Luke 17
1 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!
Jesus said to His disciples, “It is inevitable that stumbling blocks will come, but woe to the one through whom they come!
2 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.
It would be better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea than to cause one of these little ones to stumble.
3 Watch out for yourselves: if your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.
Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.
4 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.”
Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to say, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”
5 The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”
The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”
6 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.
And the Lord answered, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.
7 “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’?
Which of you whose servant comes in from plowing or shepherding in the field will say to him, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’?
8 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’?
Instead, won’t he tell him, ‘Prepare my meal and dress yourself to serve me while I eat and drink; and afterward you may eat and drink’?
9 Does he thank that slave because he did the things commanded? I guess not!
Does he thank the servant because he did what he was told?
10 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.’”
So you also, when you have done everything commanded of you, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’”
11 Now as He was traveling toward Jerusalem, He went along between Samaria and Galilee.
While Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem, He was passing between Samaria and Galilee.
12 And as He entered a certain village, ten men met Him—being lepers they stood at a distance.
As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance
13 They called out, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”
and raised their voices, shouting, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”
14 And paying attention He said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” It happened that as they went they were cleansed!
When Jesus saw them, He said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were on their way, they were cleansed.
15 Well one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, glorifying God with a loud voice;
When one of them saw that he was healed, he came back, praising God in a loud voice.
16 then he fell on his face at His feet, thanking Him—and he was a Samaritan!
He fell facedown at Jesus’ feet in thanksgiving to Him—and he was a Samaritan.
17 So Jesus reacted by saying: “Were not all ten cleansed? So where are the nine?
“Were not all ten cleansed?” Jesus asked. “Where then are the other nine?
18 None were found to return and give glory to God except this foreigner!”
Was no one found except this foreigner to return and give glory to God?”
19 Then He said to him, “Get up and go; your faith has made you well.”
Then Jesus said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well!”
20 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;
When asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The kingdom of God will not come with observable signs.
21 nor will they say, ‘Look, here!’ or ‘Look, there!’ because indeed the Kingdom of God is within you.”
Nor will people say, ‘Look, here it is,’ or ‘There it is.’ For you see, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”
22 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.
Then He said to the disciples, “The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it.
23 And they will say to you, ‘Look, here!’ or ‘Look, there!’ Do not go along or follow.
People will tell you, ‘Look, there He is!’ or ‘Look, here He is!’ Do not go out or chase after them.
24 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.
For just as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so will be the Son of Man 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 Also, just as it was in the days of Noah, so will it also be in the days of the Son of the Man.
Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man:
27 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.
People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.
28 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they were eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, building—
It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.
29 but on the day Lot went out from Sodom, fire and brimstone rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.
But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.
30 Even so will it be in the day when the Son of the Man is revealed.
It will be just like that on the day the Son of Man is revealed.
31 “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.
On that day, let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve his possessions. Likewise, let no one in the field return for anything he has left behind.
32 Remember Lot's wife!
Remember Lot’s wife!
33 Whoever seeks to save his life will lose it, and whoever ‘wastes’ it will preserve it.
Whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.
34 I tell you: on that night there will be two men in one bed; one will be taken and the other left.
I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed: One will be taken and the other left.
35 Two women will be grinding together; one will be taken and the other left.”
Two women will be grinding grain together: One will be taken and the other left.”
37 They reacted by saying to Him, “Where, Lord?” He said to them, “Where there is a carcass, there will the vultures also be gathered.”
“Where, Lord?” they asked. Jesus answered, “Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.”
