Luke 17
1 And he said unto his disciples, It is impossible but that occasions of stumbling should come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!
He said to the disciples, "It is impossible that no occasions of stumbling should come, but woe to him through whom they come.
2 It were well for him if a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, rather than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble.
It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, rather 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.
Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him.
4 And if he sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.
And if he sins against you seven times in the day, and seven times returns to you, saying, 'I repent,' you must forgive him."
5 And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.
The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith."
6 And the Lord said, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye would say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou rooted up, and be thou planted in the sea; and it would have obeyed you.
The Lord said, "If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you would tell this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted, and be planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.
7 But who is there of you, having a servant plowing or keeping sheep, that will say unto him, when he is come in from the field, Come straightway and sit down to meat;
But who is there among you, having a servant plowing or keeping sheep, that will say, when he comes in from the field, 'Come immediately and sit down at the table'?
8 and will not rather say unto 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?
But will he not say to him, 'Prepare my supper, clothe yourself properly, and serve me, while I eat and drink, and afterward you can eat and drink'?
9 Doth he thank the servant because he did the things that were commanded?
Does he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded?
10 Even so ye also, when ye shall have done all the things that are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants; we have done that which it was our duty to do.
Even so you also, when you have done all the things that are commanded you, say, 'We are unworthy servants. We have done our duty.'"
11 And it came to pass, as they were on the way to Jerusalem, that he was passing through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.
It happened as he was on his way to Jerusalem, that he was passing along the borders of Samaria and Galilee.
12 And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:
As he entered into a certain village, ten men who were lepers met him, who stood at a distance.
13 and they lifted up their voices, saying, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.
They lifted up their voices, saying, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us."
14 And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go and shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, as they went, they were cleansed.
When he saw them, he said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." It happened that as they went, they were cleansed.
15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, with a loud voice glorifying God;
One of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice.
16 and he fell upon his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.
He fell on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks; and he was a Samaritan.
17 And Jesus answering said, Were not the ten cleansed? but where are the nine?
Jesus answered, "Weren't the ten cleansed? But where are the nine?
18 Were there none found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger?
Were there none found who returned to give glory to God, except this stranger?"
19 And he said unto him, Arise, and go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.
Then he said to him, "Get up, and go your way. Your faith has healed you."
20 And being asked by the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God cometh, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:
Being asked by the Pharisees when the Kingdom of God would come, he answered them, "The Kingdom of God does not come with observation;
21 neither shall they say, Lo, here! or, There! for lo, the kingdom of God is within you.
neither will they say, 'Look, here.' or, 'Look, there.' for the Kingdom of God is within you."
22 And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it.
He said to the disciples, "The days will come, when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.
23 And they shall say to you, Lo, there! Lo, here! go not away, nor follow after [them]:
And they will tell you, 'Look, there.' or 'Look, here.' Do not go away, nor follow after them,
24 for as the lightning, when it lighteneth out of the one part under the heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall the Son of man be in his day.
for as the lightning, when it flashes out of the one part under the sky, shines to the other part under the sky; so will the Son of Man be in his day.
25 But first must he suffer many things and be rejected of this generation.
But first, he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.
26 And as it came to pass in the days of Noah, even so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.
As it happened in the days of Noah, even so will it be also in the days 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 ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the box-shaped ship, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.
28 Likewise even as it came to pass in the days of Lot; they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;
Likewise, even as it happened in the days of Lot: they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built;
29 but in the day that Lot went out from Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all:
but in the day that Lot went out from Sodom, it rained fire and sulfur from the sky, and destroyed them all.
30 after the same manner shall it be in the day that the Son of man is revealed.
It will be the same way in the day that the Son of Man is revealed.
31 In that day, he which shall be on the housetop, and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away: and let him that is in the field likewise not return back.
In that day, he who will be on the housetop, and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away. Let him who is in the field likewise not turn back.
32 Remember Lot’s wife.
Remember Lot's wife.
33 Whosoever shall seek to gain his life shall lose it: but whosoever shall lose [his life] shall preserve it.
Whoever seeks to keep his life will lose it, but whoever loses it will preserve it.
34 I say unto you, In that night there shall be two men on one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.
I tell you, in that night there will be two people in one bed. The one will be taken, and the other will be left.
35 There shall be two women grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.
Two will be grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other left.
37 And they answering say unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Where the body [is], thither will the eagles also be gathered together.
They, answering, asked him, "Where, Lord?" He said to them, "Where the body is, there will the vultures also be gathered together."
