Luke 13:1

Now there were some present at that very time who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.

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There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.

In Context

2Jesus responded to them, “Do you think that those Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered such things?

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Cross References

Matthew 27:2They bound him, led him away, and handed him over to Pontius Pilate, the governor.

1 Peter 4:17For it is time for judgment to begin with the household of God, and if it begins first with us, what will be the outcome for those who are disobedient to the gospel of God?

Matthew Henry on Luke 13:1

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… Read the whole commentary →

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