Luke 17

1 And he said to his disciples, It cannot be but that offences come, but woe [to him] by whom they come!

Jesus said to his disciples. "It is not possible but that occasions of stumbling should occur, but woe to him through whom they come!

2 It would be [more] profitable for him if a millstone were hanged about his neck and he cast into the sea, than that he should be a snare to one of these little ones.

"It were well for him if a millstone were tied about his neck, and he were hurled into the sea, rather than he should cause one of these little ones to stumble.

3 Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother should sin, rebuke him; and if he should repent, forgive him.

"Be on you guard! "If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents forgive him.

4 And if he should sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times should return to thee, saying, I repent, thou shalt forgive him.

"And if he sins against you seven times a day, and seven times a day turns to you saying ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him."

5 And the apostles said to the Lord, Give more faith to us.

The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!"

6 But the Lord said, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard [seed], ye had said to this sycamine tree, Be thou rooted up, and be thou planted in the sea, and it would have obeyed you.

"If your faith," answered Jesus, "were like a grain of mustard-seed, you would say to this tree, ‘Tear yourself up and be planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.

7 But which of you [is there] who, having a bondman ploughing or shepherding, when he comes in out of the field, will say, Come and lie down immediately to table?

"But who of you who has a slave plowing or keeping sheep, will say to him, when he is come in from the field, ‘Come at once, sit down to dinner,’

8 But will he not say to him, Prepare what I shall sup on, and gird thyself and serve me that I may eat and drink; and after that thou shalt eat and drink?

"and will not rather tell him, ‘Get ready something for me to eat, and gird yourself to wait on me until I have eaten and drunken. Then you shall eat and drink.’

9 Is he thankful to the bondman because he has done what was ordered? I judge not.

"Does he think the slave because he did the things that were commanded?

10 Thus ye also, when ye shall have done all things that have been ordered you, say, We are unprofitable bondmen; we have done what it was our duty to do.

"Even so, you also, after you have done all the things that are commanded you, should say, ‘We are but slaves, we have only done what it was our duty to do.’"

11 And it came to pass as he was going up to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.

Now it happened that as he went his way to Jerusalem, he passed between Samaria and Galilee.

12 And as he entered into a certain village ten leprous men met him, who stood afar off.

And as he was going certain village ten lepers met him.

13 And they lifted up [their] voice saying, Jesus, Master, have compassion on us.

They stood at a distance and lifted up their voices, saying, "Jesus, Master, take pity on us."

14 And seeing [them] he said to them, Go, shew yourselves to the priests. And it came to pass as they were going they were cleansed.

Perceiving this he said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the priest." And as they went they were made clean.

15 And one of them, seeing that he was cured, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice,

Now one of them, as he saw that he was cured, came back, glorifying God in a loud voice,

16 and fell on [his] face at his feet giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.

and he fell on his face at the feet of Jesus and thanked him. He was a Samaritan.

17 And Jesus answering said, Were not the ten cleansed? but the nine, where [are they]?

"Were there not ten cleansed?" asked Jesus, "but where are the nine?

18 There have not been found to return and give glory to God save this stranger.

"Are there none found to return and give glory to God except this foreigner?"

19 And he said to him, Rise up and go thy way: thy faith has made thee well.

And he said unto him, "Rise and go, your faith has healed you."

20 And having been asked by the Pharisees, When is the kingdom of God coming? he answered them and said, The kingdom of God does not come with observation;

The Pharisees asked him when the kingdom of God was coming. He answered. "The kingdom of God does not come so that you can catch sight of it,

21 nor shall they say, Lo here, or, Lo there; for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.

"nor will they say, ‘Look here it is!’ or ‘See there!’ - for the kingdom of God is now in your midst."

22 And he said to the disciples, Days are coming, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and shall not see [it].

Then he said turning to his disciples. "The days will come when you shall long to see one of the days of the Son of man, you shall not see it.

23 And they will say to you, Lo here, or Lo there; go not, nor follow [them].

"And they shall say to you, ‘Lo there! Lo there!’ But do not go away or follow them.

24 For as the lightning shines which lightens from [one end] under heaven to [the other end] under heaven, thus shall the Son of man be in his day.

"For as the lightning when it lightens out of the one part under heaven shines to the other part under heaven, so shall the Son of man be in his day.

25 But first he must suffer many things and be rejected of this generation.

"But first he must suffer many things, and be rejected buy his generation.

26 And as it took place in the days of Noe, thus also shall it be in the days of the Son of man:

"And this was in the time of Noah, so will it be in the time of the Son of man.

27 they ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed all [of them];

"Men were eating and drinking; they were marrying and being married, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.

28 and in like manner as took place in the days of Lot: they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;

"The same was true in the time of Lot; they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building;

29 but on the day that Lot went out from Sodom, it rained fire and sulphur from heaven, and destroyed all [of them]:

"but on the day that Lot left Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all.

30 after this [manner] shall it be in the day that the Son of man is revealed.

"In the same manner it shall be in the day that the Son of man shall be revealed.

31 In that day, he who shall be on the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not go down to take it away; and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.

"On that day, if a man is on the housetop and his goods inside, let him not go down to take them away; nor should a man in the field turn back.

32 Remember the wife of Lot.

"Remember Lot’s wife!

33 Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it, and whosoever shall lose it shall preserve it.

"Whoever seeks to keep his life shall lose it; but whoever loses it shall preserve it.

34 I say to you, In that night there shall be two [men] upon one bed; one shall be seized and the other shall be let go.

"I tell you that in one night there shall be two men in one bed; one shall be taken and the other left.

35 Two [women] shall be grinding together; the one shall be seized and the other shall be let go.

"There shall be two women grinding together; the one shall be taken and the other left."

36 [Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be seized and the other let go.]

(wanting in the most ancient manuscripts)

37 And answering they say to him, Where, Lord? And he said to them, Where the body [is], there the eagles will be gathered together.

"Where, Master?" they asked him. "Where the dead body is," he answered, "there will the vultures be gathered together."