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Nowδέthere were presentΠαρῆσανatἐνthat veryαὐτῷtimeτῷ καιρῷsomeτινεςwho werereportingἀπαγγέλλοντεςto himαὐτῷaboutπερὶthe Galileansτῶν Γαλιλαίωνwhoseὧνbloodτὸ αἷμαPilateΠιλᾶτοςhad mixedἔμιξενwithμετὰtheir sacrifices.τῶν θυσιῶν αὐτῶν
Luke 13:1
Study it in the app“Now there were present at that very time some who were reporting to him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.”
Jesus denies that those struck by tragedy were worse sinners than othersSuffering and Trials
With the Greek beneath
Luke 13:1, word by word
- there were presentΠαρῆσανParēsan
be present
To be in person in the same place as others.
Where else “Parēsan” appears- timeκαιρῷkairōi
right time
The right moment for something.
Where else “kairōi” appears- reportingἀπαγγέλλοντεςapangellontes
report, tell
Report, announce, tell what happened.
Where else “apangellontes” appears- the GalileansΓαλιλαίωνGalilaiōn
Galilean
Galilean, from Galilee.
Where else “Galilaiōn” appears- bloodαἷμαhaima
blood
The red fluid that runs through the bodies of people and animals.
Where else “haima” appears- PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatos
Pilate
Pilate: Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea.
Where else “Pilatos” appears- had mixedἔμιξενemixen
mix
Mix, mingle.
Where else “emixen” appears- their sacrificesθυσιῶνthysiōn
sacrifice
What was offered to God on the altar.
Where else “thysiōn” appears
Translation note
This event is not told anywhere else in the Bible; Josephus and Philo tell of other harsh acts of Pilate.
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2And he answered and said to them, “Do you think that these Galileans were sinners more than all the other Galileans because they have suffered these things?
To study Luke 13 in a group
1. What it says
Jesus heals a bent-over woman on the Sabbath. What does the synagogue leader object to, and how does Jesus answer? (vv. 10-17)
2. What it means
In the parable of the fig tree, what does the vineyard worker ask of the owner, and why? What does that teach about patience? (vv. 6-9)
3. How I live it
Jesus speaks of the narrow door and of striving to enter (v. 24). What concrete effort is yours to make today?