Luke 13 · Verse 3

Luke 13:3

I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
Luke 13:3, King James Version

Luke 13:3 in other translations

BSBNo, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish.
WEBI tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way.
ASVI tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all in like manner perish.
YLTNo--I say to you, but, if ye may not reform, all ye even so shall perish.
DARBYNo, I say to you, but if ye repent not, ye shall all perish in the same manner.
BBEI say to you, It is not so: but if your hearts are not changed, you will all come to the same end.
WebsterI tell you, No; but except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.

What does Luke 13:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 13:1-3

Lu 13:1-9. The Lesson, "REPENT OR Perish," Suggested by Two Recent Incidents, and Illustrated by the Parable of the Barren Fig Tree. 1-3. Galileans--possibly the followers of Judas of Galilee, who, some twenty years before this, taught that Jews should not pay tribute to the Romans, and of whom we learn, from Ac 5:37, that he drew after him a multitude of followers, who on his being slain were all dispersed. About…

Read the full comment on Luke 13:1-3 →

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 13:1-5

Chapter Outline Christ exhorts to repentance from the case of the Galileans and others. (1-5) Parable of the barren fig-tree. (6-9) The infirm woman strengthened. (10-17) The parables of the mustard seed, and leaven. (18-22) Exhortation to enter at the strait gate. (23-30) Christ's reproof to Herod, and to the people of Jerusalem. (31-35) Verses 1-5 Mention was made to Christ of the death of some Galileans. This…

Read the full comment on Luke 13:1-5 →

Luke 13:3 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

οὐχί,ouchiNo,G3780
λέγωlegōI sayG3004
ὑμῖν,huminto you,G4771
ἀλλ᾽all᾽butG235
ἐὰνeanonlyG1437
μὴmēunlessG3361
μετανοῆτε,metanoēteyou shall repent,G3340
πάντεςpantesallG3956
ὁμοίωςhomoiōslikewiseG3668
ἀπολεῖσθε.¶apoleistheyou will perish.G622

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 13:3

  • Acts 3:19

    Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;

  • Matthew 3:2

    And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

  • Acts 2:38-40

    Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call. And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.

  • Luke 13:5

    I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.

  • Revelation 2:21-22

    And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not. Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.

  • Luke 21:22-24

    For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled. But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people. And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.

  • Luke 23:28-30

    But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children. For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck. Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.

  • Matthew 12:45

    Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.

  • Luke 24:47

    And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

  • Matthew 23:35-38

    That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.

  • Matthew 3:10-12

    And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire: Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

  • Luke 19:42-44

    Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

Ranked by reader votes · OpenBible.info cross references (CC BY).

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
except.
5; 24:47; Mt 3:2,10-12; Ac 2:38-40; 3:19; Re 2:21,22
ye shall.
19:42-44; 21:22-24; 23:28-30; Mt 12:45; 22:7; 23:35-38; 24:21-29

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Luke 13:2

    And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galileans were sinners above all the Galileans, because they suffered such things?

  • Luke 13:3

    I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.

  • Luke 13:4

    Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?

Read all of Luke 13

Luke 13:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
No, os digo; antes si no os arrepintiereis, todos pereceréis igualmente.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Non, vous dis-je; mais si vous ne vous repentez, vous périrez tous de la même manière.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Nein, sage ich euch, sondern wenn ihr nicht Buße tut, werdet ihr alle ebenso umkommen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Non, dico vobis: sed nisi pœnitentiam habueritis, omnes similiter peribitis.