Luke 13 Bible in Basic English
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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.
1 Y EN este mismo tiempo estaban allí unos que le contaban acerca de los Galileos, cuya sangre Pilato había mezclado con sus sacrificios.
2 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?
2 Y respondiendo Jesús, les dijo: ¿Pensáis que estos Galileos, porque han padecido tales cosas, hayan sido más pecadores que todos los Galileos?
3 I say to you, It is not so: but if your hearts are not changed, you will all come to the same end.
3 No, os digo; antes si no os arrepintiereis, todos pereceréis igualmente.
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?
4 O aquellos dieciocho, sobre los cuales cayó la torre en Siloé, y los mató, ¿pensáis que ellos fueron más deudores que todos los hombres que habitan en 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.
5 No, os digo; antes si no os arrepintiereis, todos pereceréis asimismo.
6 And he made up this story for them: A certain man had a fig-tree in his garden, and he came to get fruit from it, and there was no fruit.
6 Y dijo esta parábola: Tenía uno una higuera plantada en su viña, y vino á buscar fruto en ella, y no lo halló.
7 And he said to the gardener, See, for three years I have been looking for fruit from this tree, and I have not had any: let it be cut down; why is it taking up space?
7 Y dijo al viñero: He aquí tres años ha que vengo á buscar fruto en esta higuera, y no lo hallo; córtala, ¿por qué ocupará aún la tierra?
8 And he said, Lord, let it be for this year, and I will have the earth turned up round it, and put animal waste on it, to make it fertile:
8 El entonces respondiendo, le dijo: Señor, déjala aún este año, hasta que la excave, y estercole.
9 And if, after that, it has fruit, it is well; if not, let it be cut down.
9 Y si hiciere fruto, [bien]; y si no, la cortarás después.
10 And he was teaching in one of the Synagogues on the Sabbath.
10 Y enseñaba en una sinagoga en sábado.
11 And there was a woman who had had a disease for eighteen years; she was bent, and was not able to make herself straight.
11 Y he aquí una mujer que tenía espíritu de enfermedad dieciocho años, y andaba agobiada, que en ninguna manera se podía enhestar.
12 And when Jesus saw her, he said to her, Woman, you are made free from your disease.
12 Y como Jesús la vió, llamóla, y díjole: Mujer, libre eres de tu enfermedad.
13 And he put his hands on her, and she was made straight, and gave praise to God.
13 Y puso las manos sobre ella; y luego se enderezó, y glorificaba á Dios.
14 And the ruler of the Synagogue was angry because Jesus had made her well on the Sabbath, and he said to the people, There are six days in which men may do work: so come on those days to be made well, and not on the Sabbath.
14 Y respondiendo el príncipe de la sinagoga, enojado de que Jesús hubiese curado en sábado, dijo á la compañía: Seis días hay en que es necesario obrar: en estos, pues, venid y sed curados, y no en día de sábado.
15 But the Lord gave him an answer and said, O you false men! do you not, every one of you, on the Sabbath, let loose his ox and his ass and take it to the water?
15 Entonces el Señor le respondió, y dijo: Hipócrita, cada uno de vosotros ¿no desata en sábado su buey ó su asno del pesebre, y lo lleva á beber?
16 And is it not right for this daughter of Abraham, who has been in the power of Satan for eighteen years, to be made free on the Sabbath?
16 Y á esta hija de Abraham, que he aquí Satanás la había ligado dieciocho años, ¿no convino desatar[la] de esta ligadura en día de sábado?
17 And when he said these things, those who were against him were shamed, and all the people were full of joy because of the great things which were done by him.
17 Y diciendo estas cosas, se avergonzaban todos sus adversarios: mas todo el pueblo se gozaba de todas las cosas gloriosas que eran por él hechas.
18 Then he said, What is the kingdom of God like? what comparison may I make of it?
18 Y dijo: ¿A qué es semejante el reino de Dios, y á qué le compararé?
19 It is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and put in his garden, and it became a tree, and the birds of heaven made their resting-places in its branches.
19 Semejante es al grano de la mostaza, que tomándo[lo] un hombre lo metió en su huerto; y creció, y fué hecho árbol grande, y las aves del cielo hicieron nidos en sus ramas.
20 And again he said, What is the kingdom of God like?
20 Y otra vez dijo: ¿A qué compararé el reino de Dios?
21 It is like leaven, which a woman put into three measures of meal, and it was all leavened.
21 Semejante es á la levadura, que tomó una mujer, y [la] escondió en tres medidas de harina, hasta que todo hubo fermentado.
22 And he went on his way, through towns and country places, teaching and journeying to Jerusalem.
22 Y pasaba por todas las ciudades y aldeas, enseñando, y caminando á Jerusalem.
23 And someone said to him, Lord, will only a small number have salvation? And he said to them,
23 Y díjole uno: Señor, ¿son pocos los que se salvan? Y él les dijo:
24 Do your best to go in by the narrow door, for I say to you, A number will make the attempt to go in, but will not be able to do so.
24 Porfiad á entrar por la puerta angosta; porque os digo que muchos procurarán entrar, y no podrán.
25 When the master of the house has got up, and the door has been shut, and you, still outside, give blows on the door, saying, Lord, let us in; he will make answer and say, I have no knowledge of where you come from.
25 Después que el padre de familia se levantare, y cerrare la puerta, y comenzareis á estar fuera, y llamar á la puerta, diciendo: Señor, Señor, ábrenos; y respondiendo os dirá: No os conozco de dónde seáis.
26 Then you will say, We have taken food and drink with you, and you were teaching in our streets.
26 Entonces comenzaréis á decir: Delante de ti hemos comido y bebido, y en nuestras plazas enseñaste;
27 But he will say, Truly, I have no knowledge of you or where you come from; go away from me, you workers of evil.
27 Y [os] dirá: Dígoos que no os conozco de dónde seáis; apartaos de mí todos los obreros de iniquidad.
28 There will be weeping and cries of sorrow when you see Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves are shut outside.
28 Allí será el llanto y el crujir de dientes, cuando viereis á Abraham, y á Isaac, y á Jacob, y á todos los profetas en el reino de Dios, y vosotros excluídos.
29 And they will come from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south, and take their places in the kingdom of God.
29 Y vendrán del Oriente y del Occidente, del Norte y del Mediodía, y se sentarán á la mesa en el reino de Dios.
30 And the last will be first, and the first will be last.
30 Y he aquí, son postreros los que eran los primeros; y son primeros los que eran los postreros.
31 At that time, certain Pharisees came to him and said, Go away from this place, because Herod's purpose is to put you to death.
31 Aquel mismo día llegaron unos de los Fariseos, diciéndole: Sal, y vete de aquí, porque Herodes te quiere matar.
32 And he said, Go and say to that fox, I send out evil spirits and do works of mercy today and tomorrow, and on the third day my work will be complete.
32 Y les dijo: Id, y decid á aquella zorra: He aquí, echo fuera demonios y acabo sanidades hoy y mañana, y al tercer día soy consumado.
33 But I have to go on my way today and tomorrow and the third day, for it is not right for a prophet to come to his death outside Jerusalem.
33 Empero es menester que hoy, y mañana, y pasado mañana camine; porque no es posible que profeta muera fuera de Jerusalem.
34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, putting to death the prophets, and stoning those who were sent to her! again and again would I have taken your children to myself, as a bird takes her young ones under her wings, but you would not!
34 ¡Jerusalem, Jerusalem! que matas á los profetas, y apedreas á los que son enviados á ti: ¡cuántas veces quise juntar tus hijos, como la gallina sus pollos debajo de sus alas, y no quisiste!
35 Now see, your house is waste, and I say to you, You will not see me again till you say, A blessing on him who comes in the name of the Lord.
35 He aquí, os es dejada vuestra casa desierta: y os digo que no me veréis, hasta que venga [tiempo] cuando digáis: Bendito el que viene en nombre del Señor.
Cross references (34)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 1 Peter 4:17–18; Lamentations 2:20; Acts 5:37; Ezekiel 9:5–7; Matthew 27:2
- 2 John 9:2; Acts 28:4; Job 22:5–16; Luke 13:4
- 3 Acts 3:19; Matthew 3:2; Acts 2:38–40; Luke 13:5; Revelation 2:21–22
- 4 Nehemiah 3:15; Matthew 6:12; Job 1:19; Matthew 18:24
- 5 Ezekiel 18:30; Luke 13:3; Isaiah 28:10–13
- 6 John 15:16; Isaiah 5:1–4; Galatians 5:22; Matthew 21:19–20; Jeremiah 2:21
- 7 Matthew 7:19; Luke 3:9; John 15:6; John 15:2; Romans 2:4–5
- 8 Romans 10:1; 2 Peter 3:9; Joel 2:17; Jeremiah 15:1; Joshua 7:7–9
- 9 John 15:2; Hebrews 6:8; Psalm 69:22–28; Ezra 9:14–15; Revelation 16:5–7
- 10 Matthew 4:23; Luke 4:44; Luke 4:15–16
- 11 Luke 8:2; Luke 13:16; Luke 8:27; Luke 8:43; Psalm 6:2
- 12 Psalm 107:20; Matthew 8:16; Luke 6:8–10; Luke 13:16; Isaiah 65:1
- 13 Psalm 107:20–22; Mark 16:18; Mark 5:23; Mark 6:5; Luke 4:40
- 14 Exodus 20:9; Matthew 12:2; John 9:14–16; John 5:15–16; Luke 6:7
- 15 Luke 14:5; John 7:21–24; Luke 6:42; Acts 13:9–10; Matthew 7:5
- 16 Mark 2:27; Luke 19:9; Luke 3:8; Acts 13:26; John 8:44
- 17 1 Peter 3:16; Psalm 132:18; Psalm 109:29; Luke 19:48; Isaiah 45:24
- 18 Mark 4:30–34; Luke 17:21; Matthew 13:31–32; Mark 4:26; Luke 13:20
- 19 Daniel 4:12; Daniel 2:44–45; Ezekiel 17:22–24; Daniel 4:21; Mark 4:31–32
- 21 Matthew 13:33; 1 Corinthians 5:6; Proverbs 4:18; Philippians 1:6; John 4:14
- 22 Luke 9:51; Matthew 9:35; Mark 10:32–34; Luke 4:43–44; Acts 10:38
- 23 Matthew 7:14; Matthew 22:14; Luke 12:13–15; John 21:21–22; Matthew 20:16
- 24 Matthew 7:13–14; 2 Peter 1:10; 1 Corinthians 9:24–27; Hebrews 4:11; Luke 21:36
- 25 Luke 13:27; Matthew 25:10–12; Matthew 7:21–23; Luke 6:46; Isaiah 55:6
- 26 Titus 1:16; Isaiah 58:2; 2 Timothy 3:5
- 27 Psalm 6:8; Matthew 25:41; Psalm 119:115; Matthew 7:22–23; Psalm 1:6
- 28 Matthew 8:11–12; Matthew 22:13; Matthew 25:30; Revelation 22:15; Matthew 13:42
- 29 Malachi 1:11; Isaiah 66:18–20; Isaiah 49:6; Isaiah 43:6; Isaiah 54:2–3
- 30 Matthew 19:30; Matthew 21:28–31; Mark 10:31; Matthew 20:16; Matthew 3:9–10
- 31 Nehemiah 6:9–11; Psalm 11:1–2; Matthew 14:1; Amos 7:12–13
- 32 Hebrews 2:10; Hebrews 5:9; John 17:4–5; John 11:8–10; Ezekiel 13:4
- 33 Luke 9:53; Matthew 21:11; Matthew 20:18; John 4:34; Acts 13:27
- 34 Matthew 23:37–39; Deuteronomy 32:11–12; Acts 7:52; Luke 19:41–42; Isaiah 30:15
- 35 Psalm 118:26; Mark 11:9–10; John 12:13; Matthew 21:9; John 14:19–23
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Touching "the fig-tree" which had its three years' trial, and bare no fruit, and "the woman which was in an infirmity eighteen years," hearken to what the Lord may grant me to say. The fig-tree is the human race. And the three years are the three times; one before the Law, the second under the Law, the third under grace.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
another woman was also healed, after suffering in like manner for eighteen years; concerning whom the Lord said, "And ought not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound during eighteen years, to be set free on the Sabbath-day?" If, then, the former was a type of the twelfth Æon that suffered, the latter should also be a type of …
… sense, as when He said, "Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees," and in a good sense, as when He said, "The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened."
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
"The Kingdom of Heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, until the whole was leavened." For as this converts the large quantity of meal into its own quality, even so shall ye convert the whole world.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
… and shall recline with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven;" and then again by saying to the Jews, "When ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of heaven, but you yourselves cast out." This, then, is a clear point, that those who disallow his salvation, and frame the …