Luke 13:1 - Plain English Version

¹ About that time, some men from Galilee country were killing some animals to give them to God, but then Pilate, the big boss, went with his soldiers and killed those men. Then some people went and told Jesus what happened.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilæans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ JUST AT that time there [arrived] some people who informed Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ Now there were some present at that very season who told him of the Galilæans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.

Common English Bible

¹ Some who were present on that occasion told Jesus about the Galileans whom Pilate had killed while they were offering sacrifices.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ And there were present, at that very time, some who were reporting about the Galileans, whose blood Pilate mixed with their sacrifices.

Luke 13:1 Cross References

Acts 1:11

They said, “You men from Galilee, why are you standing here looking up into the sky? God took Jesus up into heaven, but he will come back again one day. You saw him go up into heaven just now, and he will come back in the same way that you saw him go.”

Acts 2:7

They said, “These men are from Galilee,

Acts 5:37

After that, at the time when the Romans were counting our people, there was another man, called Judas. He was from Galilee country. He led a mob of men to fight the Romans, but the Romans killed him too, and chased all his followers away.