Luke 13:14-24

14 But ¹the synagogue official, indignant because Jesus ²had healed on the Sabbath, began saying to the crowd in response, "³There are six days in which work should be done; so come during them and get healed, and not on the Sabbath day."

15 But ⁴the Lord answered him and said, "You hypocrites, ⁵does 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, ⁶a daughter of Abraham as she is, whom ⁷Satan 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 ⁸the entire crowd was rejoicing over all the glorious things being done by Him.

Parables of Mustard Seed and Leaven

18 So ⁹He was saying, "¹⁰What 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 ¹¹THE BIRDS OF THE AIR NESTED IN ITS BRANCHES."

20 And again He said, "¹²To what shall I compare the kingdom of God?

21 "¹³It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in ¹⁴three 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 ¹⁵proceeding 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 "¹⁶Strive to enter through the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.

Cross References

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

Footnotes

• [a] Or "sky"
• [b] Gr "sata"