Bible Strands
Luke 13:1
At that time some of those present told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Unnamed informants report to Jesus a recent incident involving Pontius Pilate and Galilean worshippers.
The words — ἀπαγγέλλοντες (apangellontes) means "telling," describing the act of delivering the report, while Παρῆσαν (Parēsan) identifies the informants as those "were present" at the scene.
The thread — The pattern of unexplained suffering and divine scrutiny appears in Ezekiel 9:5, Lamentations 2:20, and 1 Peter 4:17.
Why it lands — The text records a violent event without attributing it to the victims' moral failure, requiring readers to separate historical tragedy from theological causation.
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The Greek words
King James Version
There were present at that season some that told him of the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
Cross-references
- 1 Peter 4:17 For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God?
- Lamentations 2:20 Look, O LORD, and consider: Whom have You ever treated like this? Should women eat their offspring, the infants they have nurtured? Should priests and prophets be killed in the sanctuary of the Lord?
- Ezekiel 9:5 And as I listened, He said to the others, “Follow him through the city and start killing; do not show pity or spare anyone!
- Acts 5:37 After him, Judas the Galilean appeared in the days of the census and drew away people after him. He too perished, and all his followers were scattered.
- Matthew 27:2 They bound Him, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate the governor.