Luke 13:15-25

15 But ¹the Lord answered him and said, "You hypocrites, ²does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the stall and lead him away to water him?

16 "And this woman, ³a daughter of Abraham as she is, whom ⁴Satan has bound for eighteen * long years, should she not have been released from this bond on the Sabbath day?"

17 As He said this, all His opponents were being humiliated; and ⁵the entire crowd was rejoicing over all the glorious things being done by Him.

Parables of Mustard Seed and Leaven

18 So ⁶He was saying, "⁷What is the kingdom of God like, and to what shall I compare it?

19 "It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and threw into his own garden; and it grew and became a tree, and ⁸THE BIRDS OF THE AIR NESTED IN ITS BRANCHES."

20 And again He said, "⁹To what shall I compare the kingdom of God?

21 "¹⁰It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in ¹¹three pecks of flour until it was all leavened."

Teaching in the Villages

22 And He was passing through from one city and village to another, teaching, and ¹²proceeding on His way to Jerusalem.

23 And someone said to Him, "Lord, are there just a few who are being saved?" And He said to them,

24 "¹³Strive to enter through the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.

25 "Once * the head of the house gets up and ¹⁴shuts the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock on the door, saying, '¹⁵Lord, open up to us!' then He will answer and say to you, '¹⁶I do not know where you are from.'

Cross References

• 1. Luke 7:13
• 2. Luke 14:5
• 3. Luke 19:9
• 4. Matthew 4:10; Luke 13:11
• 5. Luke 18:43
• 6. Luke 13:18, 19: {Matthew 13:31, 32; Mark 4:30-32}
• 7. Matthew 13:24; Luke 13:20
• 8. Ezekiel 17:23
• 9. Matthew 13:24; Luke 13:18
• 10. Luke 13:20, 21: {Matthew 13:33}
• 11. Matthew 13:33
• 12. Luke 9:51
• 13. Matthew 7:13
• 14. Matthew 25:10
• 15. Matthew 7:22; Matthew 25:11
• 16. Matthew 7:23; Matthew 25:12; Luke 13:27

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "sky"
• [b]. Gr "sata"