have need of it. 7 You do not give water to the tired traveller, and from him who has no food you keep back bread. 8 For it was the man with power who had the land, and the man with an honoured name who was living in it. 9 You have sent widows away without hearing their cause, and you have taken away the support of the child who has no father. 10 For this cause nets are round your feet, and you are overcome with sudden fear. 11 Your light is made dark so that you are unable to see, and you are covered by a mass of waters. 12 Is not God as high as heaven? and see the stars, how high they are! 13 And you say, What knowledge has God? is he able to give decisions through the deep dark? 14 Thick clouds are covering him, so that he is unable to see; and he is walking on the arch of heaven. 15 Will you keep the old way by which evil men went? 16 Who were violently taken away before their time, who were overcome by the rush of waters:
  • Luke 13:4 : 4 Or those eighteen men who were crushed by the fall of the tower of Siloam, were they worse than all the other men living in Jerusalem?

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  • 1 Now some people who were there at that time, gave him an account of how the blood of some Galilaeans had been mixed by Pilate with their offerings.

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    3 I say to you, It is not so: but if your hearts are not changed, you will all come to the same end.

    4 Or those eighteen men who were crushed by the fall of the tower of Siloam, were they worse than all the other men living in Jerusalem?

    5 I say to you, It is not so: but if your hearts are not changed, you will all come to an end in the same way.

  • 6 But at these words Pilate said, Is the man a Galilaean?

  • 11 Jesus gave this answer: You would have no power at all over me if it was not given to you by God; so that he who gave me up to you has the greater sin.

  • 2 And his disciples put a question to him, saying, Master, was it because of this man's sin, or the sin of his father and mother, that he has been blind from birth?

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    31 Which of the two did his father's pleasure? They say, The first. Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, that tax-farmers and loose women are going into the kingdom of God before you.

    32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you had no faith in him, but the tax-farmers and the loose women had faith in him: and you, when you saw it, did not even have regret for your sins, so as to have faith in him.

  • 7 But if these words had been in your minds, My desire is for mercy and not for offerings, you would not have been judging those who have done no wrong.

  • 11 And it came about that when they were on the way to Jerusalem he went through Samaria and Galilee.

  • 26 Was it not necessary for the Christ to go through these things, and to come into his glory?

  • 40 But the other, protesting, said, Have you no fear of God? for you have a part in the same punishment,

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    12 Then tax-farmers came to him for baptism and said to him, Master, what have we to do?

    13 And he said to them, Do not make an attempt to get more money than the right amount.

  • 4 And Jesus, having knowledge of what was in their minds, said, Why are your thoughts evil?

  • 2 And Jesus said to him, Do you see these great buildings? there is not one stone here resting on another which will not be overturned.

  • 4 Saying, I have done wrong in giving into your hands an upright man. But they said, What is that to us? it is your business.

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    20 Then he went on to say hard things to the towns where most of his works of power were done, because they had not been turned from their sins.

    21 Unhappy are you, Chorazin! Unhappy are you, Beth-saida! For if the works of power which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have been turned from their sins in days gone by, clothing themselves in haircloth and putting dust on their heads.

    22 But I say to you, It will be better for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judging, than for you.

  • 11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why does your Master take food with tax-farmers and sinners?

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    12 I say to you, It will be better in that day for Sodom than for that town.

    13 A curse is on you, Chorazin! A curse is on you, Beth-saida! For if such works of power had been done in Tyre and Sidon as have been done in you, they would have been turned from their sins, in days gone by, seated in the dust.

    14 But it will be better for Tyre and Sidon, in the day of judging, than for you.

  • 34 And Jesus said, Father, let them have forgiveness, for they have no knowledge of what they are doing. And they made division of his clothing among them by the decision of chance.

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    54 And when his disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, Lord, may we send fire from heaven and put an end to them?

    55 But turning round he said sharp words to them.

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    15 And it came about that he was seated at meat in his house, and a number of tax-farmers and sinners were at table with Jesus and his disciples: for there were a great number of them, and they came after him.

    16 And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was taking food with the tax-farmers and sinners, said to his disciples, Why does he take food and drink with such men?

  • 30 And Jesus, answering him, said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he got into the hands of thieves, who took his clothing and gave him cruel blows, and when they went away, he was half dead.

  • 19 And he said to them, What things? And they said, The things to do with Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet, great in his acts and his words, before God and all the people:

  • 7 And they were full of wonder and said, Are not all these men Galilaeans?

  • 27 For the men of Jerusalem and their rulers, having no knowledge of him, or of the sayings of the prophets which come to their ears every Sabbath day, gave effect to them by judging him.

  • 30 They said to him in answer, If the man was not a wrongdoer we would not have given him up to you.

  • 22 But Jesus, who had knowledge of their thoughts, said to them, Why are you reasoning in your hearts?

  • 31 And they gave thought to it among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did you not have faith in him?

  • 25 And all the people made answer and said, Let his blood be on us, and on our children.

  • 31 For if they do these things when the tree is green, what will they do when it is dry?

  • 3 And Jesus, answering, said to the scribes and Pharisees, Is it right to make people well on the Sabbath or not?

  • 12 But I say to you that Elijah has come, and they had no knowledge of him, but did to him whatever they were pleased to do; the same will the Son of man undergo at their hands.

  • 43 And they were full of wonder at the great power of God. But while they were all wondering at all the things which he did, he said to his disciples,

  • 13 The tax-farmer, on the other hand, keeping far away, and not lifting up even his eyes to heaven, made signs of grief and said, God, have mercy on me, a sinner.

  • 22 Pilate says to them, What, then, am I to do with Jesus, who is named Christ? They all say, Let him be put to death on the cross.

  • 10 And the people put questions to him, saying, What have we to do?

  • 34 Jesus made answer, Do you say this of yourself, or did others say it about me?

  • 25 The baptism of John, where did it come from? from heaven or from men? And they were reasoning among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven; he will say to us, Why then did you not have faith in him?

  • 17 And Jesus said, Were there not ten men who were made clean? where are the nine?

  • 42 Saying, If you, even you, had knowledge today, of the things which give peace! but you are not able to see them.

  • 5 And they said among themselves, If we say, From heaven; he will say, Why did you not have faith in him?