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;

Jesus said to his disciples, “It is certain there will be things that can cause us to sin, but woe to that person 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 would be better for him if a millstone were put around 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,

Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, 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.”

If he sins against you seven times in the day, and seven times returns to you, saying, 'I repent,' you must forgive him!”

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

The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”

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.

The Lord said, “If you had faith like a mustard seed, you would say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted, and be planted in the sea,' and it would obey 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, who has a servant plowing or keeping sheep, will say to him when he has come in from the field, 'Come immediately and sit down to eat'?

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 say to him, 'Prepare something for me to eat, and put a belt around your clothes and serve me until I have finished eating and drinking. Then afterward you will eat and drink'?

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

He does not thank the servant because he did the things that were commanded, does he?

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.”

Even so you also, when you have done everything that you are commanded, should say, 'We are unworthy servants. We have only done what we ought to do.'”

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

It came about that as he traveled to Jerusalem, he went along the border between Samaria and Galilee.

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

As he entered into a certain village, there he was met by ten men who were lepers. They stood far away from him

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

and they lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on 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,

When he saw them, he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” As they went away they were cleansed.

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

When one of them saw that he was healed, he turned back, with a loud voice glorifying God.

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

He fell down at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks. He was a Samaritan.

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

Then Jesus said, “Were not the ten cleansed? Where are the nine?

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

Were there no others 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.”

He said to him, “Arise, and go. Your faith has made you well.”

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;

Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus answered them and said, “The kingdom of God does not come with careful observing.

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

Neither will they say, 'Look, here it is!' or, 'There it is!' For look, the kingdom of God is within 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];

He said to the disciples, “The days are coming when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it.

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

Then they will say to you, 'Look, there! Look, here!' But do not go out or run after them,

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 as the lightning shines brightly when it flashes from one part of the sky to another part of the sky, 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 he must suffer many things and be rejected by 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;

As it happened in the days of Noah, even so will it also happen 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, and 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;

Likewise, even as it happened in the days of Lot—they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.

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

But in the day that Lot went out from Sodom, it rained fire and sulfur from heaven and destroyed them all.

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

After the same manner it will be in the day that 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, do not let him who is on the housetop go down to get his goods out of the house; and do not let him who is in the field return.

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 seeks to gain his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will save it.

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 tell you, in that night there will be two people in one bed. One will be taken, and the other will be left.

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

There will be two women grinding together. One will be taken, and the other will be left.”

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

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.”

They asked him, “Where, Lord?” and he said to them, “Where there is a body, there will the vultures also be gathered together.”