Luke 13:3

I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way.

World English Bible
Learn

Your notes

Private to you. Anything you write on this verse, here or while reading, shows up here and in My study.

Other translations

WEBBE

I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way.

BSB

No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish.

KJV

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

ASV

I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all in like manner perish.

BBE

I say to you, It is not so: but if your hearts are not changed, you will all come to the same end.

Original Greek

Look up a word

Tap a word to see what it means and everywhere else it's used.

οὐχί ouchi No G3780 λέγω legō I say G3004 ὑμῖν humin to you G4771 ἀλλ all᾽ but G235 ἐὰν ean only G1437 μὴ mē unless G3361 μετανοῆτε metanoēte you shall repent G3340 πάντες pantes all G3956 ὁμοίως homoiōs likewise G3668 ἀπολεῖσθε.¶ apoleisthe you will perish G622

The early church

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 · d. 444Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)
(de Laz. Conc. 3.) For God punishes some sinners by cutting off their iniquities, and appointing to them hereafter a lighter punishment, or perhaps even entirely releasing them, and correcting those who are living in wickedness by their punishment. Again, he does not punish others, that if they take heed to themselves by repentance they may escape both the present penalty and future punishment, but if they continue in their sins, suffer still greater torment.
John Chrysostom · d. 407Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)
(ubi sup.) And herein he shows that He permitted them to suffer such things, that the heirs of the kingdom yet living might be dismayed by the dangers of others. "What then," you will say, "is this man punished, that I might become better?" Nay, but he is punished for his own crimes, and hence arises an opportunity of salvation to those who see it.
John Chrysostom · d. 407Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–5

Mention was made to Christ of the death of some Galileans. This tragical story is briefly related here, and is not met with in any historians. In Christ's reply he spoke of another event, which, like it, gave an instance of people taken away by sudden death. Towers, that are built for safety, often prove to be men's destruction. He cautioned his hearers not to blame great sufferers, as if they were therefore to be accounted great sinners. As no place or employment can secure from the stroke of death, we should consider the sudden removals of others as warnings to ourselves. On these accounts Christ founded a call to repentance. The same Jesus that bids us repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand, bids us repent, for otherwise we shall perish.

Read Matthew Henry on Luke 13 →

Cross-references

14

Topics

Wicked (People)

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.