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And He answered them, "Do you think those Galileans were worse sinners than all [other] Galileans because they suffered such a fate? No, I tell you; but unless you repent [i.e., change your hearts and lives], you [too] will all be destroyed just as they were.
Pardon » Withheld from » The impenitent
And He answered them, "Do you think those Galileans were worse sinners than all [other] Galileans because they suffered such a fate? No, I tell you; but unless you repent [i.e., change your hearts and lives], you [too] will all be destroyed just as they were. Or do you think that those eighteen persons who were killed when the tower of Siloam fell on them were worse offenders than all the [other] men who lived in Jerusalem? read more.
No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you [too] will all be destroyed just as they were."
No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you [too] will all be destroyed just as they were."
Repentance » The reward for not repenting
Now there were some there at that very time who told Jesus about some people from Galilee whose blood Pilate [the Roman governor] had mixed with their sacrifices [i.e., he had them murdered while they were offering their sacrifices]. And He answered them, "Do you think those Galileans were worse sinners than all [other] Galileans because they suffered such a fate? No, I tell you; but unless you repent [i.e., change your hearts and lives], you [too] will all be destroyed just as they were. read more.
Or do you think that those eighteen persons who were killed when the tower of Siloam fell on them were worse offenders than all the [other] men who lived in Jerusalem? No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you [too] will all be destroyed just as they were."
Or do you think that those eighteen persons who were killed when the tower of Siloam fell on them were worse offenders than all the [other] men who lived in Jerusalem? No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you [too] will all be destroyed just as they were."
"Write [this] to the angel [i.e., the messenger] of the church at Ephesus [Note: These "messengers," (verses 8, 12, 18; 3:1, 7, 14) are thought by some to be evangelists]: These things are the words of the One who holds the seven stars in His right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands: I know about your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. [I know] that you cannot tolerate wicked men and that you have tested those who call themselves apostles, but really are not, and found them to be liars. And you have persevered and endured [suffering] for my name's sake [i.e., in my service] and [yet] have not grown weary. read more.
"But, this is what I have against you, that you have forsaken your first love [i.e., love for Christ and His church]. So, remember where you have fallen from and repent [i.e., change your hearts and lives] and do the things you did at first [i.e., when you were first converted], or else I will come and remove your lampstand from its place [i.e., I will not permit the congregation to survive], unless you repent.
"But, this is what I have against you, that you have forsaken your first love [i.e., love for Christ and His church]. So, remember where you have fallen from and repent [i.e., change your hearts and lives] and do the things you did at first [i.e., when you were first converted], or else I will come and remove your lampstand from its place [i.e., I will not permit the congregation to survive], unless you repent.