Albert Barnes Commentary Luke 13:5

"I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish." — Luke 13:5 (ASV)

I tell you, Nay. It is improper to suppose that those on whom heavy judgments fall in this world are the worst of men. This is not a world of retribution. Often the most wicked are permitted to prosper here, and their punishment is reserved for another world, while the righteous are called to suffer much and appear to be under the severe displeasure of God (Psalms 73:1 and following).

This only we know: that the wicked will not always escape, that God is just, and that none who suffer, here or hereafter, suffer more than they deserve. In the future world, all that seems to be unequal here will be made equal and plain.