Luke 17
1 And Jesus said to his disciples: It cannot be, but that offences will come: but woe to him, by 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 Better for him were it, if a millstone were suspended to his neck, and he cast into the sea, 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 transgress, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
Be careful. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him.
4 And if he shall offend against thee seven times in a day, and, seven times in a day, shall turn himself to thee, and say, I repent; forgive him.
If he sins against you seven times in the day, and seven times returns, saying, ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him.”
5 And the Legates said to our Lord: Increase our faith.
The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”
6 He said to them: If ye had faith like a grain of mustard seed, ye might say to this mulberry-tree, Be thou torn up by the roots, and be thou planted in the sea; and it would obey you.
The Lord said, “If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you would tell this sycamore tree, ‘Be uprooted and be planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.
7 Which of you, having a servant driving a yoke of oxen, or tending sheep, will say to him when he cometh from the field, Pass on at once, and recline for supper?
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 But he will say to him: Prepare for me what I may sup upon, and gird thy loins and serve me, until I have eaten and drunken; and afterwards thou shalt eat and drink.
Wouldn’t he rather tell him, ‘Prepare my supper, clothe yourself properly, and serve me while I eat and drink. Afterward you shall eat and drink’?
9 Hath he thanks for him, because the servant did what was commanded him? I think not.
Does he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded? I think not.
10 So also ye, when ye have done all the things commanded you, say: We are unprofitable servants, for we have done only what we were obligated 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 occurred as Jesus advanced towards Jerusalem, that he passed among the Samaritans into Galilee.
As he was on his way to Jerusalem, he was passing along the borders of Samaria and Galilee.
12 And when he drew near to enter a certain village, there met him ten leprous men; and they stood at a distance,
As he entered into a certain village, ten men who were lepers met him, who stood at a distance.
13 and raised their voice, and said: Our Rabbi, Jesus, have compassion upon us.
They lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”
14 And when he had looked upon them, he said to them: Go, show yourselves to the priests. And as they were going, they were cleansed.
When he saw them, he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” As they went, they were cleansed.
15 And one of them, when he saw that he was cleansed, returned, and with a loud voice, glorified God.
One of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice.
16 And he fell on his face, at the feet of Jesus, and thanked him. And he was a Samaritan.
He fell on his face at Jesus’ feet, giving him thanks; and he was a Samaritan.
17 And Jesus answered, and said: Were they not ten who were cleansed? Where are the nine?
Jesus answered, “Weren’t the ten cleansed? But where are the nine?
18 Have they so gone as not to come and give glory to God; except this one, who is of another nation?
Were there none found who returned to give glory to God, except this foreigner?”
19 And he said to him; Arise, and go: thy faith hath given thee life.
Then he said to him, “Get up, and go your way. Your faith has healed you.”
20 And as some of the Pharisees asked him, When the kingdom of God would come; he answered, and said to them: The kingdom of God will not come with observables.
Being asked by the Pharisees when God’s Kingdom would come, he answered them, “God’s Kingdom doesn’t come with observation;
21 And they will not say: Behold, here it is! or, Behold, it is there! For lo, the kingdom of God is within you
neither will they say, ‘Look, here!’ or, ‘Look, there!’ for behold, God’s Kingdom is within you.”
22 And he said to his 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 them.
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 if they shall say to you: Lo, here he is! or, Lo, there he is! go not forth.
They will tell you, ‘Look, here!’ or ‘Look, there!’ Don’t go away or follow after them,
24 For, as the lightning darteth from the heavens, and illuminateth all beneath the heavens; so will the Son of man be, in his day.
for as the lightning, when it flashes out of one part under the sky, shines to another part under the sky, so will the Son of Man be in his day.
25 But, previously, he is to suffer many things, and to be rejected by this generation.
But first, he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.
26 And as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the days of the Son of man.
As it was in the days of Noah, even so it will also be in the days of the Son of Man.
27 They ate and drank, they took wives and were given to husbands, until the day that Noah entered the ark; and the flood came, and destroyed every one.
They ate, they drank, they married, and they were given in marriage until the day that Noah entered into the ship, and the flood came and destroyed them all.
28 And again, as it was in the days of Lot; they ate and drank, bought and sold, planted and built.
Likewise, even as it was 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 of Sodom, the Lord rained fire and sulphur 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 Thus will it be, in the day when the Son of man shall be revealed.
It will be the same way in the day that the Son of Man is revealed.
31 In that day, let him that is on the house-top, and his goods in the house, not come down to take them: and let him that is in the field, not return after what is behind him.
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 He that desireth to preserve his life, will lose it; and he that will lose his life, shall preserve it.
Whoever seeks to save his life loses it, but whoever loses his life preserves it.
34 I tell you, that, in that night, two will be in one bed; one will be taken, and the other left.
I tell you, in that night there will be two people in one bed. One will be taken and the other will be left.
35 And two females will be grinding together; one will be taken, and the other left.
There will be two grinding grain together. One will be taken and the other will be left.”
36 Two men will be in the field; one will be taken, and the other left.
37 They answered, and said to him: Whither, our Lord? He said to them: Where the body is, there will the eagles assemble themselves.
They, answering, asked him, “Where, Lord?” He said to them, “Where the body is, there the vultures will also be gathered together.”
