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- Now on the same occasion there were some present who reported to Him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.
- And Jesus said to them, "Do you suppose that these Galileans were greater sinners than all other Galileans because they suffered this fate?
- "I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.
- "Or do you suppose that those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them were worse culprits than all the men who live in Jerusalem?
- "I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish."
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- Now there were some present at that time who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.
- Jesus answered, "Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered this way?
- I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish.
- Or those eighteen who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them--do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem?
- I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish."
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- And He began telling this parable: "A man had a fig tree which had been planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and did not find any.
- "And he said to the vineyard-keeper, 'Behold, for three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree without finding any. Cut it down! Why does it even use up the ground?'
- "And he answered and said to him, 'Let it alone, sir, for this year too, until I dig around it and put in fertilizer;
- and if it bears fruit next year, fine; but if not, cut it down.'"
- And He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath.
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- Then he told this parable: "A man had a fig tree, planted in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it, but did not find any.
- So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, 'For three years now I've been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and haven't found any. Cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?'
- " 'Sir,' the man replied, 'leave it alone for one more year, and I'll dig around it and fertilize it.
- If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down.' "
- On a Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues,
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- And there was a woman who for eighteen years had had a sickness caused by a spirit; and she was bent double, and could not straighten up at all.
- When Jesus saw her, He called her over and said to her, "Woman, you are freed from your sickness."
- And He laid His hands on her; and immediately she was made erect again and began glorifying God.
- But the synagogue official, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, began saying to the crowd in response, "There are six days in which work should be done; so come during them and get healed, and not on the Sabbath day."
- But the Lord answered him and said, "You hypocrites, does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the stall and lead him away to water him?
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- and a woman was there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all.
- When Jesus saw her, he called her forward and said to her, "Woman, you are set free from your infirmity."
- Then he put his hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and praised God.
- Indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, the synagogue ruler said to the people, "There are six days for work. So come and be healed on those days, not on the Sabbath."
- The Lord answered him, "You hypocrites! Doesn't each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it out to give it water?
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- "And this woman, a daughter of Abraham as she is, whom Satan has bound for eighteen long years, should she not have been released from this bond on the Sabbath day?"
- As He said this, all His opponents were being humiliated; and the entire crowd was rejoicing over all the glorious things being done by Him.
- So He was saying, "What is the kingdom of God like, and to what shall I compare it?
- "It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and threw into his own garden; and it grew and became a tree, and THE BIRDS OF THE AIR NESTED IN ITS BRANCHES."
- And again He said, "To what shall I compare the kingdom of God?
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- Then should not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be set free on the Sabbath day from what bound her?"
- When he said this, all his opponents were humiliated, but the people were delighted with all the wonderful things he was doing.
- Then Jesus asked, "What is the kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it to?
- It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air perched in its branches."
- Again he asked, "What shall I compare the kingdom of God to?
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- "It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three pecks of flour until it was all leavened."
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- It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into a large amount of flour until it worked all through the dough."
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