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Luke 13:4 KJV
Luke · chapter 13 · verse 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?Luke 13:4 · King James Version
Luke 13:4 in context
2And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things?
3I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
4Or 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?
5I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
6He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- eighteendekatenG1176 →
- eighteenkaiand, also, even, indeed, butG2532 →
- eighteenoktōeightG3638 →
- sinnersopheiletēsone who owes another, a debtor, one held by some obligation, bound by some duty, one who…G3781 →
- SiloamsilōamSiloam = " sent" , the Pool of Siloam, a fountain of water in Jerusalem, also…G4611 →
- towerpyrgosa tower, a fortified structure rising to a considerable height, to repel a hostile attack…G4444 →
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We have here, I. Tidings brought to Christ of the death of some Galileans lately, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices, Luk 13:1. Let us consider, 1. What this tragical story was. It is briefly related here, and is not met with in any of the historians of those times.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-5