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Luke 13

Luke 13 — Overview

Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible · Matthew Henry (1662–1714) · Public Domain

In this chapter we have, I. The good improvement Christ made of a piece of news that was brought him concerning some Galileans, that were lately massacred by Pilate, as they were sacrificing in the temple at Jerusalem, ver. 1-5. II. The parable of the fruitless fig-tree, by which we are warned to bring forth fruits meet for that repentance to which he had in the foregoing passage called us, ver. 6-9. III. Christ's healing a poor infirm woman on the sabbath day, and justifying himself in it, ver. 11-17. IV. A repetition of the parables of the grain of mustard-seed and the leaven, ver. 18-22. V. His answer to the question concerning the number of the saved, ver. 23-30. VI. The slight he put upon Herod's malice and menaces, and the doom of Jerusalem read, ver. 31-35.

The Murdered Galileans.

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