Luke 13:3

I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
I tell	λέγω legō	G3004	properly · verb — present active indicative, 1st person singular
you	ὑμῖν hymîn	G5213	to (with or by) you
Nay	οὐχί, ouchi	G3780	not indeed · particle — negative
but	ἀλλ᾽ all᾽	G235	properly · conjunction
except	ἐὰν ean	G1437	a conditional particle · conditional particle
ye repent	μετανοῆτε, metanoēte	G3340	to think differently or afterwards · verb — present active subjunctive, 2nd person plural
ye shall	ἀπολεῖσθε.¶ apoleisthe	G622	to destroy fully (reflexively · verb — future middle indicative, 2nd person plural
all	πάντες pantes	G3956	all · adjective — nominative plural masculine
likewise	ὡσαύτως hōsaútōs	G5615	as thus
perish	ἀπόλλυμι apóllymi	G622	to destroy fully (reflexively

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Cross-references

Acts 3:19 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the L…
Matthew 3:2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Acts 2:38-40 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall rece…
Luke 13:5 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
Revelation 2:21-22 And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.
Luke 21:22-24 For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.
Luke 23:28-30 But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.
Matthew 12:45 Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state o…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 13:1-5

We have here, I. Tidings brought to Christ of the death of some Galileans lately, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices, Luk 13:1. Let us consider, 1. What this tragical story was. It is briefly related here, and is not met with in any of the historians of those times. Josephus indeed mentions Pilate's killing some Samaritans, who, under the conduct of a factious leader, were going in a tumultuous manner to mount Gerizim, where the Samaritans' temple was; but we can by no means allow that story to be the same with this. Some think that these Galileans were of the faction of Judas Gaulonita, called also Judas of Galilee (Act 5:37), who disowned Caesar's authority and refused to…

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Adam Clarke on Luke 13:1

At that season - At what time this happened is not easy to determine; but it appears that it was now a piece of news which was told to Christ and his disciples for the first time. Whose blood Pilate had mingled - This piece of history is not recorded (as far as I can find) by Josephus: however, he states that the Galileans were the most seditious people in the land: they belonged properly to Herod's jurisdiction; but, as they kept the great feasts at Jerusalem, they probably, by their tumultuous behavior at some one of them, gave Pilate, who was a mortal enemy to Herod, a pretext to fall upon and slay many of them; and thus, perhaps, sacrifice the people to the resentment he had against the…

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John Gill on Luke 13:3

I tell you, nay, They were not greater sinners than others of their neighbours, nor is it to be concluded from the bloody slaughter that was made of them; others might be much more deserving of such an end than they, who yet escaped it: but except ye repent; of sin, and particularly of the disbelief of the Messiah: ye shall likewise perish; or perish, in like manner, as these Galileans did: and so it came to pass in the destruction of Jerusalem, that great numbers of the unbelieving Jews, even three hundred thousand men were destroyed at the feast of passover (c); and that for sedition, as these men very likely were. (c) Vid. Joseph. de Bello Jud. l. 6. c. 11. & l. 7. c. 17. Euseb. l. 3.…

The Church Fathers

To save therefore the multitudes, from the intestine seditions, which were excited for the sake of religion, He adds, but unless ye repent, and unless ye cease to conspire against your rulers, for which ye have no divine guidance, ye shall all likewise perish, and your blood shall be united to that of your sacrifices.
— Cyril of Alexandria ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Dictionary and topics

Impenitence · 2:4,5;3:1-11,19,26;12:2;20:8,13,21;33:4,5,9; — 2:4,5;3:1-11,19,26;12:2;20:8,13,21;33:4,5,9;
Judgments · Should be a warning to others — Should be a warning to others
Pardon · Withheld from: The impenitent — Withheld from: The impenitent
Repentance · Danger of neglecting — Danger of neglecting

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Luke 13:3

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 13:1-5

Adam Clarke on Luke 13:1

John Gill on Luke 13:3

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Luke 13:3

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 13:1-5

Adam Clarke on Luke 13:1

John Gill on Luke 13:3

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Luke 13:1-9

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 13:1-4