# Luke 13.4

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

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 2. And he answered and said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Think ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, 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>**
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> 5. <span class="rl-speech">I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.</span> 6. <span class="rl-speech">And he spake this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit thereon, and found none.</span> (Luke 13:2-6, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 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>**
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> 5. <span class="rl-speech">I tell you, no, but, unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way.”</span> 6. <span class="rl-speech">He spoke this parable. “A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it, and found none.</span> (Luke 13:2-6, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 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>**
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> 5. <span class="rl-speech">I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.</span> 6. <span class="rl-speech">He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.</span> (Luke 13:2-6, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 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>**
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> 5. <span class="rl-speech">No, I say to you, but, if ye may not reform, all ye in like manner shall perish.'</span> 6. <span class="rl-speech">And he spake this simile: 'A certain one had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit in it, and he did not find;</span> (Luke 13:2-6, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
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## 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; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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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/)

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Luke 13](/codex/luke-13/)
- [Pool of Siloam](/codex/pool-of-siloam/)

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## 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.

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