Luke 13:13-23

13 And he 1laid his hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and she 2glorified God.
14 But 3the ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus 4had healed on the Sabbath, said to the people, 5"There are six days in which work ought to be done. Come on those days and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day."
15 Then the Lord answered him, "You hypocrites! 6Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the manger and lead it away to water it?
16 And ought not this woman, 7a daughter of Abraham whom 8Satan bound for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath day?"
17 As he said these things, 9all his adversaries were put to shame, and 10all the people rejoiced at all the glorious things that were done by him.

The Mustard Seed and the Leaven

18 11He said therefore, "What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?
19 It is like 12a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his garden, and it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air made nests in its branches."
20 And again he said, "To what shall I compare the kingdom of God?
21 13It is like leaven that a woman took and hid in 14three measures of flour, until it was 15all leavened."

The Narrow Door

22 16He went on his way through towns and villages, teaching and 17journeying toward Jerusalem.
23 And someone said to him, "Lord, 18will those who are saved be few?" And he said to them,

Cross References 18

  • 1. See Mark 5:23
  • 2. Luke 5:25; Luke 18:43; See Luke 7:16
  • 3. See Luke 8:41
  • 4. See Matthew 12:2
  • 5. Exodus 20:9; Ezekiel 46:1
  • 6. Luke 14:5; [Matthew 12:11]
  • 7. Luke 19:9
  • 8. [ver. 11; Acts 10:38; 1 Corinthians 5:5; 2 Corinthians 12:7]; See 1 Chronicles 21:1
  • 9. Psalms 132:18; 1 Peter 3:16
  • 10. Luke 18:43
  • 11. For ver. 18, 19, see Matthew 13:31, 32; Mark 4:30-32
  • 12. Luke 17:6; Matthew 17:20
  • 13. Matthew 13:33
  • 14. Genesis 18:6
  • 15. 1 Corinthians 5:6; Galatians 5:9
  • 16. See Mark 6:6
  • 17. [ver. 33]; See Luke 9:51
  • 18. Acts 2:47; 1 Corinthians 1:18; 2 Corinthians 2:15
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