Study it in the app“Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them, do you think that they were debtors more than all the people who live in Jerusalem?”
Jesus denies that those struck by tragedy were worse sinners than othersSuffering and Trials
Orἢthoseἐκεῖνοι οἱeighteenδεκαοκτὼonἐφ’whomοὓςthe towerὁ πύργοςinἐνSiloamτῷ Σιλωὰμfellἔπεσενandκαὶkilledἀπέκτεινενthem,αὐτούςdo you thinkδοκεῖτεthatὅτιtheyαὐτοὶwereἐγένοντοdebtorsὀφειλέταιmore thanπαρὰallπάνταςthe peopleτοὺς ἀνθρώπουςwho live inτοὺς κατοικοῦνταςJerusalem?Ἰερουσαλήμ
tower
Tower, watchtower.
Where else “pyrgos” appearsSiloam
Siloam: a pool and district in the south of Jerusalem.
Where else “Silōam” appearsfall
To go from above down to the ground.
Where else “epesen” appearskill
Kill.
Where else “apekteinen” appearsthink
To hold something as true in one's mind, rightly or not.
Where else “dokeite” appearsbecome
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “egenonto” appearsdebtor
Debtor: someone who owes something; also someone who owes for a wrong, an offender.
Where else “opheiletai” appearsperson
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpous” appearsdwell, live
Dwell, live in a place, inhabit.
Where else “katoikountas” appearsJerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “Ierousalēm” appearsJerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
3No, I tell you; but unless you change your minds, you will all likewise perish.
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5No, I tell you; but unless you change your minds, you will all perish in the same way.”
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?
