Luke 17

1 And He said to the disciples, “It is impossible for the stumbling blocks not to come, but woe [to him] through whom they come;

And he said to his disciples, It is impossible for the stumbling-blocks not to come, but woe to him through whom they come!

2 it is more profitable to him if a weighty millstone is put around his neck, and he has been cast into the sea, than that he may cause one of these little ones to stumble.

It is better for him if a donkey-powered millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble.

3 Take heed to yourselves, and if your brother may sin in regard to you, rebuke him, and if he may change his mind, forgive him,

Take heed to yourselves. And if thy brother should sin against thee, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him.

4 and if seven times in the day he may sin against you, and seven times in the day may return to you, saying, I change my mind, you will forgive him.”

And if he should sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times in the day turn back, saying, I repent, thou will forgive him.

5 And the apostles said to the LORD, “Add to us faith”;

And the apostles said to the Lord, Increase faith for us.

6 and the LORD said, “If you had faith as a grain of mustard, you would have said to this sycamine, Be uprooted, and be planted in the sea, and it would have obeyed you.

And the Lord said, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard plant, ye would say to this sycamine tree, Be thou uprooted and be planted in the sea, and it would have obeyed you.

7 But who is he of you—having a servant plowing or feeding—who, to him having come in out of the field, will say, Having come, recline at once?

But which of you having a bondman plowing or feeding livestock, who, when he comes in from the field, will straightaway say, After coming near, sit down?

8 But will not [rather] say to him, Prepare what I may dine, and having girded yourself around, minister to me, until I eat and drink, and after these things you will eat and drink?

Will he not rather say to him, Prepare what I may dine, and having gird thyself, serve me until I eat and drink, and after these things thou will eat and drink?

9 Does he have favor to that servant because he did the things directed? I think not.

Does he have a favor for that bondman because he did the things that were commanded? I think not.

10 So also you, when you may have done all the things directed you, say, We are unprofitable servants, because that which we owed to do we have done.”

Thus ye also, when ye did all the things that were commanded you, say, We are unprofitable bondmen, because we have done what we are obligated to do.

11 And it came to pass, in His going on to Jerusalem, that He passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee,

And it came to pass as he went to Jerusalem, that he was passing through the middle of Samaria and Galilee.

12 and He entering into a certain village, there ten leprous men met Him, who stood far off,

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

13 and they lifted up the voice, saying, “Jesus, Master, deal kindly with us”;

And they raised a voice, saying, Jesus, Master, be merciful to us.

14 and having seen [them], He said to them, “Having gone on, show yourselves to the priests”; and it came to pass, in their going, they were cleansed,

And when he saw them, he said to them, After departing, display yourselves to the priests. And it came to pass, during their going they were cleansed.

15 and one of them having seen that he was healed turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice,

And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back with a great voice glorifying God.

16 and he fell on [his] face at His feet, giving thanks to Him, and he was a Samaritan.

And he fell upon his face beside his feet giving him thanks. And he was a Samaritan.

17 And Jesus answering said, “Were not the ten cleansed, and the nine—where?

And having answered, Jesus said, Were not the ten cleansed? But where are the nine?

18 There were none found who turned back to give glory to God, except this foreigner”;

Were there none found who returned to give glory to God, except this foreigner?

19 and He said to him, “Having risen, be going on, your faith has saved you.”

And he said to him, After rising, go. Thy faith has healed thee.

20 And having been questioned by the Pharisees when the Kingdom of God comes, He answered them and said, “The Kingdom of God does not come with observation;

And questioned by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God comes, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God does not come with observation,

21 nor will they say, Behold, here; or, Behold, there; for behold, the Kingdom of God is within you.”

nor will they say, Lo, here! or, Lo, there! For behold, the kingdom of God is inside of you.

22 And He said to His disciples, “Days will come when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man and you will not behold [it];

And he said to the disciples, The days will come when ye will long to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye will not see it.

23 and they will say to you, Behold, here; or, Behold, there; you may not go away, nor follow;

And they will say to you, Lo, here! Lo, there! Do not depart, nor pursue.

24 for as the lightning is flashing out of one [part] under the sky [and] shines to the other [part] under the sky, so will the Son of Man also be in His day;

For just as the lightning, its flashing from under the sky to under the sky, illuminates, so will the Son of man be in his day.

25 and first it is necessary for Him to suffer many things, and to be rejected by this generation.

But first it is necessary for him to suffer many things and be rejected from this generation.

26 And as it came to pass in the days of Noah, so will it also be in the days of the Son of Man;

And just as it happened in the days of Noah, so also it will be in the days of the Son of man.

27 they were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the Ark, and the flood came, and destroyed all;

They ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.

28 in like manner also, as it came to pass in the days of Lot; they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building;

And likewise as it happened in the days of Lot. They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built.

29 and on the day Lot went forth from Sodom, He rained fire and brimstone from the sky, and destroyed all.

But in that day Lot went out from Sodom he rained fire and brimstone from the sky, and destroyed them all.

30 According to these things it will be, in the day the Son of Man is revealed;

It will be according to these things in that day the Son of man is revealed.

31 in that day, he who will be on the housetop, and his vessels in the house, do not let him come down to take them away; and he in the field, in like manner, do not let him turn backward;

In that day, he who will be on the housetop, and his vessels in the house, let him not go down to take them up. And let him who is in the field likewise not return for the things behind.

32 remember the wife of Lot.

Remember Lot's wife.

33 Whoever may seek to save his life, will lose it; and whoever may lose it, will preserve it.

Whoever will seek to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose it will keep it alive.

34 I say to you, in that night there will be two [men] on one bed: one will be taken, and the other will be left;

I say to you, in that night there will be two in one bed. The one man will be taken, and the other man will be left.

35 two [women] will be grinding at the same place together: one will be taken, and the other will be left;

Two will be grinding together. The one woman will be taken, and the other woman will be left.

36 [[two [men] will be in the field: one will be taken, and the other left.”]]

This verse is not in the majority of the Greek manuscripts.

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

And having answered, they say to him, Where, Lord? And he said to them, Where the body is, there the vultures will be gathered together.