Inspire Bible for Kids Luke Sampler - Book - Page 43
LUKE 13:16
52 From now on families will be split apart, three in favor of me, and two
against—or two in favor and three against.
53 ‘Father will be divided against son
and son against father;
mother against daughter
and daughter against mother;
and mother-in-law against daughter-in-law
and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.’*”
54 Then Jesus turned to the crowd and said, “When you see clouds beginning to form in the west, you say, ‘Here comes a shower.’ And you are right.
55 When the south wind blows, you say, ‘Today will be a scorcher.’ And it is.
56 You fools! You know how to interpret the weather signs of the earth and
sky, but you don’t know how to interpret the present times.
57 “Why can’t you decide for yourselves what is right? 58 When you are
on the way to court with your accuser, try to settle the matter before you
get there. Otherwise, your accuser may drag you before the judge, who will
hand you over to an officer, who will throw you into prison. 59 And if that
happens, you won’t be free again until you have paid the very last penny.*”
A Call to Repentance
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? 3 Not at all! And you will
perish, too, unless you repent of your sins and turn to God. 4 And what about
the eighteen people who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them? Were
they the worst sinners in Jerusalem? 5 No, and I tell you again that unless you
repent, you will perish, too.”
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Parable of the Barren Fig Tree
6 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. 7 Finally, 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.’
8 “The gardener answered, ‘Sir, give it one more chance. Leave it another
year, and I’ll give it special attention and plenty of fertilizer. 9 If we get figs
next year, fine. If not, then you can cut it down.’ ”
Jesus Heals on the Sabbath
10 One Sabbath day as Jesus was teaching in a synagogue, 11 he 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. 12 When Jesus saw her, he
called her over and said, “Dear woman, you are healed of your sickness!”
13 Then he touched her, and instantly she could stand straight. How she
praised God!
14 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.”
15 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? 16 This 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?”
12:53 Mic 7:6. 12:59 Greek last lepton [the smallest Jewish coin].
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