Luke 17

1 And he said to his disciples: It is impossible that scandals should not come: but woe to him through whom they come.

Then He said to the disciples: “Things that cause people to fall are bound to come, but woe to him through whom they do come!

2 It were better for him, that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should scandalize one of these little ones.

It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea, than that he should cause one of these little ones to fall.

3 Take heed to yourselves. If thy brother sin against thee, reprove him: and if he do penance, forgive him.

Watch out for yourselves: if your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.

4 And if he sin against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day be converted unto thee, saying, I repent; forgive him.

Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times in that day returns, saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”

5 And the apostles said to the Lord: Increase our faith.

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

6 And the Lord said: If you had faith like to a grain of mustard seed, you might say to this mulberry tree, Be thou rooted up, and be thou transplanted into the sea: and it would obey you.

So the Lord said: “If you had faith like a mustard seed has, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted, and be planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.

7 But which of you having a servant ploughing, or feeding cattle, will say to him, when he is come from the field: Immediately go, sit down to meat:

“And which of you, having a slave plowing or tending sheep, will say to him when he comes in from the field, ‘Come at once and recline to eat’?

8 And will not rather say to him: Make ready my supper, and gird thyself, and serve me, whilst I eat and drink, and afterwards thou shalt eat and drink?

Will he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare something for me to eat, and gird yourself and serve me until I eat and drink, and afterward you will eat and drink’?

9 Doth he thank that servant, for doing the things which he commanded him?

Does he thank that slave because he did the things commanded? I guess not!

10 I think not. So you also, when you shall have done all these things that are commanded you, say: We are unprofitable servants; we have done that which we ought to do.

So likewise you, whenever you have done everything you were told to do, say, ‘We are unworthy slaves, because we have only done what we were supposed to.’”

11 And it came to pass, as he was going to Jerusalem, he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.

Now as He was traveling toward Jerusalem, He went along between Samaria and Galilee.

12 And as he entered into a certain town, there met him ten men that were lepers, who stood afar off;

And as He entered a certain village, ten men met Him—being lepers they stood at a distance.

13 And lifted up their voice, saying: Jesus, master, have mercy on us.

They called out, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”

14 Whom when he saw, he said: Go, shew yourselves to the priests. And it came to pass, as they went, they were made clean.

And paying attention He said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” It happened that as they went they were cleansed!

15 And one of them, when he saw that he was made clean, went back, with a loud voice glorifying God.

Well one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, glorifying God with a loud voice;

16 And he fell on his face before his feet, giving thanks: and this was a Samaritan.

then he fell on his face at His feet, thanking Him—and he was a Samaritan!

17 And Jesus answering, said, Were not ten made clean? and where are the nine?

So Jesus reacted by saying: “Were not all ten cleansed? So where are the nine?

18 There is no one found to return and give glory to God, but this stranger.

None were found to return and give glory to God except this foreigner!”

19 And he said to him: Arise, go thy way; for thy faith hath made thee whole.

Then He said to him, “Get up and go; your faith has made you well.”

20 And being asked by the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come? he answered them, and said: The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:

Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the Kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said: “The Kingdom of God does not come with observation;

21 Neither shall they say: Behold here, or behold there. For lo, the kingdom of God is within you.

nor will they say, ‘Look, here!’ or ‘Look, there!’ because indeed the Kingdom of God is within you.”

22 And he said to his disciples: The days will come, when you shall desire to see one day of the Son of man; and you shall not see it.

Then He said to the disciples: “Days are coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of the Man, and you will not see it.

23 And they will say to you: See here, and see there. Go ye not after, nor follow them:

And they will say to you, ‘Look, here!’ or ‘Look, there!’ Do not go along or follow.

24 For as the lightening that lighteneth from under heaven, shineth unto the parts that are under heaven, so shall the Son of man be in his day.

Because just like the lightning that lights the whole sky when it flashes, so also will the Son of the 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 And as it came to pass in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.

Also, just as it was in the days of Noah, so will it also be in the days of the Son of the Man.

27 They did eat and drink, they married wives, and were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark: and the flood came and destroyed them all.

They were eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.

28 Likewise as it came to pass, in the days of Lot: they did eat and drink, they bought and sold, they planted and built.

Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they were eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, building—

29 And in the day that Lot went out of Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.

but on the day Lot went out from Sodom, fire and brimstone rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.

30 Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man shall be revealed.

Even so will it be in the day when the Son of the Man is revealed.

31 In that hour, he that shall be on the housetop, and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away: and he that shall be in the field, in like manner, let him not return back.

“In that day, he who is on the housetop, and his goods in the house, let him not go down to get them; and likewise he who is in the field, let him not turn back.

32 Remember Lot’s wife.

Remember Lot's wife!

33 Whosoever shall seek to save his life, shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose it, shall preserve it.

Whoever seeks to save his life will lose it, and whoever ‘wastes’ it will preserve it.

34 I say to you: in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.

I tell you: on that night there will be two men in one bed; one will be taken and the other left.

35 Two women shall be grinding together: the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left: two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be keft.

Two women will be grinding together; one will be taken and the other left.”

36 They answering, say to him: Where, Lord?

37 Who said to them: Wheresoever the body shall be, thither will the eagles also be gathered together.

They reacted by saying to Him, “Where, Lord?” He said to them, “Where there is a carcass, there will the vultures also be gathered.”