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At that time some people reported to Jesus about some Galileans whom Pilate had executed while they were sacrificing animals.
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Jesus replied to them, "Do you think that this happened to them because they were more sinful than other people from Galilee?
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No! I can guarantee that they weren't. But if you don't turn to God and change the way you think and act, then you, too, will all die.
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What about those 18 people who died when the tower at Siloam fell on them? Do you think that they were more sinful than other people living in Jerusalem?
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No! I can guarantee that they weren't. But if you don't turn to God and change the way you think and act, then you, too, will all die."
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Then Jesus used this illustration: "A man had a fig tree growing in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on the tree but didn't find any.