Luke 17
1 And he said to his disciples: “It is impossible for scandals not to occur. But woe to him through whom they come!
Jesus said to his disciples, “Temptations are unavoidable, but it will be a disaster for those through whom they come!
2 It would be better for him if a millstone were placed around his neck and he were thrown into the sea, than to lead astray one of these little ones.
For such people it would be better to have a millstone hung around the neck and be thrown into the sea than to cause these little ones to sin.
3 Be attentive to yourselves. If your brother has sinned against you, correct him. And if he has repented, forgive him.
So take care what you do. If your brother sins, warn him; and if he repents, forgive him.
4 And if he has sinned against you seven times a day, and seven times a day has turned back to you, saying, ‘I am sorry,’ then forgive him.”
Even if he sins against you seven times a day, and seven times comes back and tells you, ‘I'm really sorry,’ forgive him.”
5 And the Apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”
The apostles said to the Lord, “Help us to have more trust!”
6 But the Lord said: “If you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you may say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted, and be transplanted into the sea.’ And it would obey you.
The Lord replied, “Even if your trust was as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Uproot yourself, and plant yourself in the sea,’ and it would obey you.
7 But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, would say to him, as he was returning from the field, ‘Come in immediately; sit down to eat,’
Say you have a servant who does plowing or shepherding. When he comes in from work, do you say to him, ‘Come in and sit down now for a meal’?
8 and would not say to him: ‘Prepare my dinner; gird yourself and minister to me, while I eat and drink; and after these things, you shall eat and drink?’
No. You say to him, ‘Prepare a meal for me, get yourself dressed, and serve me until I've finished my meal. After that you can have your meal.’
9 Would he be grateful to that servant, for doing what he commanded him to do?
And do you thank the servant for doing what you told him? No.
10 I think not. So too, when you have done all these things that have been taught to you, you should say: ‘We are useless servants. We have done what we should have done.’”
Likewise once you've done everything you were told, you should simply say, ‘We are undeserving servants. We just did our duty.’”
11 And it happened that, while he was traveling to Jerusalem, he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.
As Jesus continued on his way to Jerusalem, he passed along the border between Samaria and Galilee.
12 And as he was entering a certain town, ten leprous men met him, and they stood at a distance.
As he entered a particular village, ten lepers met him, standing at a distance.
13 And they lifted up their voice, saying, “Jesus, Teacher, take pity on us.”
They called out, “Jesus, Master, please have mercy on us.”
14 And when he saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And it happened that, as they were going, they were cleansed.
When Jesus saw them, he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” On their way there, they were healed.
15 And one of them, when he saw that he was cleansed, returned, magnifying God with a loud voice.
One of them when he saw that he was healed, returned to Jesus, shouting praises to God.
16 And he fell face down before his feet, giving thanks. And this one was a Samaritan.
He fell down at Jesus' feet, thanking him. He was a Samaritan.
17 And in response, Jesus said: “Were not ten made clean? And so where are the nine?
“Weren't ten lepers healed?” Jesus asked. “Where are the other nine?
18 Was no one found who would return and give glory to God, except this foreigner?”
Didn't anyone else come back to praise God—only this foreigner?”
19 And he said to him: “Rise up, go forth. For your faith has saved you.”
Jesus told the man, “Get up and go on your way. Your trust has healed you.”
20 Then he was questioned by the Pharisees: “When does the kingdom of God arrive?” And in response, he said to them: “The kingdom of God arrives unobserved.
Once, when the Pharisees came and asked him when God's kingdom would come, Jesus replied, “God's kingdom doesn't come with visible signs that you can observe.
21 And so, they will not say, ‘Behold, it is here,’ or ‘Behold, it is there.’ For behold, the kingdom of God is within you.”
People won't be saying, ‘Look, it's here’ or ‘Look, it's there,’ for God's kingdom is among you.”
22 And he said to his disciples: “The time will come when you will desire to see one day of the Son of man, and you will not see it.
Then Jesus told the disciples, “The time is coming when you'll long to see the day when the Son of man comes, but you won't see it.
23 And they will say to you, ‘Behold, he is here,’ and ‘Behold, he is there.’ Do not choose to go out, and do not follow them.
They'll be telling you, ‘Look, there he is,’ or ‘Look, here he is,’ but don't go running off after them.
24 For just as lightning flashes from under heaven and shines to whatever is under heaven, so also will the Son of man be in his day.
The day when the Son of man comes will be just like lightning that flashes, lighting up the sky from one side to the other.
25 But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.
But first he will have to suffer many things, and be rejected by this generation.
26 And just as it happened in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of man.
The time when the Son of man comes will be like it was in Noah's day.
27 They were eating and drinking; they were taking wives and being given in marriage, even until the day that Noah entered the ark. And the flood came and destroyed them all.
People went on eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage until the day Noah went into the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.
28 It shall be similar to what happened in the days of Lot. They were eating and drinking; they were buying and selling; they were planting and building.
It will be like it was in Lot's day. People went on eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.
29 Then, on the day that Lot departed from Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and it destroyed them all.
But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and brimstone rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.
30 According to these things, so shall it be in the day when the Son of man will be revealed.
The day when the Son of man appears will be just like that.
31 In that hour, whoever will be on the rooftop, with his goods in the house, let him not descend to take them. And whoever will be in the field, similarly, let him not turn back.
If you're up on the roof that day don't go down and get your things; and if you're out in the fields don't go back home either.
32 Remember Lot’s wife.
Remember Lot's wife!
33 Whoever has sought to save his life, will lose it; and whoever has lost it, will bring it back to life.
If you try to hold on to your life you'll lose it; but if you lose your life you'll save it.
34 I say to you, in that night, there will be two in one bed. One will be taken up, and the other will be left behind.
I tell you, at that time two will be in bed at night; one will be taken and the other left.
35 Two will be at the grindstone together. One will be taken up, and the other will be left behind. Two will be in the field. One will be taken up, and the other will be left behind.”
Two women will be grinding grain, one will be taken; and the other left.”
36 Responding, they said to him, “Where, Lord?”
37 And he said to them, “Wherever the body will be, in that place also, the eagles shall be gathered together.”
“Where, Lord?” they asked. “Where the carcass is, that's where the vultures gather,” Jesus replied.
