# Luke 13.2-3

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**Book:** [Luke](/codex/luke/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 1. Now there were some present at that very season who told him of the Galilæans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
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> **2. And he answered and said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Think ye that these Galilæans were sinners above all the Galilæans, because they have suffered these things?</span> 3. <span class="rl-speech">I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all in like manner perish.</span>**
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> 4. <span class="rl-speech">Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed them, think ye that they were offenders above all the men that dwell in Jerusalem?</span> 5. <span class="rl-speech">I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.</span> (Luke 13:1-5, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 1. Now there were some present at the same time who told him about the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.
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> **2. Jesus answered them, <span class="rl-speech">“Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered such things?</span> 3. <span class="rl-speech">I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way.</span>**
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> 4. <span class="rl-speech">Or those eighteen, on whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed them; do you think that they were worse offenders than all the men who dwell in Jerusalem?</span> 5. <span class="rl-speech">I tell you, no, but, unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way.”</span> (Luke 13:1-5, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 1. There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
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> **2. And Jesus answering said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things?</span> 3. <span class="rl-speech">I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.</span>**
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> 4. <span class="rl-speech">Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem? <sup>sinners: or, debtors</sup></span> 5. <span class="rl-speech">I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.</span> (Luke 13:1-5, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 1. And there were present certain at that time, telling him about the Galileans, whose blood Pilate did mingle with their sacrifices;
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> **2. and Jesus answering said to them, <span class="rl-speech">'Think ye that these Galileans became sinners beyond all the Galileans, because they have suffered such things?</span> 3. <span class="rl-speech">No, I say to you, but, if ye may not reform, all ye even so shall perish.</span>**
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> 4. <span class="rl-speech">'Or those eighteen, on whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed them; think ye that these became debtors beyond all men who are dwelling in Jerusalem?</span> 5. <span class="rl-speech">No, I say to you, but, if ye may not reform, all ye in like manner shall perish.'</span> (Luke 13:1-5, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
- **Location:** _TBD_
- **Time period:** _TBD_

## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [God Causes Cancer Objection Defeater](/codex/god-causes-cancer-objection-defeater/), via [Luke 13.1-5](/codex/luke-13-1-5/)
- [New Age Spirituality vs the Christian God](/codex/new-age-spirituality-vs-the-christian-god/), via [Luke 13.1-5](/codex/luke-13-1-5/)
- [Problem of Evil, Soul-Making Theodicy](/codex/problem-of-evil-soul-making-theodicy/), via [Luke 13.1-5](/codex/luke-13-1-5/)

**Concepts:**

- [100 Common Questions](/codex/100-common-questions/), via [Luke 13.3](/codex/luke-13-3/)
- [Isaiah 45.7 I Create Evil](/codex/isaiah-45-7-i-create-evil/), via [Luke 13.1-5](/codex/luke-13-1-5/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Luke 13](/codex/luke-13/)
- [Repentance](/codex/repentance/), via [Luke 13.3](/codex/luke-13-3/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G0622 - apollymi](/codex/g0622-apollymi/), via [Luke 13.3](/codex/luke-13-3/)

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## Notes

_Your annotations._

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.