Luk 13:1 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Luke 13:1-4: 13:1-4 Jesus was responding to a popular claim that bad things only happen to bad people. Sin has negative consequences, but not every bad thing is a result of sin. Jesus then clarified that all people are sinners who need to repent (13:3 , 5 ; see Job 4:7 ; 8:4 , 20 ; 22:5 ; see also Pss 34:21 ; 75:10 ; Prov 3:33 ; 10:3 , 6-7 , 16 , 24-25 ; John 9:2-3 ). 13:1 Pilate had murdered some people from Galilee: This particular incident is not known from other sources, but Pilate was a ruthless governor who, on several occasions, violently suppressed revolts (see Josephus, War 2.9.2-4; Antiquities 18.3.1-2).

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‏ Luke 13:1

Summary for Luke 13:1-4: 13:1-4 ^a Jesus was responding to a popular claim that bad things only happen to bad people. Sin has negative consequences, but not every bad thing is a result of sin. Jesus then clarified that all people are sinners who need to repent (13:3 ^b, 5 ^c; see Job 4:7 ^d; 8:4 ^e, 20 ^f; 22:5 ^g; see also Pss 34:21 ^h; 75:10 ⁱ; Prov 3:33 ^j; 10:3 ^k, 6-7 ^l, 16 ^m, 24-25 ⁿ; John 9:2-3 ^o). 13:1 ^p Pilate had murdered some people from Galilee: This particular incident is not known from other sources, but Pilate was a ruthless governor who, on several occasions, violently suppressed revolts (see Josephus, War 2.9.2-4; Antiquities 18.3.1-2).