Luke 13:1-5 (NRSV) - At that very time there were some present who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. 2 He asked them, "Do you think that because these Galileans suffered in this way they were worse sinners than all other Galileans? 3 No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish as they did. 4 Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam fell on them--do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others living in Jerusalem? 5 No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish just as they did."
To a purist’s consternation and a moralist’s chagrin
Jesus taught that suffering is not a measure of one’s sin.
Lest some think that those who suffer are worse sinners than the rest,
he declared that all are sinners and repentance is the test.
Thus he contradicted what the Pharisees and Scribes believed;
viz., that suffering was punishment that those who sinned received.
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