. CHAP. XIII. 1. There were presentat that season some that toldHim of the Galilseans,whose blood Pilatehad mingledwiththeirsacrifices. 2. And Jesusansweringsaidunto them, Suppose ye that theseGalilaeanswere sinnersabove allthe Galilaeans,becausetheysufferedsuch things? 3. I tellyou,Nay : but,exceptye repent,ye shall alllikewiseperish. 4. Or thoseeighteen,upon whom the tower in Siloam fell,and slew them,think ye thattheywere sinnersaboveallmen thatdweltinJerusalem? 5. I tellyou,Nay : but,exceptye repent,ye shall alllikewiseperish. GLOSS. As He had been speaking of the punishments of sinners,the storyisfitlytoldHim of the punishment ofcer tainparticularsinners,from which He takes occasionto de nounce vengeance also againstother sinners: as itissaid, There were present at that season some that told Him of the Galileans,whose blood Pilate had mingled ttriththeir sacrifices. CYRIL. For thesewere followersof the opinionsofJudas Actss,7.of Galilee,of whom Luke makes mention in the Acts ofthe Apostles,who said,that we ought to callno man master. Great numbers of them refusingto acknowledge Caesaras theirmaster,were thereforepunished by Pilate. They said alsothatmen ought not to offerGod any sacrificesthatwere not ordained in the law of Moses, and so forbade to offer the sacrificesappointedby the people for the safetyof the