Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Luke 13:1-35
Chapter 13Now there were present at that season ( Luke 13:1 )And, of course, now Luke may have gone on in a period of time. We don't know how much time elapsed between verse Luk 13:59 of chapter 12, and Luke 13:1 . It could be that this synagogue is somewhere down near Jericho.There were present at that season some that told him of the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices ( Luke 13:1 ).Now the Galileans were often hotheaded. They were always chaffing under the Roman... read more
Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible - Luke 13:1-5
Accidents, Not Punishments September 8, 1861 by C. H. SPURGEON (1834-1892) "There were present at that season some that told him of the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. And Jesus answering said unto them, suppose ye that these Galileans were sinners above all the Galileans, because they suffered such things? I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell and slew them, think ye that... read more