Luke 13:13-31

¹³He placed his hands on her, and immediately she was straightened up and she glorified God.

¹⁴But the synagogue ruler was indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath. So the ruler answered and said to the crowd, “There are six days in which it is necessary to work. Come and be healed then, not on the Sabbath day.”

¹⁵The Lord answered him and said, “Hypocrites! Does not each of you untie his ox or his donkey from the stall and lead it to drink on the Sabbath?

¹⁶So too this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan bound for eighteen long years, should her bonds not be untied on the Sabbath day?”

¹⁷As he said these things, all those who opposed him were ashamed, but the whole crowd was rejoicing over all the glorious things he did.

¹⁸Then Jesus said, “What is the kingdom of God like, and what can I compare it to?

¹⁹It is like a mustard seed that a man took and threw into his garden, and it grew into a big tree, and the birds of heaven built their nests in its branches.”

²⁰Again he said, “To what can I compare the kingdom of God?

²¹It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed with three measures of flour until it spread through all the flour.”

²²Then Jesus traveled through the towns and villages, teaching and making his way toward Jerusalem.

²³Someone said to him, “Lord, are only a few people to be saved?” So he said to them,

²⁴“Struggle to enter through the narrow door, because, I say to you, many will want to enter, but will not be able to enter.

²⁵Once the owner of the house gets up and locks the door, then you will stand outside and pound the door and say, 'Lord, Lord, let us in.' He will answer and say to you, 'I do not know you or where you are from.'

²⁶Then you will say, 'We ate and drank in front of you and you taught in our streets.'

²⁷But he will reply, 'I say to you, I do not know where you are from. Get away from me, you evildoers!'

²⁸There will be crying and the grinding of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in God's kingdom, but you are thrown out.

²⁹They will come from the east, west, north, and south, and be seated at a table in the kingdom of God.

³⁰Know this, those who are least important will be first, and those who are most important will be last.”

³¹Shortly after, some Pharisees came and said to him, “Go and leave here because Herod wants to kill you.”