Luke 13:8-26 in English

⁸ And he answering saith unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:

⁹ and if it bear fruit thenceforth, well; but if not, thou shalt cut it down.

¹⁰ And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath day.

¹¹ And behold, a woman that had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years; and she was bowed together, and could in no wise lift herself up.

¹² And when Jesus saw her, he called her, and said to her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.

¹³ And he laid his hands upon her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.

¹⁴ And the ruler of the synagogue, being moved with indignation because Jesus had healed on the sabbath, answered and said to the multitude, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the day of the sabbath.

¹⁵ But the Lord answered him, and said, Ye hypocrites, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?

¹⁶ And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound, lo, these eighteen years, to have been loosed from this bond on the day of the sabbath?

¹⁷ And as he said these things, all his adversaries were put to shame: and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.

¹⁸ He said therefore, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I liken it?

¹⁹ It is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his own garden; and it grew, and became a tree; and the birds of the heaven lodged in the branches thereof.

²⁰ And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?

²¹ It is like unto leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened.

²² And he went on his way through cities and villages, teaching, and journeying on unto Jerusalem.

²³ And one said unto him, Lord, are they few that are saved? And he said unto them,

²⁴ Strive to enter in by the narrow door: for many, I say unto you, shall seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

²⁵ When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us; and he shall answer and say to you, I know you not whence ye are;

²⁶ then shall ye begin to say, We did eat and drink in thy presence, and thou didst teach in our streets;

⁸ And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:

⁹ And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.

¹⁰ And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.

¹¹ And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself.

¹² And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.

¹³ And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.

¹⁴ And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.

¹⁵ The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?

¹⁶ And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?

¹⁷ And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.

¹⁸ Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?

¹⁹ It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.

²⁰ And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?

²¹ It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

²² And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.

²³ Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them,

²⁴ Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

²⁵ When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:

²⁶ Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.

⁸ And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:

⁹ And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.

¹⁰ And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.

¹¹ And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself.

¹² And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.

¹³ And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.

¹⁴ And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.

¹⁵ The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?

¹⁶ And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?

¹⁷ And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.

¹⁸ Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?

¹⁹ It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.

²⁰ And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?

²¹ It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

²² And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.

²³ Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them,

²⁴ Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

²⁵ When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:

²⁶ Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.

⁸ And he answering saith unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:

⁹ and if it bear fruit thenceforth, well; but if not, thou shalt cut it down.

¹⁰ And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath day.

¹¹ And behold, a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years; and she was bowed together, and could in no wise lift herself up.

¹² And when Jesus saw her, he called her, and said to her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.

¹³ And he laid his hands upon her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.

¹⁴ And the ruler of the synagogue, being moved with indignation because Jesus had healed on the sabbath, answered and said to the multitude, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the day of the sabbath.

¹⁵ But the Lord answered him, and said, Ye hypocrites, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?

¹⁶ And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound, lo, these eighteen years, to have been loosed from this bond on the day of the sabbath?

¹⁷ And as he said these things, all his adversaries were put to shame: and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.

¹⁸ He said therefore, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I liken it?

¹⁹ It is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his own garden; and it grew, and became a tree; and the birds of the heaven lodged in the branches thereof.

²⁰ And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?

²¹ It is like unto leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened.

²² And he went on his way through cities and villages, teaching, and journeying on unto Jerusalem.

²³ And one said unto him, Lord, are they few that be saved? And he said unto them,

²⁴ Strive to enter in by the narrow door: for many, I say unto you, shall seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

²⁵ When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us; and he shall answer and say to you, I know you not whence ye are;

²⁶ then shall ye begin to say, We did eat and drink in thy presence, and thou didst teach in our streets;

⁸ But the gardener replied to the owner, ‘Sir, leave it here for another year. I will dig around it and put manure around it.

⁹ If it bears fruit next year, we (inc) will allow it to keep growing. If it does not bear fruit next year, you (sg) can cut it down.’”

¹⁰ One ◄Sabbath/Jewish day of rest►, Jesus was teaching people in one of the Jewish meeting places.

¹¹ There was a woman there whom an evil spirit MTY had crippled for eighteen years. She was always bent over; she could not stand up straight.

¹² When Jesus saw her, he called her over to him. He said to her, “Woman, I am freeing you (sg) from your illness!”

¹³ He put his hands on her. Immediately she stood up straight, and she praised God!

¹⁴ But the man in charge ◄of the synagogue/of the meeting place► was angry because Jesus had healed her ◄on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day►. He considered that healing was doing work. So he said to the people, “There are six days each week in which our Jewish laws permit people to work. If you need healing, those are the days to come ◄ to the synagogue/to the meeting place► and be healed. Do not come on our Jewish day of rest!”

¹⁵ Then the Lord replied to him, “You (sg) and your fellow religious leaders are hypocrites! ◄On the Sabbath/On our Jewish day of rest►, just like on every other day, ◄each of you unties his ox or donkey, and then leads it from the food trough to where it can drink water./does not each of you untie his ox or donkey, and then lead it from the food trough to where it can drink water?► RHQ That is work, too!

¹⁶ This woman is more important than an animal; she is a Jew, descended from Abraham! But Satan has kept her MET crippled for eighteen years, as though he had tied her up and not let her escape! So ◄it is certainly right that she be freed {that I free her}, even if this is a Sabbath day!/was it not right that she be freed {that I free her}, even if this is a Jewish rest day?► RHQ”

¹⁷ After Jesus said that, all the people there who opposed him were ashamed. But all the other people there were happy about all the wonderful things he was doing.

¹⁸ Then Jesus said, “◄I will tell you how the number of people who let God rule MET their lives will increase./Do you know how the number of people who let God rule MET their lives will increase?► RHQ I will tell you what I can compare it to.

¹⁹ It is like a tiny mustard seed that a man planted in his field. It grew until it became big, like a tree. It was so big that birds built nests in its branches.”

²⁰ Then he said, “I will tell RHQ you something else, to illustrate how the people who let God rule MET their lives can influence their society more and more.

²¹ It is like a little bit of yeast that a woman mixed with about fifty pounds of flour. That small amount of yeast made the whole batch of dough swell up.”

²² Jesus continued traveling, along with his disciples, through various towns and villages on the way to Jerusalem. As they went, he was teaching the people.

²³ Someone asked him, “Lord, will there be only a few people who are saved {whom God saves}?” He replied to them, “ There will not be many, because the way to heaven MET is like a narrow door.

²⁴ Therefore, try hard to enter that narrow doorway, because I tell you that many people will try to enter heaven by some other way, but they will not be able to get in.

²⁵ God is like the owner of a house. Some day he will lock his door. Then some of you will begin to stand outside that door and knock. You will say, ‘Lord, open the door for us!’ But he will reply, ‘ No, I will not open it, because I do not know you, and I do not know where you are from!’

²⁶ Then you will say, ‘◄ You must have forgotten!/Surely you know us, because► RHQ we (exc) ate meals with you (sg), and you taught people in the streets of our towns’!

⁸ He answered, ‘Lord, leave it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it.

⁹ If it bears fruit, fine; but if not, after that, you can cut it down.’”

¹⁰ He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath day.

¹¹ Behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years. She was bent over and could in no way straighten herself up.

¹² When Jesus saw her, he called her and said to her, “Woman, you are freed from your infirmity.”

¹³ He laid his hands on her, and immediately she stood up straight and glorified God.

¹⁴ The ruler of the synagogue, being indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said to the multitude, “There are six days in which men ought to work. Therefore come on those days and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day!”

¹⁵ Therefore the Lord answered him, “You hypocrites! Doesn’t each one of you free his ox or his donkey from the stall on the Sabbath and lead him away to water?

¹⁶ Ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham whom Satan had bound eighteen long years, be freed from this bondage on the Sabbath day?”

¹⁷ As he said these things, all his adversaries were disappointed; and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.

¹⁸ He said, “What is God’s Kingdom like? To what shall I compare it?

¹⁹ It is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and put in his own garden. It grew and became a large tree, and the birds of the sky live in its branches.”

²⁰ Again he said, “To what shall I compare God’s Kingdom?

²¹ It is like yeast, which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, until it was all leavened.”

²² He went on his way through cities and villages, teaching, and traveling on to Jerusalem.

²³ One said to him, “Lord, are they few who are saved?” He said to them,

²⁴ “Strive to enter in by the narrow door, for many, I tell you, will seek to enter in and will not be able.

²⁵ When once the master of the house has risen up and has shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’ then he will answer and tell you, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’

²⁶ Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’

⁸ He answered, ‘Lord, leave it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it.

⁹ If it bears fruit, fine; but if not, after that, you can cut it down.’”

¹⁰ He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath day.

¹¹ Behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years. She was bent over and could in no way straighten herself up.

¹² When Jesus saw her, he called her and said to her, “Woman, you are freed from your infirmity.”

¹³ He laid his hands on her, and immediately she stood up straight and glorified God.

¹⁴ The ruler of the synagogue, being indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said to the multitude, “There are six days in which men ought to work. Therefore come on those days and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day!”

¹⁵ Therefore the Lord answered him, “You hypocrites! Doesn’t each one of you free his ox or his donkey from the stall on the Sabbath and lead him away to water?

¹⁶ Ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham whom Satan had bound eighteen long years, be freed from this bondage on the Sabbath day?”

¹⁷ As he said these things, all his adversaries were disappointed; and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.

¹⁸ He said, “What is God’s Kingdom like? To what shall I compare it?

¹⁹ It is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and put in his own garden. It grew and became a large tree, and the birds of the sky live in its branches.”

²⁰ Again he said, “To what shall I compare God’s Kingdom?

²¹ It is like yeast, which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, until it was all leavened.”

²² He went on his way through cities and villages, teaching, and traveling on to Jerusalem.

²³ One said to him, “Lord, are they few who are saved?” He said to them,

²⁴ “Strive to enter in by the narrow door, for many, I tell you, will seek to enter in and will not be able.

²⁵ When once the master of the house has risen up and has shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’ then he will answer and tell you, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’

²⁶ Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’

⁸ He answered, ‘Lord, leave it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilise it.

⁹ If it bears fruit, fine; but if not, after that, you can cut it down.’”

¹⁰ He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath day.

¹¹ Behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years. She was bent over and could in no way straighten herself up.

¹² When Jesus saw her, he called her and said to her, “Woman, you are freed from your infirmity.”

¹³ He laid his hands on her, and immediately she stood up straight and glorified God.

¹⁴ The ruler of the synagogue, being indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said to the multitude, “There are six days in which men ought to work. Therefore come on those days and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day!”

¹⁵ Therefore the Lord answered him, “You hypocrites! Doesn’t each one of you free his ox or his donkey from the stall on the Sabbath and lead him away to water?

¹⁶ Ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham whom Satan had bound eighteen long years, be freed from this bondage on the Sabbath day?”

¹⁷ As he said these things, all his adversaries were disappointed; and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.

¹⁸ He said, “What is God’s Kingdom like? To what shall I compare it?

¹⁹ It is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and put in his own garden. It grew and became a large tree, and the birds of the sky live in its branches.”

²⁰ Again he said, “To what shall I compare God’s Kingdom?

²¹ It is like yeast, which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, until it was all leavened.”

²² He went on his way through cities and villages, teaching, and travelling on to Jerusalem.

²³ One said to him, “Lord, are they few who are saved?” He said to them,

²⁴ “Strive to enter in by the narrow door, for many, I tell you, will seek to enter in and will not be able.

²⁵ When once the master of the house has risen up and has shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’ then he will answer and tell you, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’

²⁶ Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’

⁸ And he said, Lord, let it be for this year, and I will have the earth turned up round it, and put animal waste on it, to make it fertile:

⁹ And if, after that, it has fruit, it is well; if not, let it be cut down.

¹⁰ And he was teaching in one of the Synagogues on the Sabbath.

¹¹ And there was a woman who had had a disease for eighteen years; she was bent, and was not able to make herself straight.

¹² And when Jesus saw her, he said to her, Woman, you are made free from your disease.

¹³ And he put his hands on her, and she was made straight, and gave praise to God.

¹⁴ And the ruler of the Synagogue was angry because Jesus had made her well on the Sabbath, and he said to the people, There are six days in which men may do work: so come on those days to be made well, and not on the Sabbath.

¹⁵ But the Lord gave him an answer and said, O you false men! do you not, every one of you, on the Sabbath, let loose his ox and his ass and take it to the water?

¹⁶ And is it not right for this daughter of Abraham, who has been in the power of Satan for eighteen years, to be made free on the Sabbath?

¹⁷ And when he said these things, those who were against him were shamed, and all the people were full of joy because of the great things which were done by him.

¹⁸ Then he said, What is the kingdom of God like? what comparison may I make of it?

¹⁹ It is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and put in his garden, and it became a tree, and the birds of heaven made their resting-places in its branches.

²⁰ And again he said, What is the kingdom of God like?

²¹ It is like leaven, which a woman put into three measures of meal, and it was all leavened.

²² And he went on his way, through towns and country places, teaching and journeying to Jerusalem.

²³ And someone said to him, Lord, will only a small number have salvation? And he said to them,

²⁴ Do your best to go in by the narrow door, for I say to you, A number will make the attempt to go in, but will not be able to do so.

²⁵ When the master of the house has got up, and the door has been shut, and you, still outside, give blows on the door, saying, Lord, let us in; he will make answer and say, I have no knowledge of where you come from.

²⁶ Then you will say, We have taken food and drink with you, and you were teaching in our streets.

⁸ But he answering says to him, Sir, let it alone for this year also, until I shall dig about it and put dung,

⁹ and if it shall bear fruit — but if not, after that thou shalt cut it down.

¹⁰ And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.

¹¹ And lo, there was a woman having a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and she was bent together and wholly unable to lift her head up.

¹² And Jesus, seeing her, called to her, and said to her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.

¹³ And he laid his hands upon her; and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.

¹⁴ But the ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus healed on the sabbath, answering said to the crowd, There are six days in which people ought to work; in these therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.

¹⁵ The Lord therefore answered him and said, Hypocrites! does not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the manger and leading it away, water it?

¹⁶ And this woman, who is a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound, lo, these eighteen years, ought she not to be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?

¹⁷ And as he said these things, all who were opposed to him were ashamed; and all the crowd rejoiced at all the glorious things which were being done by him.

¹⁸ And he said, To what is the kingdom of God like? and to what shall I liken it?

¹⁹ It is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and cast into his garden; and it grew and became a great tree, and the birds of heaven lodged in its branches.

²⁰ And again he said, To what shall I liken the kingdom of God?

²¹ It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal until the whole was leavened.

²² And he went through one city and village after another, teaching, and journeying to Jerusalem.

²³ And one said to him, Sir, are such as are to be saved few in number? But he said unto them,

²⁴ Strive with earnestness to enter in through the narrow door, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter in and will not be able.

²⁵ From the time that the master of the house shall have risen up and shall have shut the door, and ye shall begin to stand without and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us; and he answering shall say to you, I know you not whence ye are:

²⁶ then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten in thy presence and drunk, and thou hast taught in our streets;

⁸ But he answering, said to him: Lord, let it alone this year also, until I dig about it, and dung it.

⁹ And if happily it bear fruit: but if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.

¹⁰ And he was teaching in their synagogue on their sabbath.

¹¹ And behold there was a woman, who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years: and she was bowed together, neither could she look upwards at all.

¹² Whom when Jesus saw, he called her unto him, and said to her: Woman, thou art delivered from thy infirmity.

¹³ And he laid his hands upon her, and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.

¹⁴ And the ruler of the synagogue (being angry that Jesus had healed on the sabbath) answering, said to the multitude: Six days there are wherein you ought to work. In them therefore come, and be healed; and not on the sabbath day.

¹⁵ And the Lord answering him, said: Ye hypocrites, doth not every one of you, on the sabbath day, loose his ox or his ass from the manger, and lead them to water?

¹⁶ And ought not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?

¹⁷ And when he said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the things that were gloriously done by him.

¹⁸ He said therefore: To what is the kingdom of God like, and whereunto shall I resemble it?

¹⁹ It is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and cast into his garden, and it grew and became a great tree, and the birds of the air lodged in the branches thereof.

²⁰ And again he said: Whereunto shall I esteem the kingdom of God to be like?

²¹ It is like to leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

²² And he went through the cities and towns teaching, and making his journey to Jerusalem.

²³ And a certain man said to him: Lord, are they few that are saved? But he said to them:

²⁴ Strive to enter by the narrow gate; for many, I say to you, shall seek to enter, and shall not be able.

²⁵ But when the master of the house shall be gone in, and shall shut the door, you shall begin to stand without, and knock at the door, saying: Lord, open to us. And he answering, shall say to you: I know you not, whence you are.

²⁶ Then you shall begin to say: We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.

⁸ But he answered and said to him, ‘Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it.

⁹ And if it produces fruit, fine. But if not, in the coming year, you can cut it down.’ ”

¹⁰ Now He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath.

¹¹ And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and she was bent over and was not able to straighten herself up.

¹² And seeing her, Jesus called her to Him and said, “Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity.”

¹³ And He laid His hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and was glorifying God.

¹⁴ But the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, and he said to the crowd, “There are six days in which one should work; therefore come and be healed on them, and not on the Sabbath day.”

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

¹⁶ So ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound these eighteen years, should she not be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath?”

¹⁷ And when He said these things, all His adversaries were put to shame; and all the crowd was rejoicing over all the glorious things which were done by Him.

¹⁸ Then He said, “What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?

¹⁹ It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and put in his garden; and it grew and became a large tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches.”

²⁰ Again He said, “To what shall I compare the kingdom of God?

²¹ It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal until it was all leavened.”

²² And He was traveling through various cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.

²³ Then one said to Him, “Lord, are there few who are saved?” And He said to them,

²⁴ “Strive to enter through the narrow gate, because many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able.

²⁵ When once the Master of the house has risen up and shuts the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open for us,’ and answering He will say to you, ‘I do not know you, where you are from.’

²⁶ Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets.’

⁸ But in answer he said to him, ‘Sir, let it be this year also, until I dig around it and apply fertilizer,

⁹ in case it produces fruit—but if not, then cut it down.’ ”

¹⁰ Now as Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath,

¹¹ He saw a woman there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years—she was bent over and could not straighten up.

¹² So He called her over and said to her, “Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity!”

¹³ He placed His hands on her and immediately she was made straight and started glorifying God.

¹⁴ But the ruler of the synagogue reacted with indignation, because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, and he said to the crowd, “There are six days in which one should work; therefore come and be healed on them, and not on the Sabbath.”

¹⁵ So the Lord answered him and said: “Hypocrites! Does not each one of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it away to water?

¹⁶ So ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan kept bound during eighteen long years, be freed from this bond on the Sabbath day?”

¹⁷ When He said these things all His adversaries were put to shame, while all the crowd was rejoicing over all the glorious things that were being done by Him.

¹⁸ Then He said: “What is the Kingdom of God like, and to what shall I compare it?

¹⁹ It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his garden; and it grew and became a sizable tree, and the birds of the air perched on its branches.”

²⁰ Again He said: “To what shall I compare the Kingdom of God?

²¹ It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until it was all leavened.”

²² He was traveling through various towns and villages, teaching and journeying toward Jerusalem.

²³ Then someone said to Him, “Lord, are the ones being saved few?” So He said to them:

²⁴ “Exert yourselves to enter through the narrow gate, because many, I say to you, will try to enter and not manage it.

²⁵ When once the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock on the door saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’ and in answer he will say to you, ‘I do not know you; where are you from?’

²⁶ then you will begin by saying, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’

⁸ ‘Master,’ the man replied, ‘please leave it alone for just one more year. I'll dig the soil around it and put down some fertilizer.

⁹ If it produces fruit, then that's fine. If not, then chop it down.’”

¹⁰ One Sabbath Jesus was teaching in a synagogue,

¹¹ and a woman was there who had been crippled by an evil spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not stand straight.

¹² When Jesus saw her, he called her over and told her, “You're freed of your sickness.”

¹³ Then he placed his hands on her, and immediately she straightened up, and she praised God.

¹⁴ However, the synagogue leader was upset that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath. He said to the crowd, “There are six days for work. Come and be healed on those days, not on the Sabbath.”

¹⁵ But the Lord answered him, “You hypocrites! Doesn't every one of you untie your ox or donkey from the stall and take it to drink?

¹⁶ Why shouldn't this woman, this daughter of Abraham whom Satan has kept tied up for eighteen years, be untied and set free this Sabbath day?”

¹⁷ What he said shamed all his opponents, but everyone in the crowd was delighted by all the wonderful things he was doing.

¹⁸ Then Jesus asked, “So what is the kingdom of God like? What should I compare it to?

¹⁹ It's like a mustard seed that a man planted in his garden. It grew into a tree, and the birds came and nested in its branches.”

²⁰ He asked again, “What shall I compare the kingdom of God to?

²¹ It's like yeast that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour which made the whole batch rise.”

²² Jesus went around the towns and villages, teaching on his way to Jerusalem.

²³ Someone asked him, “Lord, will only a few be saved?” Jesus replied,

²⁴ “Try very hard to enter the narrow doorway, because I tell you that many will try to go in, and won't succeed.

²⁵ Once the house owner gets up and closes the door, you'll be standing outside knocking on the door, saying, ‘Master, please open the door for us.’ But he'll reply, ‘I don't know you or where you're from.’

²⁶ Then you'll say, ‘But we ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets!’

⁸ And he answered, and said vnto him, Lord, let it alone this yeere also, till I digge round about it, and doung it.

⁹ And if it beare fruite, well: if not, then after thou shalt cut it downe.

¹⁰ And he taught in one of ye Synagogues on the Sabbath day.

¹¹ And behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmitie eighteene yeeres, and was bowed together, and coulde not lift vp her selfe in any wise.

¹² When Iesus sawe her, he called her to him, and said to her, Woman, thou art loosed from thy disease.

¹³ And he laide his handes on her, and immediately she was made straight againe, and glorified God.

¹⁴ And the ruler of the Synagogue answered with indignation, because that Iesus healed on the Sabbath day, and said vnto the people, There are sixe dayes in which men ought to worke: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day.

¹⁵ Then answered him the Lord, and said, Hypocrite, doth not eche one of you on the Sabbath day loose his oxe or his asse from the stall, and leade him away to the water?

¹⁶ And ought not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound, loe, eighteene yeeres, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath day?

¹⁷ And when he said these things, all his aduersaries were ashamed: but all the people reioyced at all the excellent things, that were done by him.

¹⁸ Then said he, What is the kingdome of God like? or whereto shall I compare it?

¹⁹ It is like a graine of mustard seede, which a man tooke and sowed in his garden, and it grewe, and waxed a great tree, and the foules of the heauen made nestes in the branches thereof.

²⁰ And againe he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdome of God?

²¹ It is like leauen, which a woman tooke, and hid in three peckes of floure, till all was leauened.

²² And he went through all cities and townes, teaching, and iourneying towards Hierusalem.

²³ Then saide one vnto him, Lord, are there fewe that shalbe saued? And he said vnto them,

²⁴ Striue to enter in at the straite gate: for many, I say vnto you, will seeke to enter in, and shall not be able.

²⁵ When the good man of the house is risen vp, and hath shut to the doore, and ye begin to stand without, and to knocke at the doore, saying, Lord, Lord, open to vs, and he shall answere and say vnto you, I know you not whence ye are,

²⁶ Then shall ye begin to say, We haue eaten and drunke in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streetes.

⁸ And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:

⁹ and if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.

¹⁰ And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.

¹¹ And behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself.

¹² And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thy infirmity.

¹³ And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.

¹⁴ And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.

¹⁵ The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?

¹⁶ And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?

¹⁷ And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.

¹⁸ Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?

¹⁹ It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.

²⁰ And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?

²¹ It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

²² And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying towards Jerusalem.

²³ Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them,

²⁴ Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

²⁵ When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence you are:

²⁶ then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.

⁸ And he answering saith to him, Lord, let it alone this year also; till I shall dig about it, and dung it;

⁹ and if it bear fruit hereafter, well; but if not, thou shalt cut it down.

¹⁰ And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.

¹¹ And lo! there was a woman who had had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years; and she was bent together, and wholly unable to lift herself up.

¹² And Jesus, seeing her, called to her, and said to her, Woman, thou art set free from thy infirmity.

¹³ And he laid his hands on her; and immediately she stood upright, and gave glory to God.

¹⁴ But the ruler of the synagogue answering, being filled with indignation because Jesus had performed a cure on the sabbath, said to the multitude, There are six days in which it is proper to work; on those therefore come and be cured, and not on the sabbath-day.

¹⁵ But the Lord answered him and said, Hypocrites, doth not each of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away and water him?

¹⁶ And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo! for eighteen years, to be loosed from this bond on the sabbath-day?

¹⁷ And on his speaking thus, all his adversaries were ashamed; and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.

¹⁸ He said therefore, To what is the kingdom of God like? and to what shall I compare it?

¹⁹ It is like a grain of mustard, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and became a tree, and the birds of the air lodged in its branches.

²⁰ And again he said, To what shall I liken the kingdom of God?

²¹ It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

²² And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying towards Jerusalem.

²³ And one said to him, Lord, are there few that are to be saved? And he said to them,

²⁴ Strive to enter in through the narrow door; for many, I say to you, will seek to enter in, and will not be able.

²⁵ When once the master of the house shall have risen, and shut the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us, and he answering shall say to you, I know not whence ye are;

²⁶ then will ye begin to say, We ate and drank in thy presence, and thou didst teach in our streets.

⁸ ‘Leave it this one year more, Sir,’ the man answered, ‘until I have dug around it and manured it.

⁹ Then, if it bears in future, well and good; but if not, you can have it cut down.’”

¹⁰ Jesus was teaching on a Sabbath in one of the synagogues,

¹¹ and he saw before him a woman who for eighteen years had suffered from weakness owing to her having an evil spirit in her. She was bent double, and was wholly unable to raise herself.

¹² When Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said, “Woman, you are released from your weakness.”

¹³ He placed his hands on her, and she was instantly made straight, and began to praise God.

¹⁴ But the synagogue leader, indignant that Jesus had worked the cure on the Sabbath, intervened and said to the people, “There are six days on which work ought to be done; come to be cured on one of those, and not on the Sabbath.”

¹⁵ “You hypocrites!” the Master answered him. “Does not everyone of you let your ox or your ass loose from its manger, and take it out to drink, on the Sabbath?

¹⁶ But this woman, a daughter of Abraham, who has been kept in bondage by Satan for now eighteen years, ought not she to have been released from her bondage on the Sabbath?”

¹⁷ As he said this, his opponents all felt ashamed; but all the people rejoiced to see all the wonderful things that he was doing.

¹⁸ So Jesus said, “What is the kingdom of God like? And to what can I liken it?

¹⁹ It is like a mustard seed which a man took and put in his garden. The seed grew and became a tree, and the wild birds roosted in its branches.”

²⁰ And again Jesus said, “To what can I liken the kingdom of God?

²¹ It is like some yeast which a woman took and covered in three pecks of flour, until the whole had risen.”

²² Jesus went through towns and villages, teaching as he went, and making his way towards Jerusalem.

²³ “Master,” someone asked, “are there but few in the path of salvation?” And Jesus answered,

²⁴ “Strive to go in by the small door. Many, I tell you, will seek to go in, but they will not be able,

²⁵ when once the master of the house has got up and shut the door, while you begin to say, as you stand outside and knock, ‘Sir, open the door for us.’ His answer will be — ‘I do not know where you come from.’

²⁶ Then you will begin to say ‘We have eaten and drunk in your presence, and you have taught in our streets,’ and his reply will be —

⁸ ‘Leave it this one year more, Sir,’ the man answered, ‘until I have dug around it and manured it.

⁹ Then, if it bears in future, well and good; but if not, you can have it cut down.’”

¹⁰ Jesus was teaching on a Sabbath in one of the synagogues,

¹¹ and he saw before him a woman who for eighteen years had suffered from weakness owing to her having an evil spirit in her. She was bent double, and was wholly unable to raise herself.

¹² When Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said, “Woman, you are released from your weakness.”

¹³ He placed his hands on her, and she was instantly made straight, and began to praise God.

¹⁴ But the synagogue leader, indignant that Jesus had worked the cure on the Sabbath, intervened and said to the people, “There are six days on which work ought to be done; come to be cured on one of those, and not on the Sabbath.”

¹⁵ “You hypocrites!” the Master answered him. “Does not everyone of you let your ox or your ass loose from its manger, and take it out to drink, on the Sabbath?

¹⁶ But this woman, a daughter of Abraham, who has been kept in bondage by Satan for now eighteen years, ought not she to have been released from her bondage on the Sabbath?”

¹⁷ As he said this, his opponents all felt ashamed; but all the people rejoiced to see all the wonderful things that he was doing.

¹⁸ So Jesus said, “What is the kingdom of God like? And to what can I liken it?

¹⁹ It is like a mustard seed which a man took and put in his garden. The seed grew and became a tree, and the wild birds roosted in its branches.”

²⁰ And again Jesus said, “To what can I liken the kingdom of God?

²¹ It is like some yeast which a woman took and covered in three pecks of flour, until the whole had risen.”

²² Jesus went through towns and villages, teaching as he went, and making his way towards Jerusalem.

²³ “Master,” someone asked, “are there but few in the path of salvation?” And Jesus answered,

²⁴ “Strive to go in by the small door. Many, I tell you, will seek to go in, but they will not be able,

²⁵ when once the master of the house has got up and shut the door, while you begin to say, as you stand outside and knock, ‘Sir, open the door for us.’ His answer will be — ‘I do not know where you come from.’

²⁶ Then you will begin to say ‘We have eaten and drunk in your presence, and you have taught in our streets,’ and his reply will be —

⁸ He answered, ‘Lord, leave it alone this year also, until I dig around it, and fertilize it.

⁹ If it bears fruit, fine; but if not, after that, you can cut it down.’”

¹⁰ He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath ·To cease· day.

¹¹ Behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and she was bent over, and could in no way straighten herself up.

¹² When Yeshua Salvation saw her, he called her, and said to her, “Woman, you are freed from your infirmity.”

¹³ He laid his hands on her, and immediately she stood up straight, and glorified God.

¹⁴ The ruler of the synagogue, being indignant because Yeshua Salvation had healed on the Sabbath ·To cease·, said to the multitude, “There are six days in which men ought to work. Therefore come on those days and be healed, and not on the Sabbath ·To cease· day!”

¹⁵ Therefore the Lord answered him, “You hypocrites! Does not each one of you free his ox or his donkey from the stall on the Sabbath ·To cease·, and lead him away to water?

¹⁶ Ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham Father of a multitude, whom Satan Adversary had bound eighteen long years, be freed from this bondage on the Sabbath ·To cease· day?”

¹⁷ As he said these things, all his adversaries were disappointed, and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.

¹⁸ He said, “What is God’s Kingdom like? To what shall I compare it?

¹⁹ It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and put in his own garden. It grew, and became a large tree, and the birds of the sky live in its branches.”

²⁰ Again he said, “To what shall I compare God’s Kingdom?

²¹ It is like yeast, which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, until it was all leavened.”

²² He went on his way through cities and villages, teaching, and traveling on to Jerusalem City of peace.

²³ One said to him, “Lord, are they few who are saved?” He said to them,

²⁴ “Strive to enter in by the narrow door, for many, I tell you, will seek to enter in, and will not be able.

²⁵ When once the master of the house has risen up, and has shut the door, and you begin to stand outside, and to knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’ then he will answer and tell you, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’

²⁶ Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’

⁸ But his worker said, ‘Wait, Boss, give it one more chance. Leave it for another year, and I will look after it properly. I’ll dig around it and put some fertilizer stuff on it to help it grow,

⁹ and it might get fruit on it next year. If it doesn’t, then we can chop it down.’”

¹⁰ One Saturday Jesus was teaching people in a Jewish meeting house. Their Jewish law said that nobody can work on a Saturday. It was their rest day.

¹¹ There was a woman there with bad spirit inside her. A long time before that, the bad spirit went into that woman and made her back crooked. That bad spirit lived in her for 18 years, and all that time her back was bent over. She couldn’t stand up straight.

¹² Jesus saw her in that meeting house and said to her, “Come here, lady. You are better now. You are free from that sickness.”

¹³ Then he put his hands on her, and straight away she stood up straight. She said, “Oh God, you are really good.”

¹⁴ But the boss of that meeting house was angry, because Jesus made a sick woman better on their rest day. So he told the people, “Listen, you mob. There are 6 days for work each week, so come on any one of those days and get him to make you better. But Saturday is our rest day. Don’t come on Saturday.”

¹⁵ Jesus said to him, “You mob are wrong. You say one thing, but you yourselves do something different. You work on Saturdays too. You see, you keep bullocks and donkeys tied up in your yards, and every day you untie them and take them out to a water hole to let them drink. You do that on Saturdays too.

¹⁶ Now look at this woman here. She belongs to Abraham’s family. But the boss of the devils, called Satan, he made her back bad a long time ago. It’s like he has kept her tied up with this problem for 18 years. So why can’t I untie her, even on a Saturday?”

¹⁷ When Jesus said those words, the bosses of that meeting house were ashamed, but all the people were happy, because Jesus was doing a lot of really good things there.

⁸ And he answered and sayde vnto him: lorde let it alone this yeare also till I digge rounde aboute it and doge it to se whether it will beare frute:

⁹ and if it beare not then after that cut it doune.

¹⁰ And he taught in one of their sinagoges on the saboth dayes.

¹¹ And beholde ther was a woman which had a sprete of infirmite .xviii. yeares: and was bowed to gether and coulde not lifte vp hersilfe at all.

¹² When Iesus sawe her he called her to him and sayde to her: woman thou arte delyvered from thy disease.

¹³ And he layde his hondes on her and immediatly she was made strayght and glorified God.

¹⁴ And the ruler of the sinagoge answered with indignacion (be cause that Iesus had healed on the saboth daye) and sayde vnto the people. Ther are sixe dayes in which men ought to worke: in them come and be healed and not on the saboth daye.

¹⁵ Then answered him the Lorde and sayd: Ypocrite doth not eache one of you on the saboth daye lowse his oxe or his asse from the stall and leade him to the water?

¹⁶ And ought not this doughter of Abraham whom Sathan hath bounde loo .xviii. yeares be lowsed from this bonde on the saboth daye?

¹⁷ And when he thus sayde all his adversaries were ashamed and all the people reioysed on all the excellent dedes that were done by him.

¹⁸ Then sayde he: What is the kyngdome of God lyke? or wherto shall I compare it?

¹⁹ It is lyke a grayne of mustard seede which a man toke and sowed in his garden: and it grewe and wexed a greate tree and the foules of the ayer made nestes in the braunches of it.

²⁰ And agayne he sayde: wher vnto shall I lyken the kyngdome of god?

²¹ it is lyke leven which a woman toke and hidde in thre busshels of floure tyll all was thorow levended.

²² And he went thorow all maner of cities and tounes teachinge and iorneyinge towardes Ierusalem.

²³ Then sayde one vnto him: Lorde are ther feawe that shalbe saved? And he sayde vnto them:

²⁴ stryve with youre selves to enter in at the strayte gate: For many I saye vnto you will seke to enter in and shall not be able.

²⁵ When the good man of the housse is rysen vp and hath shett to the dore ye shall beginne to stonde with out and to knocke at the dore sayinge: Lorde lorde open vnto vs: and he shall answer and saye vnto you: I knowe you not whence ye are.

²⁶ Then shall ye begin to saye. We have eaten in thy presence and dronke and thou hast taught in oure stretes.

⁸ The gardener answered and said, 'Leave it alone this year while I dig around it and put manure on it.

⁹ If it bears fruit next year, good; but if it does not, cut it down!'”

¹⁰ Now Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues during the Sabbath.

¹¹ Behold, a woman was there who for eighteen years had a spirit of weakness. She was bent over and was not able to straighten up completely.

¹² When Jesus saw her, he called to her and said, “Woman, you are freed from your weakness.”

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

¹⁴ But 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.”

¹⁵ The 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?

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

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

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

¹⁹ It 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.”

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

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

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

²³ Someone 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.

²⁵ Once 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.'

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

⁸ He answered, ‘Lord, leave it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it.

⁹ If it bears fruit, fine; but if not, after that, you can cut it down.’”

¹⁰ He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath day.

¹¹ Behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years. She was bent over and could in no way straighten herself up.

¹² When Jesus saw her, he called her and said to her, “Woman, you are freed from your infirmity.”

¹³ He laid his hands on her, and immediately she stood up straight and glorified God.

¹⁴ The ruler of the synagogue, being indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said to the multitude, “There are six days in which men ought to work. Therefore come on those days and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day!”

¹⁵ Therefore the Lord answered him, “You hypocrites! Doesn’t each one of you free his ox or his donkey from the stall on the Sabbath and lead him away to water?

¹⁶ Ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham whom Satan had bound eighteen long years, be freed from this bondage on the Sabbath day?”

¹⁷ As he said these things, all his adversaries were disappointed; and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.

¹⁸ He said, “What is God’s Kingdom like? To what shall I compare it?

¹⁹ It is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and put in his own garden. It grew and became a large tree, and the birds of the sky live in its branches.”

²⁰ Again he said, “To what shall I compare God’s Kingdom?

²¹ It is like yeast, which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, until it was all leavened.”

²² He went on his way through cities and villages, teaching, and traveling on to Jerusalem.

²³ One said to him, “Lord, are they few who are saved?” He said to them,

²⁴ “Strive to enter in by the narrow door, for many, I tell you, will seek to enter in and will not be able.

²⁵ When once the master of the house has risen up and has shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’ then he will answer and tell you, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’

²⁶ Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’

⁸ He answered, ‘Lord, leave it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilise it.

⁹ If it bears fruit, fine; but if not, after that, you can cut it down.’”

¹⁰ He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath day.

¹¹ Behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years. She was bent over and could in no way straighten herself up.

¹² When Jesus saw her, he called her and said to her, “Woman, you are freed from your infirmity.”

¹³ He laid his hands on her, and immediately she stood up straight and glorified God.

¹⁴ The ruler of the synagogue, being indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said to the multitude, “There are six days in which men ought to work. Therefore come on those days and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day!”

¹⁵ Therefore the Lord answered him, “You hypocrites! Doesn’t each one of you free his ox or his donkey from the stall on the Sabbath and lead him away to water?

¹⁶ Ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham whom Satan had bound eighteen long years, be freed from this bondage on the Sabbath day?”

¹⁷ As he said these things, all his adversaries were disappointed; and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.

¹⁸ He said, “What is God’s Kingdom like? To what shall I compare it?

¹⁹ It is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and put in his own garden. It grew and became a large tree, and the birds of the sky live in its branches.”

²⁰ Again he said, “To what shall I compare God’s Kingdom?

²¹ It is like yeast, which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, until it was all leavened.”

²² He went on his way through cities and villages, teaching, and travelling on to Jerusalem.

²³ One said to him, “Lord, are they few who are saved?” He said to them,

²⁴ “Strive to enter in by the narrow door, for many, I tell you, will seek to enter in and will not be able.

²⁵ When once the master of the house has risen up and has shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’ then he will answer and tell you, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’

²⁶ Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’

⁸ And he answering, said to him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it :

⁹ And if it shall bear fruit, well : and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.

¹⁰ And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.

¹¹ And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise raise herself .

¹² And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him , and said to her, Woman, thou art loosed from thy infirmity.

¹³ And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.

¹⁴ And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because Jesus had healed on the sabbath, and said to the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath.

¹⁵ The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?

¹⁶ And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, to be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath?

¹⁷ And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.

¹⁸ Then said he, To what is the kingdom of God like? and to what shall I resemble it?

¹⁹ It is like a grain of mustard-seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden, and it grew, and became a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.

²⁰ And again he said, To what shall I liken the kingdom of God?

²¹ It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

²² And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying towards Jerusalem.

²³ Then said one to him, Lord, are there few that are saved? And he said to them,

²⁴ Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say to you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

²⁵ When once the master of the house hath risen, and hath shut the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us; and he will answer and say to you, I know you not whence ye are:

²⁶ Then ye will begin to say, We have eaten and drank in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.

⁸ He answered, ‘Lord, leave it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it.

⁹ If it bears fruit, fine; but if not, after that, you can cut it down.’”

¹⁰ He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath day.

¹¹ Behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years. She was bent over and could in no way straighten herself up.

¹² When Yeshua saw her, he called her and said to her, “Woman, you are freed from your infirmity.”

¹³ He laid his hands on her, and immediately she stood up straight and glorified God.

¹⁴ The ruler of the synagogue, being indignant because Yeshua had healed on the Sabbath, said to the multitude, “There are six days in which men ought to work. Therefore come on those days and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day!”

¹⁵ Therefore the Lord answered him, “You hypocrites! Doesn’t each one of you free his ox or his donkey from the stall on the Sabbath and lead him away to water?

¹⁶ Ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham whom Satan had bound eighteen long years, be freed from this bondage on the Sabbath day?”

¹⁷ As he said these things, all his adversaries were disappointed; and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.

¹⁸ He said, “What is God’s Kingdom like? To what shall I compare it?

¹⁹ It is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and put in his own garden. It grew and became a large tree, and the birds of the sky live in its branches.”

²⁰ Again he said, “To what shall I compare God’s Kingdom?

²¹ It is like yeast, which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, until it was all leavened.”

²² He went on his way through cities and villages, teaching, and traveling on to Jerusalem.

²³ One said to him, “Lord, are they few who are saved?” He said to them,

²⁴ “Strive to enter in by the narrow door, for many, I tell you, will seek to enter in and will not be able.

²⁵ When once the master of the house has risen up and has shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’ then he will answer and tell you, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’

²⁶ Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’

⁸ He answered, ‘Lord, leave it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilise it.

⁹ If it bears fruit, fine; but if not, after that, you can cut it down.’”

¹⁰ He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath day.

¹¹ Behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years. She was bent over and could in no way straighten herself up.

¹² When Yeshua saw her, he called her and said to her, “Woman, you are freed from your infirmity.”

¹³ He laid his hands on her, and immediately she stood up straight and glorified God.

¹⁴ The ruler of the synagogue, being indignant because Yeshua had healed on the Sabbath, said to the multitude, “There are six days in which men ought to work. Therefore come on those days and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day!”

¹⁵ Therefore the Lord answered him, “You hypocrites! Doesn’t each one of you free his ox or his donkey from the stall on the Sabbath and lead him away to water?

¹⁶ Ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham whom Satan had bound eighteen long years, be freed from this bondage on the Sabbath day?”

¹⁷ As he said these things, all his adversaries were disappointed; and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.

¹⁸ He said, “What is God’s Kingdom like? To what shall I compare it?

¹⁹ It is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and put in his own garden. It grew and became a large tree, and the birds of the sky live in its branches.”

²⁰ Again he said, “To what shall I compare God’s Kingdom?

²¹ It is like yeast, which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, until it was all leavened.”

²² He went on his way through cities and villages, teaching, and travelling on to Jerusalem.

²³ One said to him, “Lord, are they few who are saved?” He said to them,

²⁴ “Strive to enter in by the narrow door, for many, I tell you, will seek to enter in and will not be able.

²⁵ When once the master of the house has risen up and has shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’ then he will answer and tell you, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’

²⁶ Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’

⁸ And he answering said to him, Lord, suffer it also this year, the while I delve about it, and I shall dung it or and dung it;

⁹ if it shall make fruit, else if not, in time coming thou shalt cut it down.

¹⁰ And he was teaching in their synagogue in the sabbaths.

¹¹ And lo! a woman, that had a spirit of sickness eighteen years, and was crooked or bowed down, and neither in any manner might look upward.

¹² Whom when Jesus had seen, he called her to him, and said to her, Woman, thou art delivered of thy sickness.

¹³ And he set or put on her his hands, and anon she stood upright, and glorified God.

¹⁴ And the prince of the synagogue answered, having disdain for Jesus had healed in the sabbath; and he said to the people, There be six days, in which it behooveth to work; therefore come ye in these, and be ye healed, and not in the day of sabbath.

¹⁵ But the Lord answered to him, and said, Hypocrite, whether each of you untieth not in the sabbath his ox, or ass, from the cratch, or the stall, and leadeth to water?

¹⁶ Behooved it not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo! eighteen years, to be unbound of this bond in the day of sabbath?

¹⁷ And when he said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed, and all the people joyed in all things, that were gloriously done of him.

¹⁸ Therefore he said, To what thing is the kingdom of God like? and to what thing shall I guess it to be like?

¹⁹ It is like to a corn of sinapi, which a man took, and cast into his garden or into his yard; and it waxed, and was made into a great tree, and fowls of the air rested in the branches thereof.

²⁰ And again he said, To what thing shall I guess the kingdom of God like?

²¹ It is like to sourdough that a woman took, and hid it in three measures of meal, till all were soured.

²² And he went by cities and castles, teaching and making journey into Jerusalem.

²³ And a man said to him, Lord, if there be few, that be saved? And he said to them,

²⁴ Strive ye to enter by the strait gate; for I say to you, many seek to enter in, and they shall not be able.

²⁵ For when the husbandman is entered, and the door is closed, ye shall begin to stand withoutforth, and knock at the door, and say, Lord, open to us. And he shall answer, and say to you, I know you not, of whence ye be.

²⁶ Then ye shall begin to say, We have eaten before thee and drunk, and in our streets thou hast taught.

⁸ And he answering said to him, Lord, suffer it also this year, the while I delve about it, and I shall dung it or and dung it; (And he answering said to him, Lord, allow it to remain this year, while I dig about it, and dung it;)

⁹ if it shall make fruit, (or) else if not, in time coming thou shalt cut it down.

¹⁰ And he was teaching in their synagogue in the sabbaths (or on the Sabbath).

¹¹ And lo! a woman, that had a spirit of sickness eighteen years, and was crooked or and was bowed down, and neither in any manner might look upward.

¹² Whom when Jesus had seen, he called her to him, and said to her, Woman, thou art delivered of thy sickness or thou art left (or thou art let go) of thy sickness.

¹³ And he set on her his hands, and anon she stood upright, and glorified God. (And he put his hands upon her, and at once she stood upright, and praised God.)

¹⁴ And the prince of the synagogue answered, having disdain for Jesus had healed in the sabbath; and he said to the people, There be six days, in which it behooveth to work; therefore come ye in these, and be ye healed, and not in the day of sabbath. (And the leader of the synagogue spoke, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath; and he said to the people, There be six days, on which it behooveth to work; and so come here on them, and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day.)

¹⁵ But the Lord answered to him, and said, Hypocrite, whether each of you untieth not in (or on) the sabbath his ox, or ass, from the cratch (or from the feed-trough), and leadeth (it) to water? +Forsooth the Lord answering to him said, Hypocrite, whether each of you in the sabbath untieth not his ox, or his ass, from the cratch, or the stall, and leadeth (it) to water?

¹⁶ Behooved it not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo! eighteen years, to be unbound of this bond in the day of sabbath? (or on the Sabbath day?)

¹⁷ And when he said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed, and all the people joyed in all (the) things, that were gloriously done of him (or that were wonderfully done by him).

¹⁸ Therefore he said, To what thing is the kingdom of God like? and to what thing shall I guess it to be like?

¹⁹ It is like to a corn of sinapi, which a man took, and cast into his garden or into his yard; and it waxed, and was made into a great tree, and fowls of the air rested in the branches thereof. (It is like a kernel, or a grain, of mustard seed, which a man took, and threw into his garden; and it grew, and was made into a great tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches.)

²⁰ And again he said, To what thing shall I guess the kingdom of God like?

²¹ It is like to sourdough that a woman took, and hid it in three measures of meal, till all were soured. (It is like the yeast, or the leaven, which a woman took, and put it in three measures of meal, until all of it was leavened.)

²² And he went by cities and castles (or towns and villages), teaching and making journey into Jerusalem.

²³ And a man said to him, Lord, if there be few, that be saved? And he said to them,

²⁴ Strive ye to enter by the strait gate (or Strive to enter by the narrow gate); for I say to you, many seek to enter in, and they shall not be able (to).

²⁵ For when the husbandman is entered, and the door is closed, or For when the husbandman hath entered, and closed the door, ye shall begin to stand withoutforth, and knock at the door, and say, Lord, open to us. And he shall answer, and say to you, I know you not, of whence ye be.

²⁶ Then ye shall begin to say, We have eaten before thee and drunk or We have eaten and drunk before thee, and in our streets thou hast taught.

⁸ And he answerynge seide to hym, Lord, suffre it also this yeer, the while Y delue aboute it, and Y schal donge it;

⁹ if it schal make fruyt, if nay, in tyme comynge thou schalt kitte it doun.

¹⁰ And he was techinge in her synagoge in the sabatis.

¹¹ And lo! a womman, that hadde a spirit of sijknesse eiytene yeeris, and was crokid, and `nethir ony maner myyte loke vpward.

¹² Whom whanne Jhesus hadde seyn, he clepide to hym, and seide to hir, Womman, thou art delyuerid of thi sijknesse.

¹³ And he settide on hir his hoondis, and anoon sche stood upriyt, and glorifiede God.

¹⁴ And the prince of the synagoge answerde, hauynge dedeyn for Jhesus hadde heelid in the sabat; and he seide to the puple, Ther ben sixe dayes, in whiche it bihoueth to worche; therfor come ye in these, and `be ye heelid, and not in the daie of sabat.

¹⁵ But the Lord answeride to hym, and seide, Ypocrite, whether ech of you vntieth not in the sabat his oxe, or asse, fro the cratche, and ledith to watir?

¹⁶ Bihofte it not this douytir of Abraham, whom Satanas hath boundun, lo! eiytetene yeeris, to be vnboundun of this boond in the dai of the sabat?

¹⁷ And whanne he seide these thingis, alle hise aduersaries weren aschamed, and al the puple ioiede in alle thingis, that weren gloriousli don of hym.

¹⁸ Therfor he seide, To what thing is the kyngdom of God lijk? and to what thing schal Y gesse it to be lijk?

¹⁹ It is lijk to a corn of seneuey, which a man took, and cast in to his yerd; and it wax, and was maad in to a greet tree, and foulis of the eire restiden in the braunchis therof.

²⁰ And eft soone he seide, To what thing schal Y gesse the kyngdom of God lijk?

²¹ It is lijk to sourdouy, that a womman took, and hidde it `in to thre mesuris of mele, til al were sourid.

²² And he wente bi citees and castels, techynge and makynge a iourney in to Jerusalem.

²³ And a man seide to hym, Lord, if there ben fewe, that ben saued? And he seide to hem,

²⁴ Stryue ye to entre bi the streite yate; for Y seie to you, many seken to entre, and thei schulen not mowe.

²⁵ For whanne the hosebonde man is entrid, and the dore is closid, ye schulen bigynne to stonde with out forth, and knocke at the dore, and seie, Lord, opyn to vs. And he schal answere, and seie to you, Y knowe you not, of whennus ye ben.

²⁶ Thanne ye schulen bigynne to seye, We han etun bifor thee and drunkun, and in oure streetis thou hast tauyt.

⁸ 'And he answering saith to him, Sir, suffer it also this year, till that I may dig about it, and cast in dung;

⁹ and if indeed it may bear fruit — ;and if not so, thereafter thou shalt cut it off.'

¹⁰ And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath,

¹¹ and lo, there was a woman having a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and she was bowed together, and not able to bend back at all,

¹² and Jesus having seen her, did call her near, and said to her, 'Woman, thou hast been loosed from thy infirmity;'

¹³ and he laid on her his hands, and presently she was set upright, and was glorifying God.

¹⁴ And the chief of the synagogue answering — much displeased that on the sabbath Jesus healed — said to the multitude, 'Six days there are in which it behoveth us to be working; in these, then, coming, be healed, and not on the sabbath-day.'

¹⁵ Then the Lord answered him and said, 'Hypocrite, doth not each of you on the sabbath loose his ox or ass from the stall, and having led away, doth water it?

¹⁶ and this one, being a daughter of Abraham, whom the Adversary bound, lo, eighteen years, did it not behove to be loosed from this bond on the sabbath-day?'

¹⁷ And he saying these things, all who were opposed to him were being ashamed, and all the multitude were rejoicing over all the glorious things that are being done by him.

¹⁸ And he said, 'To what is the reign of God like? and to what shall I liken it?

¹⁹ It is like to a grain of mustard, which a man having taken, did cast into his garden, and it increased, and came to a great tree, and the fowls of the heavens did rest in its branches.'

²⁰ And again he said, 'To what shall I liken the reign of God?

²¹ It is like leaven, which a woman, having taken, did hide in three measures of meal, till that all was leavened.'

²² And he was going through cities and villages, teaching, and making progress toward Jerusalem;

²³ and a certain one said to him, 'Sir, are those saved few?' and he said unto them,

²⁴ 'Be striving to go in through the straight gate, because many, I say to you, will seek to go in, and shall not be able;

²⁵ from the time the master of the house may have risen up, and may have shut the door, and ye may begin without to stand, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, lord, open to us, and he answering shall say to you, I have not known you whence ye are,

²⁶ then ye may begin to say, We did eat before thee, and did drink, and in our broad places thou didst teach;