Luke 17
1 Jesus said to his disciples, “Temptations are unavoidable, but it will be a disaster for those 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 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 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 So take care what you do. If your brother sins, warn 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 Even if he sins against you seven times a day, and seven times comes back and tells you, ‘I'm really sorry,’ 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 The apostles said to the Lord, “Help us to have more trust!”
And the twelve said to the Lord, Make our faith greater.
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.
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 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’?
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 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 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 And do you thank the servant for doing what you told him? No.
Does he give praise to the servant because he did what was ordered?
10 Likewise once you've done everything you were told, you should simply say, ‘We are undeserving servants. We just did our duty.’”
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 As Jesus continued on his way to Jerusalem, he passed along the border between Samaria and Galilee.
And it came about that when they were on the way to Jerusalem he went through Samaria and Galilee.
12 As he entered a particular village, ten lepers met him, standing at a distance.
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 They called out, “Jesus, Master, please have mercy on us.”
Said, in loud voices, 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 when he saw them he said, Go, and let the priests see you. And, while they were going, they were made clean.
15 One of them when he saw that he was healed, returned to Jesus, shouting praises to God.
And one of them, when he saw that he was clean, turning back, gave praise to God in a loud voice;
16 He fell down at Jesus' feet, thanking him. 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 “Weren't ten lepers healed?” Jesus asked. “Where are the other nine?
And Jesus said, Were there not ten men who were made clean? where are the nine?
18 Didn't anyone else come back to praise God—only this foreigner?”
Have not any of them come back to give glory to God, but only this one from a strange land?
19 Jesus told the man, “Get up and go on your way. Your trust has healed you.”
And he said to him, Get up, and go on your way; 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.
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 People won't be saying, ‘Look, it's here’ or ‘Look, it's there,’ for God's kingdom is among you.”
And men will not say, See, it is here! or, There! for the kingdom of God is among 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.
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 They'll be telling you, ‘Look, there he is,’ or ‘Look, here he is,’ but don't go running off after them.
And if they say to you, See, it is there! or, It is here! do not go away, or go after them.
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.
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 he will have to suffer many things, and be rejected by this generation.
But first, he will have to undergo much and be put on one side by this generation.
26 The time when the Son of man comes will be like it was in Noah's day.
And as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the day of the Son of 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 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 It will be like it was in Lot's day. People went on eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.
In the same way, in the days of Lot; they were feasting and trading, they were planting and building;
29 But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and brimstone rained down from heaven 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 The day when the Son of man appears will be just like that.
So will it be in the day of the revelation of the Son of man.
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.
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 If you try to hold on to your life you'll lose it; but if you lose your life you'll save it.
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 tell you, at that time two will be in bed at night; one will be taken and the other 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 women will be grinding grain, one will be taken; and the other left.”
Two women will be crushing grain together; one will be taken away and the other let go.
37 “Where, Lord?” they asked. “Where the carcass is, that's where the vultures gather,” Jesus replied.
And they, answering him, said, Where, Lord? And he said to them, Where the body is, there will the eagles come together.
