1 There were some present at that very time who told him about the Galileans whose blood 1Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
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And he answered them, 2"Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered in this way?
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No, I tell you; but unless you 3repent, you will all likewise perish.
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Or those eighteen on whom the tower in 4Siloam fell and killed them: do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who lived in Jerusalem?
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No, I tell you; but unless you 5repent, you will all likewise perish."
The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree
6 And he told this parable: "A man had 6a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none.
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And he said to the vinedresser, 'Look, for three years now I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I find none. 7Cut it down. Why should it use up the ground?'
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And he answered him, 'Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and put on manure.
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Then if it should bear fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.'"
A Woman with a Disabling Spirit
10 Now 8he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath.
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And there was a woman who had had 9a disabling spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not fully straighten herself.