Luke 13:31
What does Luke 13:31 mean?
A plain-English look at Luke 13:31 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Luke 13:31 means
At that very time, certain Pharisees approached Jesus with a warning: "Get thee out, and go hence: for Herod would fain kill thee." While some scholars debate the Pharisees' true intent—whether genuine concern or a subtle attempt to manipulate Jesus into leaving Judea—the message itself conveys a real threat from the tetrarch Herod Antipas. This indicates the escalating danger Jesus faced and the political pressures surrounding His ministry. It sets up Jesus' resolute response to worldly power.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000In that very hour there came certain Pharisees, saying to him, Get thee out, and go hence: for Herod would fain kill thee.
KJV
King James Version · 1611The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901In that very hour there came certain Pharisees, saying to him, Get thee out, and go hence: for Herod would fain kill thee.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949At that time, certain Pharisees came to him and said, Go away from this place, because Herod's purpose is to put you to death.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862On that day there came near certain Pharisees, saying to him, `Go forth, and be going on hence, for Herod doth wish to kill thee;'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The same day, there came some of the Pharisees, saying to him: Depart, and get thee hence, for Herod hath a mind to kill thee.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890The same hour certain Pharisees came up, saying to him, Get out, and go hence, for Herod is desirous to kill thee.
Context
Immediately after the profound teaching on salvation and the kingdom, this verse introduces an external threat to Jesus' life. The sudden appearance of the Pharisees with a warning about Herod serves to emphasize the escalating tension and danger surrounding Jesus' ministry as He journeys towards Jerusalem. This interruption allows Jesus to demonstrate His divine authority and unwavering purpose in the face of political threats, setting up His prophetic declarations.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Matthew 14:1
At that season Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Jesus,
- Psalms 11:1
In Jehovah do I take refuge: How say ye to my soul, Fleeasa bird to your mountain;
- Nehemiah 6:9
For they all would have made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. But now, O God, strengthen thou my hands.
- Amos 7:12
Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thou away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:
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