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1 At that very time there were some present who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
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Now there were some present at that time who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.
2 He asked them, "Do you think that because these Galileans suffered in this way they were worse sinners than all other Galileans?
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Jesus answered, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered this way?
3 No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish as they did.
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I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish.
4 Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam fell on them—do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others living in Jerusalem?
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Or those eighteen who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them—do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem?
5 No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish just as they did."
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I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish.”
6 Then he told this parable: "A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and found none.
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Then he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree growing in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it but did not find any.
7 So he said to the gardener, "See here! For three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and still I find none. Cut it down! Why should it be wasting the soil?'
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So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, ‘For three years now I’ve been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’
8 He replied, "Sir, let it alone for one more year, until I dig around it and put manure on it.
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“ ‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone for one more year, and I’ll dig around it and fertilize it.
9 If it bears fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.' "
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If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down.’ ”
10 Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.
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On a Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues,
11 And just then there appeared a woman with a spirit that had crippled her for eighteen years. She was bent over and was quite unable to stand up straight.
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and a woman was there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all.
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