Luke 17
1 He said to the disciples, "It is impossible that no occasions of stumbling should come, but woe to him through whom they come.
Then he said to the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe to him, by whom they come!
2 It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, rather than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble.
It were better for him that a millstone were hung about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.
3 Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him.
Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother shall trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he shall repent, forgive him.
4 And if he sins against you seven times in the day, and seven times returns to you, saying, 'I repent,' you must forgive him."
And if he tresspasses against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turns again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.
5 The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith."
And the apostles said to the Lord, Increase our faith.
6 The Lord said, "If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you would tell this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted, and be planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.
And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say to this mulberry tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.
7 But who is there among you, having a servant plowing or keeping sheep, that will say, when he comes in from the field, 'Come immediately and sit down at the table'?
But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say to him immediately, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to eat?
8 But will he not say to him, 'Prepare my supper, clothe yourself properly, and serve me, while I eat and drink, and afterward you can eat and drink'?
And will not rather say to him, Make ready something that I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunk; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?
9 Does he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded?
Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I think not.
10 Even so you also, when you have done all the things that are commanded you, say, 'We are unworthy servants. We have done our duty.'"
So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded to you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.
11 It happened as he was on his way to Jerusalem, that he was passing along the borders of Samaria and Galilee.
And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.
12 As he entered into a certain village, ten men who were lepers met him, who stood at a distance.
And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, who stood afar off:
13 They lifted up their voices, saying, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us."
And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.
14 When he saw them, he said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." It happened that as they went, they were cleansed.
And when he saw them, he said to them, Go show yourselves to the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they were going, they were cleansed.
15 One of them, when he saw 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, and with a loud voice glorified God,
16 He fell on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks; and he was a Samaritan.
And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.
17 Jesus answered, "Weren't the ten cleansed? But where are the nine?
And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?
18 Were there none found who returned to give glory to God, except this stranger?"
There are not found returning to give glory to God, except this stranger.
19 Then he said to him, "Get up, and go your way. Your faith has healed you."
And he said to him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee well.
20 Being asked by the Pharisees when the Kingdom of God would come, he answered them, "The Kingdom of God does not come with observation;
And when he was asked by the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:
21 neither will they say, 'Look, here.' or, 'Look, there.' for the Kingdom of God is within you."
Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.
22 He said to the disciples, "The days will come, when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.
And he said to his disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it.
23 And they will tell you, 'Look, there.' or 'Look, here.' Do not go away, nor follow after them,
And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them.
24 for as the lightning, when it flashes out of the one part under the sky, shines to the other part under the sky; so will the Son of Man be in his day.
For as the lightning, that lighteneth from the one part under heaven, shineth to the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.
25 But first, he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.
But first he must suffer many things, and be rejected by this generation.
26 As it happened in the days of Noah, even so will it be also in the days of the Son of Man.
And as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.
27 They ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the box-shaped ship, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.
They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.
28 Likewise, even as it happened in the days of Lot: they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built;
Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built;
29 but in the day that Lot went out from Sodom, it rained fire and sulfur from the sky, and destroyed them all.
But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.
30 It will be the same way in the day that the Son of Man is revealed.
Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.
31 In that day, he who will be on the housetop, and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away. Let him who is in the field likewise not turn back.
In that day, he who shall be upon the housetop, and his furniture in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.
32 Remember Lot's wife.
Remember Lot’s wife.
33 Whoever seeks to keep his life will lose it, but whoever loses it will preserve it.
Whoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.
34 I tell you, in that night there will be two people in one bed. The one will be taken, and the other will be left.
I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.
35 Two will be grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other left.
Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
37 They, answering, asked him, "Where, Lord?" He said to them, "Where the body is, there will the vultures also be gathered together."
And they answered and said to him, Where, Lord? And he said to them, Wherever the body is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
