Luke 13:2 - Plain English Version

² Jesus said, “Do you reckon those men that died did more bad things than all the other men from Galilee? Is that why God let Pilate kill them?

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² And He replied by saying to them, Do you think that these Galileans were greater sinners than all the other Galileans because they have suffered in this way?

American Standard Version (1901)

² And he answered and said unto them, Think ye that these Galilæans were sinners above all the Galilæans, because they have suffered these things?

Common English Bible

² He replied, “Do you think the suffering of these Galileans proves that they were more sinful than all the other Galileans?

Catholic Public Domain Version

² And responding, he said to them: "Do you think that these Galileans must have sinned more than all other Galileans, because they suffered so much?

Luke 13:2 Cross References

Luke 13:1

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.

Luke 13:3

No. That is not right. Listen, all of you mob do bad things. You have to stop doing bad things and turn to God. If you don’t turn to God, you will die, just like those men died.

Luke 13:4

And you know about the high building in Jerusalem city, at the place called Siloam. It fell down on top of 18 people and killed them. Do you think those people did more bad things than the other people in Jerusalem, and that is the reason why God let them die like that?

John 9:2

Jesus’s followers asked him, “Teacher, why did God make this man blind from the time he was born? Did he do something bad, or did his parents?”

Acts 28:4

The people saw it hanging from Paul’s hand, and they knew that it was a cheeky snake, so they said to each other, “I reckon that prisoner murdered somebody. He was lucky in the sea, and he didn’t drown, but the god that punishes people will not let him stay alive. That snake will kill him dead.”