Change Your Hearts
1At that time some people were there with Jesus. These people told Jesus about what happened to some people from Galilee. Pilate
2Jesus answered, “Do you think this happened to those people because they were more sinful than all other people from Galilee?
3No, they were not! But if all of you don’t change your hearts and lives, then you will be destroyed like those people were!
4What about those 18 people that died when the tower of Siloam fell on them? Do you think those people were more sinful than all the people that live in Jerusalem?
5They were not! But I tell you if you don’t change your hearts and lives, then you will all be destroyed too!”
The Useless Tree
6Jesus told this story: “A man had a fig tree. He planted the tree in his garden. The man came looking for some fruit on the tree, but he found none.
7The man had a servant that took care of his garden. So the man said to his servant, ‘I have been looking for fruit on this tree for three years, but I never find any. Cut it down! Why should it waste the ground?’
8But the servant answered, ‘Master, let the tree have one more year to make fruit. Let me dig up the dirt around it and put on some plant food.
9Maybe the tree will make fruit next year. If the tree still does not make fruit, then you can cut it down.’”
Jesus Heals a Woman on the Sabbath
10Jesus taught in one of the synagogues
11In that synagogue there was a woman that had a spirit {from the devil} inside her. This spirit had made the woman crippled for 18 years. Her back was always bent; she could not stand up straight.
12When Jesus saw her, he called to her, “Woman, your sickness has gone away from you!”
13Jesus put his hands on her. Then she was able to stand up straight. She praised God.
14The synagogue
15The Lord (Jesus) answered, “You people are hypocrites
16This woman that I healed is our Jewish sister.
17When Jesus said this, all the men that were criticizing him felt ashamed of themselves. And all the people were happy for the wonderful things Jesus was doing.
What Is God’s Kingdom Like?
(Mt. 13:31–33; Mk. 4:30–32)
18Then Jesus said, “What is God’s kingdom like? What can I compare it with?
19God’s kingdom is like the seed of the mustard plant.
20Jesus said again, “What can I compare God’s kingdom with?
21It is like yeast
The Narrow Door
(Mt. 7:13–14, 21–23)
22Jesus was teaching in every town and village. He continued to travel toward Jerusalem.
23Someone said to Jesus, “Lord, how many people will be saved? Only a few?” Jesus said,
24“Try hard to enter through the narrow door {that opens the way to heaven}! Many people will try to enter there, but they will not be able to enter.
25If a man locks the door of his house, then you can stand outside and knock on the door, but he won’t open it. You can say, ‘Sir, open the door for us!’ But the man will answer, ‘I don’t know you! Where did you come from?’
26Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you. You taught in the streets of our town.’
27Then he will say to you, ‘I don’t know you! Where did you come from? Go away from me! You are all people that do wrong!’
28You will see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob,
29People will come from the east, west, north, and south. They will sit down at the table in the kingdom of God.
30People that have the lowest place in life now will have the highest place in God’s kingdom. And people that have the highest place now will have the lowest place in God’s kingdom.”
Jesus Will Die in Jerusalem
(Mt. 23:37–39)
31At that time some Pharisees
32Jesus said to them, “Go tell that fox
33After that, I must go, because all prophets
34“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem! You kill the prophets.
35Now your home will be left completely empty. I tell you, you will not see me again until that time when you will say, ‘Welcome! God bless the One that comes in the name of the Lord (God).’
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