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 inevitable that there should be temptations but sorrow awaits the person who does the tempting!
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 would be better for them if they had been flung into the sea with a millstone round their neck, rather than that they should cause even 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 your guard! If your brother or sister does wrong, rebuke them; but if they repent, forgive them.
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.
Even if they wrong you seven times a day, but turns to you every time and says “I am sorry,” you must forgive them.’
5 And the apostles said to the Lord, Give more faith to us.
‘Give us more faith,’ said the apostles to the Master;
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.
but the Master said, ‘If your faith were only like a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree “Be uprooted and 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?
Which of you, if he had a servant ploughing, or tending the sheep, would say to him, when he came in from the fields, “Come at once and take your place at the table,”
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?
Instead of saying “Prepare my dinner, and then make yourself ready and serve me while I am eating and drinking, and after that you will eat and drink yourself”?
9 Is he thankful to the bondman because he has done what was ordered? I judge not.
Does he feel grateful to his servant for doing what he is told?
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.
And so with you – when you have done all that you have been told, still say “We are but useless servants; we have done no more than we ought to have done.”’
11 And it came to pass as he was going up to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.
On the way to Jerusalem Jesus passed between Samaria and Galilee.
12 And as he entered into a certain village ten leprous men met him, who stood afar off.
As he was entering a village, ten lepers met him.
13 And they lifted up [their] voice saying, Jesus, Master, have compassion on us.
Standing still, some distance off, they called out loudly, ‘Jesus! Sir! Pity 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.
When Jesus saw them, he said, ‘Go and show yourselves to the priest.’ And, as they were on their way, they were made clean.
15 And one of them, seeing that he was cured, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice,
One of them, finding he was cured, came back, praising God loudly,
16 and fell on [his] face at his feet giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.
and threw himself on his face at Jesus’ feet, thanking him for what he had done; and this man was a Samaritan.
17 And Jesus answering said, Were not the ten cleansed? but the nine, where [are they]?
‘Were not all the ten made clean? exclaimed Jesus. But the nine – where are they?
18 There have not been found to return and give glory to God save this stranger.
Were there none to come back and praise God except this foreigner?
19 And he said to him, Rise up and go thy way: thy faith has made thee well.
Get up,’ he said to him, ‘and go on your way. Your faith has delivered 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;
Being once asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was to come, Jesus answered, ‘The kingdom of God does not come in a way that can be seen,
21 nor shall they say, Lo here, or, Lo there; for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.
nor will people say “Look, here it is!” or “There it is!”; for the kingdom of God is within you!
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].
The day will come,’ he said to his disciples, ‘when you will long to see but one of the days of the Son of Man, and will not see it.
23 And they will say to you, Lo here, or Lo there; go not, nor follow [them].
People will say to you “There he is!” Or “Here he is!” Do not go and 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, just as lightning will lighten and flare from one side of the heavens to the other, so will it be with the Son of Man.
25 But first he must suffer many things and be rejected of this generation.
But first he must undergo much suffering, and he must be rejected by the present 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:
As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be again in the days 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];
They were eating and drinking and marrying and being married, up to the very day on which Noah entered the ark, and then 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;
So, too, in the days of Lot. People were eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, 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 very day on which Lot came out of Sodom, it rained fire and sulphur from the skies and destroyed them all.
30 after this [manner] shall it be in the day that the Son of man is revealed.
It will be the same on the day on which the Son of Man reveals himself.
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 person is on their house-top and their goods in the house, they must not go down to get them; nor again must one who is on the farm 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 is eager to get the most out of their life will lose it; but whoever will lose it will 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.
On that night, I tell you, of two people on the same bed, one will 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.
of two women grinding grain together, one will be taken and the other left.’
36 [Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be seized and the other let go.]
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 will it be, Master?’ asked the disciples. ‘Where there is a body,’ said Jesus, ‘there will the vultures flock.’
