Luke 13:4

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

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

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?

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

6 He 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.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam collapsed on them: Do you think that they were more sinful than all the others living in Jerusalem?
KJV
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?
WEB
Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them—do you think that they were worse offenders than all the men who dwell in Jerusalem?
ASV
Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed them, think ye that they were offenders above all the men that dwell in Jerusalem?
DARBY
Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them, think ye that *they* were debtors beyond all the men who dwell in Jerusalem?
BLB
Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell, and it killed them: Do you⁺ think that these were debtors beyond all the men dwelling in Jerusalem?
ÅB
Eller hine atten som tårnet ved Siloa falt over og slo ihjel, tenker dere at de var skyldige fremfor alle mennesker som bor i Jerusalem?
OTB
Eller de atten som ble drept da tårnet i Siloam falt på dem—tror dere de var mer skyldige enn alle de andre som bor i Jerusalem?
B1930
Eller hine atten som tårnet ved Siloa falt over og slo ihjel, tenker I at de var skyldige fremfor alle mennesker som bor i Jerusalem?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Nehemiah 3:15

    But the gate of the fountain repaired Shallun the son of Col-hozeh, the ruler of part of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and the wall of the pool of Siloah by the king’s garden, and unto the stairs that go down from the city of David.

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  • Matthew 6:12

    And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

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  • Job 1:19

    And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

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  • Matthew 18:24

    And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.

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