Luke 17
1 And he said unto his disciples: —It is, impossible, that occasions of stumbling should not come, notwithstanding, alas! for him through whom they do come:
Jesus said to his disciples, “Temptations are unavoidable, but it will be a disaster for those through whom they come!
2 It profiteth him, if, a mill-stone, is hung about his neck, and he is cast into the sea, than that he cause, one, of these little ones, to stumble.
For such people it would be better to have a millstone hung around the neck and be thrown into the sea than to cause these little ones to sin.
3 Be taking heed to yourselves, —If thy brother sin, rebuke him, and, if he repent, forgive him;
So take care what you do. If your brother sins, warn him; and if he repents, forgive him.
4 Even if, seven times a day, he sin against thee, and, seven times, turn to thee, saying, I repent, thou shalt forgive him.
Even if he sins against you seven times a day, and seven times comes back and tells you, ‘I'm really sorry,’ forgive him.”
5 And the apostles said unto the Lord—Bestow on us faith!
The apostles said to the Lord, “Help us to have more trust!”
6 And the Lord said—If ye have faith like a grain of mustard-seed, ye should be saying unto [this] mulberry-tree—Be uprooted! and be planted in the sea, —and it should obey you.
The Lord replied, “Even if your trust was as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Uproot yourself, and plant yourself in the sea,’ and it would obey you.
7 But, who from among you, having, a servant, plowing or keeping sheep, when he hath come in out of the field, will say to him—Straightway, come, and recline; —
Say you have a servant who does plowing or shepherding. When he comes in from work, do you say to him, ‘Come in and sit down now for a meal’?
8 on the contrary, will not say to him—Make somewhat ready, that I may dine, —and, girding thyself, be ministering unto me, until I have eaten and drunk; and, after these things, thou, shalt eat and drink?
No. You say to him, ‘Prepare a meal for me, get yourself dressed, and serve me until I've finished my meal. After that you can have your meal.’
9 Doth he offer thanks unto the servant, because he hath done the things enjoined?
And do you thank the servant for doing what you told him? No.
10 Thus, ye also, when ye have done all the things enjoined upon you, say—Unprofitable servants, are we, —What we were bound to do, we have done!
Likewise once you've done everything you were told, you should simply say, ‘We are undeserving servants. We just did our duty.’”
11 And it came to pass, during the journey unto Jerusalem, that, he, was going through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.
As Jesus continued on his way to Jerusalem, he passed along the border between Samaria and Galilee.
12 And, as he was entering into a certain village, there met him ten leprous men, who stood still, afar off;
As he entered a particular village, ten lepers met him, standing at a distance.
13 and, they, lifted up a voice, saying—Jesus! Master! have mercy on us!
They called out, “Jesus, Master, please have mercy on us.”
14 And, beholding, he said unto them—Go your way, and show yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, as they withdrew, they were cleansed.
When Jesus saw them, he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” On their way there, they were healed.
15 But, one from among them, beholding that he was healed, returned, with a loud voice, glorifying God, —
One of them when he saw that he was healed, returned to Jesus, shouting praises to God.
16 and fell prostrate at his feet, giving him thanks; and, he, was a Samaritan.
He fell down at Jesus' feet, thanking him. He was a Samaritan.
17 And Jesus, answering, said—Were not, the ten, cleansed? [but, ] where, are, the nine?
“Weren't ten lepers healed?” Jesus asked. “Where are the other nine?
18 Have none been found returning to give glory to God, save this one of another race?
Didn't anyone else come back to praise God—only this foreigner?”
19 And he said unto him—Arise and go thy way: thy faith, hath saved thee.
Jesus told the man, “Get up and go on your way. Your trust has healed you.”
20 And, being questioned by the Pharisees, When cometh the kingdom of God? he answered them and said—The kingdom of God cometh not with narrow watching;
Once, when the Pharisees came and asked him when God's kingdom would come, Jesus replied, “God's kingdom doesn't come with visible signs that you can observe.
21 Neither shall they say—Lo, here! or, There. For lo! the kingdom of God, is, among you.
People won't be saying, ‘Look, it's here’ or ‘Look, it's there,’ for God's kingdom is among you.”
22 But he said unto the disciples—There will come days—when ye will long to see, one of the days of the Son of Man, and shall not see.
Then Jesus told the disciples, “The time is coming when you'll long to see the day when the Son of man comes, but you won't see it.
23 And they will say unto you, Lo there! or, Lo here! Do not [depart, and do not] pursue.
They'll be telling you, ‘Look, there he is,’ or ‘Look, here he is,’ but don't go running off after them.
24 For, just as, the lightning, flashing out of the one part under heaven, unto the other part under heaven, shineth, so, shall be, the Son of Man.
The day when the Son of man comes will be just like lightning that flashes, lighting up the sky from one side to the other.
25 But, first, he must needs suffer, many things, and be rejected by this generation.
But first he will have to suffer many things, and be rejected by this generation.
26 And, as it came to pass in the days of Noah, so, will it be, even in the days of the Son of Man:
The time when the Son of man comes will be like it was in Noah's day.
27 They were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were being given in marriage, —until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.
People went on eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage until the day Noah went into the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.
28 In like manner, 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, —
It will be like it was in Lot's day. People went on eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.
29 But, on the day Lot came out from Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all: —
But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and brimstone rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.
30 According to the same things, will it be on the day the Son of Man is revealed.
The day when the Son of man appears will be just like that.
31 In that day, he that shall be on the housetop, and his utensils in the house, let him not go down, to take them away! And, he that is in the field, in like manner, let him not turn unto the things behind,
If you're up on the roof that day don't go down and get your things; and if you're out in the fields don't go back home either.
32 Bear in mind the wife of Lot! Whosoever shall seek to make his life his own, shall lose it,
Remember Lot's wife!
33 But, whosoever shall lose it, shall give it a living birth.
If you try to hold on to your life you'll lose it; but if you lose your life you'll save it.
34 I say unto you—On the selfsame night, there shall be two men on [one] bed, —the one, shall be taken near, and, the other, left behind;
I tell you, at that time two will be in bed at night; one will be taken and the other left.
35 There shall be two women grinding together, —the one, shall be taken near, and, the other, left behind.
Two women will be grinding grain, one will be taken; and the other left.”
37 And, answering, they say unto him—Where, Lord? And, he, said unto them—Where the body is, there, the vultures also, will be gathered together.
“Where, Lord?” they asked. “Where the carcass is, that's where the vultures gather,” Jesus replied.
