A Call to Repentance (Joel 1:13–20; Amos 5:4–15; Zephaniah 2:1–3)
2 AKJV And Jesus answering said to them, Suppose you that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things? BSB BSB: To this He replied, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered this way?
3 AKJV I tell you, No: but, except you repent, you shall all likewise perish. BSB BSB: No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish.
4 AKJV Or those eighteen, on whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think you that they were sinners above all men that dwelled in Jerusalem? BSB BSB: Or 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?
5 AKJV I tell you, No: but, except you repent, you shall all likewise perish. BSB BSB: No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish.”
The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree (Isaiah 5:1–7)
7 AKJV Then said he to the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why encumbers it the ground? BSB BSB: So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’
8 AKJV And he answering said to him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it: BSB BSB: ‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone again this year, until I dig around it and fertilize it.
9 AKJV And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that you shall cut it down. BSB BSB: If it bears fruit next year, fine. But if not, you can cut it down.’”
Jesus Heals a Disabled Woman 10 AKJV And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. BSB BSB: One Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues,
11 AKJV And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself. BSB BSB: and a woman there had been disabled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was hunched over and could not stand up straight.
12 AKJV And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said to her, Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity. BSB BSB: When Jesus saw her, He called her over and said, “Woman, you are set free from your disability.”
13 AKJV And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God. BSB BSB: Then He placed His hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and began to glorify God.
14 AKJV And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said to the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day. BSB BSB: But the synagogue leader was indignant that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath. “There are six days for work,” he told the crowd. “So come and be healed on those days and not on the Sabbath.”
15 AKJV The Lord then answered him, and said, You hypocrite, does not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering? BSB BSB: “You hypocrites!” the Lord replied. “Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it to water?
16 AKJV And should not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound, see, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day? BSB BSB: Then should not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be released from her bondage on the Sabbath day?”
17 AKJV And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him. BSB BSB: When Jesus said this, all His adversaries were humiliated. And the whole crowd rejoiced at all the glorious things He was doing.
The Parable of the Mustard Seed (Matthew 13:31–32; Mark 4:30–34)
18 AKJV Then said he, To what is the kingdom of God like? and to what shall I resemble it? BSB BSB: Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? To what can I compare it?
19 AKJV It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it. BSB BSB: It is like a mustard seed that a man tossed into his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches.”
The Parable of the Leaven (Matthew 13:33)
20 AKJV And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God? BSB BSB: Again He asked, “To what can I compare the kingdom of God?
21 AKJV It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. BSB BSB: It is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”
The Narrow Door (Matthew 7:13–14)
22 AKJV And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem. BSB BSB: Then Jesus traveled throughout the towns and villages, teaching as He made His way toward Jerusalem.
23 AKJV Then said one to him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said to them, BSB BSB: “Lord,” someone asked Him, “will only a few people be saved?” Jesus answered,
24 AKJV Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say to you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. BSB BSB: “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.
25 AKJV When once the master of the house is risen up, and has shut to the door, and you begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us; and he shall answer and say to you, I know you not from where you are: BSB BSB: After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’
26 AKJV Then shall you begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in your presence, and you have taught in our streets. BSB BSB: Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’
27 AKJV But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not from where you are; depart from me, all you workers of iniquity. BSB BSB: And he will answer, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers.’
28 AKJV There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out. BSB BSB: There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves are thrown out.
29 AKJV And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God. BSB BSB: People will come from east and west and north and south, and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God.
30 AKJV And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last. BSB BSB: And indeed, some who are last will be first, and some who are first will be last.”
Lament over Jerusalem (Matthew 23:37–39)
31 AKJV The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying to him, Get you out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill you. BSB BSB: At that very hour, some Pharisees came to Jesus and told Him, “Leave this place and get away, because Herod wants to kill You.”
32 AKJV And he said to them, Go you, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected. BSB BSB: But 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.’
33 AKJV Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow, and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem. BSB BSB: Nevertheless, I must keep going today and tomorrow and the next day, for it is not admissible for a prophet to perish outside of Jerusalem.
34 AKJV O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which kill the prophets, and stone them that are sent to you; how often would I have gathered your children together, as a hen does gather her brood under her wings, and you would not! BSB BSB: O 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!
35 AKJV Behold, your house is left to you desolate: and truly I say to you, You shall not see me, until the time come when you shall say, Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord. BSB BSB: Look, 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.’”