Luke 13:31 At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to him, “Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you.” 32 And he said to them, “Go and tell that fox, ‘Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I finish my course. 33 Nevertheless, I must go on my way today and tomorrow and the day following, for it cannot be that a prophet should perish away from Jerusalem.’ 34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing! 35 Behold, your house is forsaken. And I tell you, you will not see me until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!’”
As Jesus' ministry increased, so did the ire of the Pharisees and other religious leaders. He told them that they were no better than the pagan cities surrounding Israel, but were like a barren tree with no fruit. He then rebuked them for saying that healing on the Sabbath was bad and described the way to heaven as a narrow door through which many of them would not make it. Here, at the conclusion of the chapter, He deflects an attempt from them to scare Him away with from Judea with the fear of King Herod, saying he was out to get Jesus. Jesus says "Go and tell that fox..." What a wise move. Jesus knew they were afraid of Herod and would never deliver the message. What He goes on to say was directed at them - they were the ones out to get Jesus, rejecting His miracles and message, just as they had the prophets before Him.
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