Luke 17
1 Jesus said to his disciples, “Temptations are unavoidable, but it will be a disaster for those 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 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.
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 So take care what you do. If your brother sins, warn him; and if he repents, forgive him.
Watch out for yourselves: if your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.
4 Even if he sins against you seven times a day, and seven times comes back and tells you, ‘I'm really sorry,’ 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 The apostles said to the Lord, “Help us to have more trust!”
The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”
6 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.
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 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’?
“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 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.’
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 And do you thank the servant for doing what you told him? No.
Does he thank that slave because he did the things commanded? I guess not!
10 Likewise once you've done everything you were told, you should simply say, ‘We are undeserving servants. We just did our duty.’”
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 As Jesus continued on his way to Jerusalem, he passed along the border between Samaria and Galilee.
Now as He was traveling toward Jerusalem, He went along between Samaria and Galilee.
12 As he entered a particular village, ten lepers met him, standing at a distance.
And as He entered a certain village, ten men met Him—being lepers they stood at a distance.
13 They called out, “Jesus, Master, please have mercy on us.”
They called out, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”
14 When Jesus saw them, he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” On their way there, they were healed.
And paying attention He said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” It happened that as they went they were cleansed!
15 One of them when he saw that he was healed, returned to Jesus, shouting praises to God.
Well one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, glorifying God with a loud voice;
16 He fell down at Jesus' feet, thanking him. He was a Samaritan.
then he fell on his face at His feet, thanking Him—and he was a Samaritan!
17 “Weren't ten lepers healed?” Jesus asked. “Where are the other nine?
So Jesus reacted by saying: “Were not all ten cleansed? So where are the nine?
18 Didn't anyone else come back to praise God—only this foreigner?”
None were found to return and give glory to God except this foreigner!”
19 Jesus told the man, “Get up and go on your way. Your trust has healed you.”
Then He said to him, “Get up and go; your faith has made you well.”
20 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.
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 People won't be saying, ‘Look, it's here’ or ‘Look, it's there,’ for God's kingdom is among you.”
nor will they say, ‘Look, here!’ or ‘Look, there!’ because indeed the Kingdom of God is within you.”
22 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.
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 They'll be telling you, ‘Look, there he is,’ or ‘Look, here he is,’ but don't go running off after them.
And they will say to you, ‘Look, here!’ or ‘Look, there!’ Do not go along or follow.
24 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.
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 will have to suffer many things, and be rejected by this generation.
But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.
26 The time when the Son of man comes will be like it was in Noah's day.
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 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.
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 It will be like it was in Lot's day. People went on eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.
Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they were eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, building—
29 But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and brimstone rained down 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 The day when the Son of man appears will be just like that.
Even so will it be in the day when the Son of the Man is revealed.
31 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.
“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 If you try to hold on to your life you'll lose it; but if you lose your life you'll save it.
Whoever seeks to save his life will lose it, and whoever ‘wastes’ it will preserve it.
34 I tell you, at that time two will be in bed at night; one will be taken and the other 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 will be grinding grain, one will be taken; and the other left.”
Two women will be grinding together; one will be taken and the other left.”
37 “Where, Lord?” they asked. “Where the carcass is, that's where the vultures gather,” Jesus replied.
They reacted by saying to Him, “Where, Lord?” He said to them, “Where there is a carcass, there will the vultures also be gathered.”
