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But unless you repent, you too will all perish.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/luke/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />No, and I tell you again that unless you repent, you will perish, too.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/luke/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/luke/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />No, I say to you; but unless you repent, you will all perish likewise."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/luke/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/luke/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/luke/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />No, I tell you, but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/luke/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/luke/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/luke/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/luke/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I tell you, no; but unless you repent [change your old way of thinking, turn from your sinful ways and live changed lives], you will all likewise perish.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/luke/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish as well.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/luke/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish as well!&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/luke/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/luke/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Not at all! But you can be sure that if you don't turn back to God, every one of you will also die. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/luke/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/luke/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />No! I can guarantee that they weren't. But if you don't turn to God and change the way you think and act, then you, too, will all die."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/luke/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />No indeed! And I tell you that if you do not turn from your sins, you will all die as they did." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/luke/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Absolutely not, I tell you! But if you don't repent, then you, too, will all die."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/luke/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/luke/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />No, I tell you! But unless you repent you will all perish as well!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/luke/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I tell you, no, but, unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/luke/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I tell you, No; but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />I tell you, certainly not. On the contrary, if you do not repent you will all perish just as they did."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/luke/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I tell you, no, but, unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/luke/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />No—I say to you, but if you may not convert, all you will perish in like manner.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />No, I say to you; but unless you repent, you will all perish likewise."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/luke/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> No -- I say to you, but, if ye may not reform, all ye in like manner shall perish.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/luke/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />No, I say: but except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/luke/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />No, I say to you; but except you do penance, you shall all likewise perish. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/luke/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />No, I tell you. But if you do not repent, you will all perish similarly.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />By no means! But I tell you, if you do not repent, you will all perish as they did!” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish just as they did.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/luke/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />No, but I say to you, that unless you repent, all of you will perish like them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/13.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />“No, but I say to you, unless you repent, all of you shall be destroyed like they were.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/luke/13.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />I tell you, No; but unless you repent, you shall all likewise perish.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/luke/13.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>I say unto you, Nay: but unless you may repent, you will all likewise perish.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/luke/13.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />I tell you, No: but except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/luke/13.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />I tell you, no: and except you repent, you shall all likewise perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />I tell you, certainly not. On the contrary, if you do not repent you will all perish just as they did."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/luke/13.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>I tell you, nay; but, unless ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish."<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/luke/13.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>I tell you, No: but, unless ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/luke/13-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=5534" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/luke/13.htm">A Call to Repentance</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam collapsed on them: Do you think that they were more sinful than all the others living in Jerusalem? <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/3780.htm" title="3780: ouchi (Adv) -- By no means, not at all. Intensive of ou; not indeed.">No,</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legō (V-PIA-1S) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">I tell</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymin (PPro-D2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you.</a> <a href="/greek/235.htm" title="235: all’ (Conj) -- But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.">But</a> <a href="/greek/1437.htm" title="1437: ean (Conj) -- If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.">unless</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether."></a> <a href="/greek/3340.htm" title="3340: metanoēte (V-PSA-2P) -- From meta and noieo; to think differently or afterwards, i.e. Reconsider.">you repent,</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pantes (Adj-NMP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole."></a> <a href="/greek/622.htm" title="622: apoleisthe (V-FIM-2P) -- From apo and the base of olethros; to destroy fully, literally or figuratively.">you too will all perish.” </a> <a href="/greek/5615.htm" title="5615: hōsautōs (Adv) -- In like manner, likewise, just so. From hos and an adverb from autos; as thus, i.e. In the same way."></a> </span> <span class="reftext">6</span>Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on it, but did not find any.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/3-2.htm">Matthew 3:2</a></span><br />and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/4-17.htm">Matthew 4:17</a></span><br />From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-30.htm">Acts 17:30</a></span><br />Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Ezekiel 18:30-32</a></span><br />Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall. / Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel? / For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death, declares the Lord GOD. So repent and live!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-9.htm">2 Peter 3:9</a></span><br />The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-41.htm">Matthew 12:41</a></span><br />The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-38.htm">Acts 2:38</a></span><br />Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-6.htm">Isaiah 55:6-7</a></span><br />Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near. / Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/2-5.htm">Revelation 2:5</a></span><br />Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/18-7.htm">Jeremiah 18:7-8</a></span><br />At any time I might announce that a nation or kingdom will be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed. / But if that nation I warned turns from its evil, then I will relent of the disaster I had planned to bring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-20.htm">Matthew 11:20-24</a></span><br />Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent. / “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. / But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-4.htm">Romans 2:4-5</a></span><br />Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance? / But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-12.htm">Joel 2:12-13</a></span><br />“Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.” / So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/1-15.htm">Mark 1:15</a></span><br />“The time is fulfilled,” He said, “and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe in the gospel!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/3-19.htm">Acts 3:19</a></span><br />Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I tell you, No: but, except you repent, you shall all likewise perish.</p><p class="hdg">except.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/13-3.htm">Luke 13:3</a></b></br> I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/28-10.htm">Isaiah 28:10-13</a></b></br> For precept <i>must be</i> upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, <i>and</i> there a little: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Ezekiel 18:30</a></b></br> Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn <i>yourselves</i> from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/13-3.htm">Changed</a> <a href="/luke/13-3.htm">Contrary</a> <a href="/luke/13-3.htm">End</a> <a href="/luke/13-3.htm">Except</a> <a href="/luke/13-3.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/luke/13-3.htm">Likewise</a> <a href="/luke/13-3.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/luke/13-3.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/luke/13-3.htm">Reform</a> <a href="/luke/13-3.htm">Repent</a> <a href="/luke/13-3.htm">Unless</a> <a href="/luke/13-3.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/16-30.htm">Changed</a> <a href="/luke/14-10.htm">Contrary</a> <a href="/luke/14-29.htm">End</a> <a href="/luke/17-18.htm">Except</a> <a href="/luke/16-15.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/luke/14-33.htm">Likewise</a> <a href="/luke/16-25.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/luke/13-33.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/luke/16-30.htm">Reform</a> <a href="/luke/16-30.htm">Repent</a> <a href="/john/3-2.htm">Unless</a> <a href="/luke/13-11.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/13-1.htm">Jesus preaches repentance upon the punishment of the Galilaeans and others.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/13-6.htm">The fruitless fig tree may not stand.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/13-10.htm">He heals the crooked woman;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/13-18.htm">shows the powerful working of the word, by the parable of the grain of mustard seed, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/13-20.htm">and of leaven;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/13-22.htm">exhorts to enter in at the strait gate;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/13-31.htm">and reproves Herod and Jerusalem.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/13.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/luke/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>No, I tell you.</b><br>This phrase is a direct response from Jesus, emphasizing the certainty and authority of His statement. In the context of <a href="/luke/13.htm">Luke 13</a>, Jesus is addressing a common belief that suffering is directly correlated with personal sin. By saying "No," He refutes the assumption that those who suffer are worse sinners than others. This reflects a broader biblical theme that God's ways and judgments are not always aligned with human understanding (<a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm">Isaiah 55:8-9</a>).<p><b>But unless you repent,</b><br>Repentance is a central theme in Jesus' teachings and the broader New Testament. The Greek word for repent, "metanoia," implies a transformative change of heart and mind. This call to repentance is consistent with the message of John the Baptist (<a href="/matthew/3-2.htm">Matthew 3:2</a>) and is foundational to the Gospel. It signifies turning away from sin and turning towards God, aligning with the covenantal relationship God desires with His people (<a href="/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Ezekiel 18:30-32</a>).<p><b>you too will all perish.”</b><br>The warning of perishing is not merely about physical death but spiritual death and eternal separation from God. This echoes the broader biblical narrative of the consequences of sin (<a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a>). Jesus' warning is universal, applying to all, regardless of their perceived righteousness. It underscores the urgency of repentance and the reality of divine judgment. This theme is consistent with the prophetic literature, where calls to repentance are often linked with warnings of impending judgment (<a href="/joel/2-12.htm">Joel 2:12-13</a>). The phrase also foreshadows the eschatological teachings of Jesus, where He speaks of the final judgment and the separation of the righteous from the unrighteous (<a href="/matthew/25-31.htm">Matthew 25:31-46</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The speaker of this verse, Jesus is addressing the crowd, emphasizing the necessity of repentance.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_crowd.htm">The Crowd</a></b><br>The audience to whom Jesus is speaking, likely consisting of Jews who were familiar with the recent events Jesus refers to earlier in the chapter.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/galileans.htm">Galileans</a></b><br>Mentioned earlier in the chapter, they were victims of Pilate's brutality, which Jesus uses as a teaching moment.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where these teachings are taking place, a central location for Jesus' ministry and eventual crucifixion.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/pilate.htm">Pilate</a></b><br>The Roman governor who had mingled the blood of Galileans with their sacrifices, an event that prompts Jesus' teaching on repentance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_urgency_of_repentance.htm">The Urgency of Repentance</a></b><br>Jesus emphasizes that repentance is not optional but essential for avoiding spiritual destruction. This urgency is a call to examine our lives and turn away from sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_as_a_continuous_process.htm">Repentance as a Continuous Process</a></b><br>The Greek word for "repent" (metanoe?) implies a change of mind and heart. It is not a one-time event but a continual turning towards God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/equality_in_sinfulness.htm">Equality in Sinfulness</a></b><br>Jesus' message underscores that all are equally in need of repentance, regardless of their perceived righteousness or the severity of their sins.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/avoiding_complacency.htm">Avoiding Complacency</a></b><br>The warning to repent challenges believers to avoid complacency in their spiritual lives, recognizing that spiritual growth requires ongoing transformation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_mercy_and_justice.htm">God's Mercy and Justice</a></b><br>While the call to repentance is urgent, it is also a testament to God's mercy, offering a way to avoid perishing through His grace.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_the_tower_of_siloam_significant.htm">What is the significance of the Tower of Siloam?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_judgment.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on judgment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_evidence_for_siloam_tower_fall.htm">Luke 13:1-5: Why is there no clear historical or archaeological corroboration for the falling tower in Siloam and its connection to the Galileans?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_antichrist's_spirit.htm">What does being unrepentant mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish</span>. The words were indeed prophetic to the letter. Thousands of Jews perished in the last terrible war by the swords of the Roman legionaries, like the Galilaeans of ver. 1; not a few met their death in the capital among the ruins of the burning fallen houses. We know that Jerusalem in its entirety was destroyed, and the loss of life in the siege, and especially in its dread closing scenes, was simply incalculable. Within forty years all this happened. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/luke/13-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">No,</span><br /><span class="grk">οὐχί</span> <span class="translit">(ouchi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3780.htm">Strong's 3780: </a> </span><span class="str2">By no means, not at all. Intensive of ou; not indeed.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I tell</span><br /><span class="grk">λέγω</span> <span class="translit">(legō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">you.</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑμῖν</span> <span class="translit">(hymin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">But</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀλλ’</span> <span class="translit">(all’)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_235.htm">Strong's 235: </a> </span><span class="str2">But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">unless</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐὰν</span> <span class="translit">(ean)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1437.htm">Strong's 1437: </a> </span><span class="str2">If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you repent,</span><br /><span class="grk">μετανοῆτε</span> <span class="translit">(metanoēte)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3340.htm">Strong's 3340: </a> </span><span class="str2">From meta and noieo; to think differently or afterwards, i.e. Reconsider.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you too will all perish.”</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀπολεῖσθε</span> <span class="translit">(apoleisthe)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_622.htm">Strong's 622: </a> </span><span class="str2">From apo and the base of olethros; to destroy fully, literally or figuratively.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/luke/13-5.htm">Luke 13:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/luke/13-5.htm">Luke 13:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/luke/13-5.htm">Luke 13:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/luke/13-5.htm">Luke 13:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/luke/13-5.htm">Luke 13:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/luke/13-5.htm">Luke 13:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/luke/13-5.htm">Luke 13:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/luke/13-5.htm">Luke 13:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/luke/13-5.htm">Luke 13:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/luke/13-5.htm">Luke 13:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/luke/13-5.htm">NT Gospels: Luke 13:5 I tell you no but unless you (Luke Lu Lk) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/luke/13-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Luke 13:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Luke 13:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/luke/13-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Luke 13:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Luke 13:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>