One Year Bible New Testament Sampler, Floral Paradise - Flipbook - Page 18
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L UKE 13:1-21
About this time Jesus was informed that Pilate had murdered some people from Galilee as they
were offering sacrifices at the Temple. 2“Do you think those Galileans were worse sinners than
all the other people from Galilee?” Jesus asked. “Is that why they suffered? 3Not at all! And you
will perish, too, unless you repent of your sins and turn to God. 4And what about the eighteen
people who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them? Were they the worst sinners in Jerusalem? 5No, and I tell you again that unless you repent, you will perish, too.”
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Then Jesus told this story: “A man planted a fig tree in his garden and came again and again to
see if there was any fruit on it, but he was always disappointed. 7Finally, he said to his gardener,
‘I’ve waited three years, and there hasn’t been a single fig! Cut it down. It’s just taking up space
in the garden.’
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“The gardener answered, ‘Sir, give it one more chance. Leave it another year, and I’ll give it
special attention and plenty of fertilizer. 9If we get figs next year, fine. If not, then you can cut
it down.’”
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One Sabbath day as Jesus was teaching in a synagogue, 11he saw a woman who had been
crippled by an evil spirit. She had been bent double for eighteen years and was unable to stand
up straight. 12When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, “Dear woman, you are healed of
your sickness!” 13Then he touched her, and instantly she could stand straight. How she praised
God!
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But the leader in charge of the synagogue was indignant that Jesus had healed her on the
Sabbath day. “There are six days of the week for working,” he said to the crowd. “Come on those
days to be healed, not on the Sabbath.”
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But the Lord replied, “You hypocrites! Each of you works on the Sabbath day! Don’t you
untie your ox or your donkey from its stall on the Sabbath and lead it out for water? 16This dear
woman, a daughter of Abraham, has been held in bondage by Satan for eighteen years. Isn’t it
right that she be released, even on the Sabbath?”
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This shamed his enemies, but all the people rejoiced at the wonderful things he did.
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Then Jesus said, “What is the Kingdom of God like? How can I illustrate it? 19It is like a tiny
mustard seed that a man planted in a garden; it grows and becomes a tree, and the birds make
nests in its branches.”
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He also asked, “What else is the Kingdom of God like? 21It is like the yeast a woman used in
making bread. Even though she put only a little yeast in three measures of flour, it permeated
every part of the dough.”
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