Luke 13:1-5

Bible Text

[1] Now there were some present at the same time who told him about the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. [2] Jesus answered them, "Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered such things? [3] I tell you, no, but, unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way. [4] 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? [5] I tell you, no, but, unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way."

Galilee was the northern Jewish region from which the slain pilgrims came; Jerusalem was the temple city where Pilate’s violence likely occurred. Siloam was a site in Jerusalem, probably near its southern wall, where a tower collapse killed eighteen, illustrating that sudden death calls all people to repentance.

Places in this passage

Luke 13:1-5 mentions Galilee, Jerusalem and Siloam.

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