Luke 13-15 - One Sinner Who Repents

Repent or Perish

Luk 13:3 LSB - [3] "I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.

The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree

Luk 13:7 LSB - [7] "And he said to the vineyard-keeper, 'Behold, for three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree without finding any. Cut it down! Why does it even use up the ground?'

A Woman Healed on the Sabbath

Luk 13:15-16 LSB - [15] But the Lord answered him and said, "You hypocrites, does not each of you on the Sabbath release his ox or his donkey from the stall and lead it away to water [it]? [16] "And this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound for--behold--eighteen years, should she not have been released from this bond on the Sabbath day?"

The Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Leaven

Luk 13:18-19 LSB - [18] Therefore, He was saying, "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 threw into his own garden, and it grew and became a tree, and THE BIRDS OF THE AIR NESTED IN ITS BRANCHES."

Luk 13:21 LSB - [21] "It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three sata of flour until it was all leavened."

The Narrow Door

Luk 13:23-25 LSB - [23] And someone said to Him, "Lord, are there [just] a few who are being saved?" And He said to them, [24] "Strive to enter through the narrow door, for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able. [25] "Once the head of the house gets up and shuts the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock on the door, saying, 'Lord, open up to us!' then He will answer and say to you, 'I do not know where you are from.'

Luk 13:27-28 LSB - [27] "And He will say, 'I tell you, I do not know where you are from; DEPART FROM ME, ALL YOU WORKERS OF UNRIGHTEOUSNESS.' [28] "In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but yourselves being cast out.

Lament over Jerusalem

Luk 13:34 LSB - [34] "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, [the city] that kills the prophets and stones those sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, just as a hen [gathers] her brood under her wings, and you did not want [it]!

Jesus Heals on the Sabbath

Luk 14:3-4 LSB - [3] And Jesus answered and spoke to the scholars of the Law and Pharisees, saying, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath, or not?" [4] But they were silent. And He took hold of him, healed him, and sent him away.

Parable of the Wedding Feast

Luk 14:13-14 LSB - [13] "But when you give a reception, invite [the] poor, [the] crippled, [the] lame, [the] blind, [14] and you will be blessed, since they do not have [the means] to repay you; for it will be repaid to you at the resurrection of the righteous."

Parable of the Dinner

Luk 14:24 LSB - [24] 'For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste of my dinner.'"

The Cost of Discipleship

Luk 14:26-27 LSB - [26] "If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple. [27] "Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.

Luk 14:33 LSB - [33] "So then, none of you can be My disciple who does not give up all his own possessions.

The Parable of the Lost Sheep

Luk 15:1 LSB - [1] Now all the tax collectors and the sinners were coming near Him to listen to Him.

Luk 15:7 LSB - [7] "I tell you that in the same way, there will be [more] joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.

The Parable of the Lost Drachma

Luk 15:10 LSB - [10] "In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents."

The Parable of the Prodigal Son

Luk 15:20 LSB - [20] "So he rose up and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him.

Psa 103:10-11 LSB - [10] He has not dealt with us according to our sins, And He has not rewarded us according to our iniquities. [11] For as high as the heavens are above the earth, So great is His lovingkindness toward those who fear Him.