Luke 17
1 And he said to his disciples, It is impossible but that stumbling-blocks will come; but woe to him through whom they come!
And he said to his disciples, It is impossible for the stumbling-blocks not to come, but woe to him through whom they come!
2 It were better for him to have a millstone hung round his neck, and be cast into the sea, than to cause one of these little ones to fall away.
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.
3 Take heed to yourselves. If thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
Take heed to yourselves. And if thy brother should sin against thee, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him.
4 And if he sin against thee seven times in a day, and seven times turn to thee, saying, I repent, thou shalt forgive him.
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.
5 And the apostles said to the Lord, Give us more faith.
And the apostles said to the Lord, Increase faith for us.
6 But the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard, ye might say to this sycamine-tree, Be plucked up by the roots, and planted in the sea! and it would obey you.
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.
7 And which of you having a servant plowing, or feeding cattle, will say to him, when he hath come in from the field, Come immediately and place thyself at table?
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?
8 Will he not rather say to him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself and serve me till I have eaten and drunken, and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?
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?
9 Doth he owe any thanks to that servant, because he did what was commanded?
Does he have a favor for that bondman because he did the things that were commanded? I think not.
10 So also do ye, when ye have done all that hath been commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants; we have done what we were bound to do.
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.
11 And it came to pass, as he was going to Jerusalem, that he was traveling on the confines of Samaria and Galilee.
And it came to pass as he went to Jerusalem, that he was passing through the middle of Samaria and Galilee.
12 And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten lepers, who stood afar off.
And as he entered into a certain village, ten leprous men who stood from afar met him.
13 And they lifted up their voice, saying, Jesus, Master, have pity on us.
And they raised a voice, saying, Jesus, Master, be merciful to us.
14 And when he saw them, he said to them, Go, show yourselves to the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they were on their way, they were cleansed.
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.
15 And one of them, perceiving that he was freed from his disease, turned back, giving glory to God with a loud voice;
And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back with a great voice glorifying God.
16 and he fell down on his face at his feet, giving thanks to him; and he was a Samaritan.
And he fell upon his face beside his feet giving him thanks. And he was a Samaritan.
17 And Jesus answering said, Were not the ten cleansed? Where are the nine?
And having answered, Jesus said, Were not the ten cleansed? But where are the nine?
18 Were there none found returning to give glory to God but this foreigner?
Were there none found who returned to give glory to God, except this foreigner?
19 And he said to him, Rise and go; thy faith hath made thee well.
And he said to him, After rising, go. Thy faith has healed thee.
20 And being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was coming, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not in such a manner as to be watched for;
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,
21 nor will they say, Lo here! or there! for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.
nor will they say, Lo, here! or, Lo, there! For behold, the kingdom of God is inside of you.
22 And he said to the disciples, The days will come, when ye will desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and will not see it.
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.
23 And they will say to you, Lo there! lo here! Go not away, and follow not.
And they will say to you, Lo, here! Lo, there! Do not depart, nor pursue.
24 For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of one part under heaven, shineth to the other part under heaven, so will the Son of man be in his day.
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.
25 But first he must suffer much, and be rejected by this generation.
But first it is necessary for him to suffer many things and be rejected from this generation.
26 And as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be also in the days of the Son of man.
And just as it happened in the days of Noah, so also it will be in the days of the Son of man.
27 They ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.
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.
28 In like manner, as it was in the days of Lot; they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;
And likewise as it happened in the days of Lot. They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built.
29 but on the day when Lot went out of Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.
But in that day Lot went out from Sodom he rained fire and brimstone from the sky, and destroyed them all.
30 Thus will it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.
It will be according to these things in that day the Son of man is revealed.
31 In that day, let not him who is upon the house-top, and whose furniture is in the house, come down to take it away; and he that is in the field, let him likewise not turn back.
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.
32 Remember Lot's wife.
Remember Lot's wife.
33 Whoever shall seek to save his life will lose it; and whoever shall lose it will preserve it.
Whoever will seek to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose it will keep it alive.
34 I tell you, In that night there will be two men on one bed; one will be taken, and the other will be left.
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.
35 Two women will be grinding together; one will be taken, and the other left.
Two will be grinding together. The one woman will be taken, and the other woman will be left.
This verse is not in the majority of the Greek manuscripts.
37 And they answering say to him, Where, Lord? And he said to them, Where the body is, there also will the eagles be gathered together.
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.
