Luke 17

1 And he said to his disciples, It is impossible for the stumbling-blocks not to come, but woe to him through whom they come!

And he said to his disciples, It is necessary for causes of trouble to come about, but unhappy is he by whom they come.

2 It is better for him if a donkey-powered millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble.

It would be well for him if a great stone was put round his neck and he was dropped into the sea, before he made trouble for any of these little ones.

3 Take heed to yourselves. And if thy brother should sin against thee, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him.

Give attention to yourselves: if your brother does wrong, say a sharp word to him; and if he has sorrow for his sin, let him have forgiveness.

4 And if he should sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times in the day turn back, saying, I repent, thou will forgive him.

And if he does you wrong seven times in a day, and seven times comes to you and says, I have regret for what I have done; let him have forgiveness.

5 And the apostles said to the Lord, Increase faith for us.

And the twelve said to the Lord, Make our faith greater.

6 And the Lord said, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard plant, ye would say to this sycamine tree, Be thou uprooted and be planted in the sea, and it would have obeyed you.

And the Lord said, If your faith was only as great as a grain of mustard seed, you might say to this tree, Be rooted up and planted in the sea; and it would be done.

7 But which of you having a bondman plowing or feeding livestock, who, when he comes in from the field, will straightaway say, After coming near, sit down?

But which of you, having a servant who is ploughing or keeping sheep, will say to him, when he comes in from the field, Come now and be seated and have a meal,

8 Will he not rather say to him, Prepare what I may dine, and having gird thyself, serve me until I eat and drink, and after these things thou will eat and drink?

Will he not say, Get a meal for me, and make yourself ready and see to my needs till I have had my food and drink; and after that you may have yours?

9 Does he have a favor for that bondman because he did the things that were commanded? I think not.

Does he give praise to the servant because he did what was ordered?

10 Thus ye also, when ye did all the things that were commanded you, say, We are unprofitable bondmen, because we have done what we are obligated to do.

In the same way, when you have done all the things which are given you to do, say, There is no profit in us, for we have only done what we were ordered to do.

11 And it came to pass as he went to Jerusalem, that he was passing through the middle of Samaria and Galilee.

And it came about that when they were on the way to Jerusalem he went through Samaria and Galilee.

12 And as he entered into a certain village, ten leprous men who stood from afar met him.

And when he went into a certain small town he came across ten men who were lepers, and they, keeping themselves at a distance,

13 And they raised a voice, saying, Jesus, Master, be merciful to us.

Said, in loud voices, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.

14 And when he saw them, he said to them, After departing, display yourselves to the priests. And it came to pass, during their going they were cleansed.

And when he saw them he said, Go, and let the priests see you. And, while they were going, they were made clean.

15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back with a great voice glorifying God.

And one of them, when he saw that he was clean, turning back, gave praise to God in a loud voice;

16 And he fell upon his face beside his feet giving him thanks. And he was a Samaritan.

And, falling down on his face at the feet of Jesus, he gave the credit to him; and he was a man of Samaria.

17 And having answered, Jesus said, Were not the ten cleansed? But where are the nine?

And Jesus said, Were there not ten men who were made clean? where are the nine?

18 Were there none found who returned to give glory to God, except this foreigner?

Have not any of them come back to give glory to God, but only this one from a strange land?

19 And he said to him, After rising, go. Thy faith has healed thee.

And he said to him, Get up, and go on your way; your faith has made you well.

20 And questioned by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God comes, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God does not come with observation,

And when the Pharisees put questions to him about when the kingdom of God would come, he gave them an answer and said, The kingdom of God will not come through observation:

21 nor will they say, Lo, here! or, Lo, there! For behold, the kingdom of God is inside of you.

And men will not say, See, it is here! or, There! for the kingdom of God is among you.

22 And he said to the disciples, The days will come when ye will long to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye will not see it.

And he said to his disciples, The time will come when you will have a great desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, but you will not see it.

23 And they will say to you, Lo, here! Lo, there! Do not depart, nor pursue.

And if they say to you, See, it is there! or, It is here! do not go away, or go after them.

24 For just as the lightning, its flashing from under the sky to under the sky, illuminates, so will the Son of man be in his day.

For as in a thunderstorm the bright light is seen from one end of the sky to the other, so will the Son of man be when his time comes.

25 But first it is necessary for him to suffer many things and be rejected from this generation.

But first, he will have to undergo much and be put on one side by this generation.

26 And just as it happened in the days of Noah, so also it will be in the days of the Son of man.

And as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the day 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 ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.

They were feasting and taking wives and getting married, till the day of the overflowing of the waters, when Noah went into the ark, and they all came to destruction.

28 And likewise as it happened in the days of Lot. They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built.

In the same way, in the days of Lot; they were feasting and trading, they were planting and building;

29 But in that day Lot went out from Sodom he rained fire and brimstone from the sky, and destroyed them all.

But on the day when Lot went out of Sodom, fire came down from heaven and destruction came on them all.

30 It will be according to these things in that day the Son of man is revealed.

So will it be in the day of the revelation of the Son of man.

31 In that day, he who will be on the housetop, and his vessels in the house, let him not go down to take them up. And let him who is in the field likewise not return for the things behind.

On that day, if anyone is on the roof of the house, and his goods are in the house, let him not go down to take them away; and let him who is in the field not go back to his house.

32 Remember Lot's wife.

Keep in mind Lot's wife.

33 Whoever will seek to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose it will keep it alive.

If anyone makes an attempt to keep his life, it will be taken from him, but if anyone gives up his life, he will keep it.

34 I say to you, in that night there will be two in one bed. The one man will be taken, and the other man will be left.

I say to you, In that night there will be two men sleeping in one bed, and one will be taken away and the other let go.

35 Two will be grinding together. The one woman will be taken, and the other woman will be left.

Two women will be crushing grain together; one will be taken away and the other let go.

36 This verse is not in the majority of the Greek manuscripts.

37 And having answered, they say to him, Where, Lord? And he said to them, Where the body is, there the vultures will be gathered together.

And they, answering him, said, Where, Lord? And he said to them, Where the body is, there will the eagles come together.