Luke 17
1 He said to the disciples, “It is impossible that no occasions of stumbling should come, but woe to him through whom they come!
And he said to his disciples, It is necessary for causes of trouble to come about, but unhappy is he by whom they come.
2 It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, rather than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble.
It would be well for him if a great stone was put round his neck and he was dropped into the sea, before he made trouble for any of these little ones.
3 Be careful. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him.
Give attention to yourselves: if your brother does wrong, say a sharp word to him; and if he has sorrow for his sin, let him have forgiveness.
4 If he sins against you seven times in the day, and seven times returns, saying, ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him.”
And if he does you wrong seven times in a day, and seven times comes to you and says, I have regret for what I have done; let him have forgiveness.
5 The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”
And the twelve said to the Lord, Make our faith greater.
6 The Lord said, “If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you would tell this sycamore tree, ‘Be uprooted and be planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.
And the Lord said, If your faith was only as great as a grain of mustard seed, you might say to this tree, Be rooted up and planted in the sea; and it would be done.
7 But who is there among you, having a servant plowing or keeping sheep, that will say when he comes in from the field, ‘Come immediately and sit down at the table’?
But which of you, having a servant who is ploughing or keeping sheep, will say to him, when he comes in from the field, Come now and be seated and have a meal,
8 Would not he rather tell him, ‘Prepare my supper, clothe yourself properly, and serve me while I eat and drink. Afterward you shall eat and drink’?
Will he not say, Get a meal for me, and make yourself ready and see to my needs till I have had my food and drink; and after that you may have yours?
9 Does he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded? I think not.
Does he give praise to the servant because he did what was ordered?
10 Even so you also, when you have done all the things that are commanded you, say, ‘We are unworthy servants. We have done our duty.’”
In the same way, when you have done all the things which are given you to do, say, There is no profit in us, for we have only done what we were ordered to do.
11 As he was on his way to Jerusalem, he was passing along the borders of Samaria and Galilee.
And it came about that when they were on the way to Jerusalem he went through Samaria and Galilee.
12 As he entered into a certain village, ten men who were lepers met him, who stood at a distance.
And when he went into a certain small town he came across ten men who were lepers, and they, keeping themselves at a distance,
13 They lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”
Said, in loud voices, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.
14 When he saw them, he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” As they went, they were cleansed.
And when he saw them he said, Go, and let the priests see you. And, while they were going, they were made clean.
15 One of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice.
And one of them, when he saw that he was clean, turning back, gave praise to God in a loud voice;
16 He fell on his face at Jesus’ feet, giving him thanks; and he was a Samaritan.
And, falling down on his face at the feet of Jesus, he gave the credit to him; and he was a man of Samaria.
17 Jesus answered, “Were not the ten cleansed? But where are the nine?
And Jesus said, Were there not ten men who were made clean? where are the nine?
18 Were there none found who returned to give glory to God, except this foreigner?”
Have not any of them come back to give glory to God, but only this one from a strange land?
19 Then he said to him, “Get up, and go your way. Your faith has healed you.”
And he said to him, Get up, and go on your way; your faith has made you well.
20 Being asked by the Pharisees when God’s Kingdom would come, he answered them, “God’s Kingdom does not come with observation;
And when the Pharisees put questions to him about when the kingdom of God would come, he gave them an answer and said, The kingdom of God will not come through observation:
21 neither will they say, ‘Look, here!’ or, ‘Look, there!’ for behold, God’s Kingdom is within you.”
And men will not say, See, it is here! or, There! for the kingdom of God is among you.
22 He said to the disciples, “The days will come when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.
And he said to his disciples, The time will come when you will have a great desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, but you will not see it.
23 They will tell you, ‘Look, here!’ or ‘Look, there!’ Do not go away or follow after them,
And if they say to you, See, it is there! or, It is here! do not go away, or go after them.
24 for as the lightning, when it flashes out of one part under the sky, shines to another part under the sky, so will the Son of Man be in his day.
For as in a thunderstorm the bright light is seen from one end of the sky to the other, so will the Son of man be when his time comes.
25 But first, he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.
But first, he will have to undergo much and be put on one side by this generation.
26 As it was in the days of Noah, even so it will also be in the days of the Son of Man.
And as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the day of the Son of man.
27 They ate, they drank, they married, and they were given in marriage until the day that Noah entered into the ship, and the flood came and destroyed them all.
They were feasting and taking wives and getting married, till the day of the overflowing of the waters, when Noah went into the ark, and they all came to destruction.
28 Likewise, even as it was in the days of Lot: they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built;
In the same way, in the days of Lot; they were feasting and trading, they were planting and building;
29 but in the day that Lot went out from Sodom, it rained fire and sulfur from the sky and destroyed them all.
But on the day when Lot went out of Sodom, fire came down from heaven and destruction came on them all.
30 It will be the same way in the day that the Son of Man is revealed.
So will it be in the day of the revelation of the Son of man.
31 In that day, he who will be on the housetop and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away. Let him who is in the field likewise not turn back.
On that day, if anyone is on the roof of the house, and his goods are in the house, let him not go down to take them away; and let him who is in the field not go back to his house.
32 Remember Lot’s wife!
Keep in mind Lot's wife.
33 Whoever seeks to save his life loses it, but whoever loses his life preserves it.
If anyone makes an attempt to keep his life, it will be taken from him, but if anyone gives up his life, he will keep it.
34 I tell you, in that night there will be two people in one bed. One will be taken and the other will be left.
I say to you, In that night there will be two men sleeping in one bed, and one will be taken away and the other let go.
35 There will be two grinding grain together. One will be taken and the other will be left.”
Two women will be crushing grain together; one will be taken away and the other let go.
37 They, answering, asked him, “Where, Lord?” He said to them, “Where the body is, there the vultures will also be gathered together.”
And they, answering him, said, Where, Lord? And he said to them, Where the body is, there will the eagles come together.
