Luke 17
1 Jesus said to His disciples, "It is inevitable that causes of stumbling should come; but alas for him through whom they come!
He said to the disciples, “It is impossible that no occasions of stumbling should come, but woe to him through whom they come!
2 It would be well for him if, with a millstone round his neck, he were lying at the bottom of the sea, rather than that he should cause even one of these little ones to fall.
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.
3 Be on your guard. "If your brother acts wrongly, reprove him; and if he is sorry, forgive him;
Be careful. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him.
4 and if seven times in a day he acts wrongly towards you, and seven times turns again to you and says, 'I am sorry,' you must forgive him."
If he sins against you seven times in the day, and seven times returns, saying, ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him.”
5 And the Apostles said to the Lord, "Give us faith."
The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”
6 "If your faith," replied the Lord, "is like a mustard seed, you might command this black-mulberry-tree, 'Tear up your roots and plant yourself in the sea,' and instantly it would obey you.
The Lord said, “If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you would tell this sycamore tree, ‘Be uprooted and be planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.
7 But which of you who has a servant ploughing, or tending sheep, will say to him when he comes in from the farm, 'Come at once and take your place at table,'
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’?
8 and will not rather say to him, 'Get my dinner ready, make yourself tidy, and wait upon me till I have finished my dinner, and then you shall have yours'?
Wouldn’t he rather tell him, ‘Prepare my supper, clothe yourself properly, and serve me while I eat and drink. Afterward you shall eat and drink’?
9 Does he thank the servant for obeying his orders?
Does he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded? I think not.
10 So you also, when you have obeyed all the orders given you, must say, "'There is no merit in our service: what we have done is only what we were in duty bound to do.'"
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.’”
11 As they pursued their journey to Jerusalem, He passed through Samaria and Galilee.
As he was on his way to Jerusalem, he was passing along the borders of Samaria and Galilee.
12 And as He entered a certain village, ten men met Him who were lepers and stood at a distance.
As he entered into a certain village, ten men who were lepers met him, who stood at a distance.
13 In loud voices they cried out, "Jesus, Rabbi, take pity on us."
They lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”
14 Perceiving this, He said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the Priests." And while on their way to do this they were made clean.
When he saw them, he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” As they went, they were cleansed.
15 One of them, seeing that he was cured, came back, adoring and praising God in a loud voice,
One of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice.
16 and he threw himself at the feet of Jesus, thanking Him. He was a Samaritan.
He fell on his face at Jesus’ feet, giving him thanks; and he was a Samaritan.
17 "Were not all ten made clean?" Jesus asked; "but where are the nine?
Jesus answered, “Weren’t the ten cleansed? But where are the nine?
18 Have none been found to come back and 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, "Rise and go: your faith has cured you."
Then he said to him, “Get up, and go your way. Your faith has healed you.”
20 Being asked by the Pharisees when the Kingdom of God was coming, He answered, "The Kingdom of God does not so come that you can stealthily watch for it.
Being asked by the Pharisees when God’s Kingdom would come, he answered them, “God’s Kingdom doesn’t come with observation;
21 Nor will they say, 'See here!' or 'See there!' --for the Kingdom of God is within you."
neither will they say, ‘Look, here!’ or, ‘Look, there!’ for behold, God’s Kingdom is within you.”
22 Then, turning to His disciples, He said, "There will come a time when you will wish you could see a single one of the days of the Son of Man, but will not see one.
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.
23 And they will say to you, 'See there!' 'See here!' Do not start off and go in pursuit.
They will tell you, ‘Look, here!’ or ‘Look, there!’ Don’t go away or follow after them,
24 For just as the lightning, when it flashes, shines from one part of the horizon to the opposite part, so will the Son of Man be on His day.
for as the lightning, when it flashes out of one part under the sky, shines to another part under the sky, so will the Son of Man be in his day.
25 But first He must endure much suffering, and be rejected by the present generation.
But first, he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.
26 "And as it was in the time of Noah, so will it also be in the time of the Son of Man.
As it was in the days of Noah, even so it will also be in the days of the Son of Man.
27 Men were eating and drinking, taking wives and giving wives, up to the very day on which Noah entered the Ark, and the Deluge came and destroyed them all.
They ate, they drank, they married, and they were given in marriage until the day that Noah entered into the ship, and the flood came and destroyed them all.
28 The same was true in the time of Lot: they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building;
Likewise, even as it was in the days of Lot: they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built;
29 but on the day that Lot left Sodom, God rained fire and brimstone from the sky and destroyed them all.
but in the day that Lot went out from Sodom, it rained fire and sulfur from the sky and destroyed them all.
30 Exactly so will it be on the day that the veil is lifted from the Son of Man.
It will be the same way in the day that the Son of Man is revealed.
31 "On that day, if a man is on the roof and his property indoors, let him not go down to fetch it; and, in the same way, he who is in the field, let him not turn back.
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.
32 Remember Lot's wife.
Remember Lot’s wife!
33 Any man who makes it his object to keep his own life safe, will lose it; but whoever loses his life will preserve it.
Whoever seeks to save his life loses it, but whoever loses his life preserves it.
34 On that night, I tell you, there will be two men in one bed: one will be taken away and the other left behind.
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 There will be two women turning the mill together: one will be taken away and the other left behind."
There will be two grinding grain together. One will be taken and the other will be left.”
37 "Where, Master?" they inquired. "Where the dead body is," He replied, "there also will the vultures flock together."
They, answering, asked him, “Where, Lord?” He said to them, “Where the body is, there the vultures will also be gathered together.”
