King James Version · Under Rome
Luke 13
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There were present at that season some that told him of the Galileans, whose had mingled with their . And answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galileans were above all the Galileans, because they suffered such things? I tell you, Nay: but, except ye , ye shall all likewise . Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in fell, and slew them, think ye that they were above all men that dwelt in ? I tell you, Nay: but, except ye , ye shall all likewise . He spake also this ; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his ; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none. Then said he unto the dresser of his , Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground? And he answering said unto him, , let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it: And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down. And he was teaching in one of the on the . And, behold, there was a woman which had a of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no lift up herself. And when saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity. And he on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified . And the ruler of the answered with , because that had healed on the , and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the . then answered him, and said, Thou , doth not each one of you on the loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering? And ought not this woman, being a daughter of , whom hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the ? And when he had said these things, all his were : and all the people rejoiced for all the things that were done by him. Then said he, Unto what is of like? and whereunto shall I resemble it? It is like a grain of mustard , which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the of it. 20And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken of ? It is like , which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward . Then said one unto him, , are there few that be ? And he said unto them, Strive to enter in at the strait : for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. When once the master of the house is up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, , , open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are: Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy , and thou hast taught in our streets. But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of . There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see , and , and , and all , in of , and you yourselves thrust out. And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in of . And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last. The same day there came certain of the , saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for will kill thee. And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected. Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow, and the day following: for it cannot be that a out of . O , , which killest , and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her , and ye would not! Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, is he that cometh in the name of .
The 1611 translation, public domain. Its original printing included the Apocrypha, which is why the deuterocanonical books can be read here. Notes and cards are EKLI’s own.
The world at this moment · Under Rome, 63 BC to AD 100 ›
Judea as a client kingdom and then a province. Roads, garrisons, taxes, crucifixion, and a common Greek language that let a message travel the empire faster than any before it.
- Rome
- The republic tears itself apart in civil war and comes out as an empire under Augustus. What follows is two centuries of relative peace across the whole Mediterranean, enforced by legions and paid for by taxes, with safe roads and safe sea lanes. Every one of Paul's journeys depends on that.
- Judea
- Governed first through Herod the Great, a client king of enormous ability and enormous brutality who rebuilds the temple into one of the wonders of the ancient world, then directly by Roman prefects. Crucifixion is the standard penalty for sedition and is used often and publicly.
- The wider world
- Greek is spoken from Spain to Syria, which means a letter written in Corinth can be read in Rome without translation. Jewish communities already exist in most major cities, which is where the first Christian preaching lands. Mystery religions, imperial cult, and philosophy all compete in the same marketplace.
- Further afield
- The Han dynasty rules China and trades silk westward along routes that touch the Roman world at second hand. In Britain the Roman conquest begins within a decade of the crucifixion.