“No!
I tell you!
But unless you repent
You will all perish
As they did!”
οὐχί, λέγω ὑμῖν, ἀλλ’ ἐὰν μὴ μετανοῆτε, πάντες ὁμοίως ἀπολεῖσθε.
The unique answer in Luke was also simple. Jesus said “No (οὐχί)” with a solemn pronouncement (λέγω ὑμῖν). These Galileans were no worse than anyone else. All of them present there, if they did not repent or have a change of heart, a metanoia (ἀλλ’ ἐὰν μὴ μετανοῆτε), they would all perish just like these Galileans (πάντες ὁμοίως ἀπολεῖσθε). Repentance for all was important, no matter what kind of death you might endure. How do you want to die?
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 