Luke 17
1 Jesus said to His disciples, "It is inevitable that causes of stumbling should come; but alas for him through whom they come!
Jesus said to his disciples, “Temptations are unavoidable, but it will be a disaster for those through whom they come!
2 It would be well for him if, with a millstone round his neck, he were lying at the bottom of the sea, rather than that he should cause even one of these little ones to fall.
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.
3 Be on your guard. "If your brother acts wrongly, reprove him; and if he is sorry, forgive him;
So take care what you do. If your brother sins, warn him; and if he repents, forgive him.
4 and if seven times in a day he acts wrongly towards you, and seven times turns again to you and says, 'I am sorry,' you must forgive him."
Even if he sins against you seven times a day, and seven times comes back and tells you, ‘I'm really sorry,’ forgive him.”
5 And the Apostles said to the Lord, "Give us faith."
The apostles said to the Lord, “Help us to have more trust!”
6 "If your faith," replied the Lord, "is like a mustard seed, you might command this black-mulberry-tree, 'Tear up your roots and plant yourself in the sea,' and instantly it would obey you.
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.
7 But which of you who has a servant ploughing, or tending sheep, will say to him when he comes in from the farm, 'Come at once and take your place at table,'
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’?
8 and will not rather say to him, 'Get my dinner ready, make yourself tidy, and wait upon me till I have finished my dinner, and then you shall have yours'?
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.’
9 Does he thank the servant for obeying his orders?
And do you thank the servant for doing what you told him? No.
10 So you also, when you have obeyed all the orders given you, must say, "'There is no merit in our service: what we have done is only what we were in duty bound to do.'"
Likewise once you've done everything you were told, you should simply say, ‘We are undeserving servants. We just did our duty.’”
11 As they pursued their journey to Jerusalem, He passed through Samaria and Galilee.
As Jesus continued on his way to Jerusalem, he passed along the border between Samaria and Galilee.
12 And as He entered a certain village, ten men met Him who were lepers and stood at a distance.
As he entered a particular village, ten lepers met him, standing at a distance.
13 In loud voices they cried out, "Jesus, Rabbi, take pity on us."
They called out, “Jesus, Master, please have mercy on us.”
14 Perceiving this, He said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the Priests." And while on their way to do this they were made clean.
When Jesus saw them, he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” On their way there, they were healed.
15 One of them, seeing that he was cured, came back, adoring and praising God in a loud voice,
One of them when he saw that he was healed, returned to Jesus, shouting praises to God.
16 and he threw himself at the feet of Jesus, thanking Him. He was a Samaritan.
He fell down at Jesus' feet, thanking him. He was a Samaritan.
17 "Were not all ten made clean?" Jesus asked; "but where are the nine?
“Weren't ten lepers healed?” Jesus asked. “Where are the other nine?
18 Have none been found to come back and give glory to God except this foreigner?"
Didn't anyone else come back to praise God—only this foreigner?”
19 And He said to him, "Rise and go: your faith has cured you."
Jesus told the man, “Get up and go on your way. Your trust has healed you.”
20 Being asked by the Pharisees when the Kingdom of God was coming, He answered, "The Kingdom of God does not so come that you can stealthily watch for it.
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.
21 Nor will they say, 'See here!' or 'See there!' --for the Kingdom of God is within you."
People won't be saying, ‘Look, it's here’ or ‘Look, it's there,’ for God's kingdom is among you.”
22 Then, turning to His disciples, He said, "There will come a time when you will wish you could see a single one of the days of the Son of Man, but will not see one.
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.
23 And they will say to you, 'See there!' 'See here!' Do not start off and go in pursuit.
They'll be telling you, ‘Look, there he is,’ or ‘Look, here he is,’ but don't go running off after them.
24 For just as the lightning, when it flashes, shines from one part of the horizon to the opposite part, so will the Son of Man be on His day.
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.
25 But first He must endure much suffering, and be rejected by the present generation.
But first he will have to suffer many things, and be rejected by this generation.
26 "And as it was in the time of Noah, so will it also be in the time of the Son of Man.
The time when the Son of man comes will be like it was in Noah's day.
27 Men were eating and drinking, taking wives and giving wives, up to the very day on which Noah entered the Ark, and the Deluge came and destroyed them all.
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.
28 The same was true in the time of Lot: they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building;
It will be like it was in Lot's day. People went on eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.
29 but on the day that Lot left Sodom, God rained fire and brimstone from the sky and destroyed them all.
But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and brimstone rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.
30 Exactly so will it be on the day that the veil is lifted from the Son of Man.
The day when the Son of man appears will be just like that.
31 "On that day, if a man is on the roof and his property indoors, let him not go down to fetch it; and, in the same way, he who is in the field, let him not turn back.
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.
32 Remember Lot's wife.
Remember Lot's wife!
33 Any man who makes it his object to keep his own life safe, will lose it; but whoever loses his life will preserve it.
If you try to hold on to your life you'll lose it; but if you lose your life you'll save it.
34 On that night, I tell you, there will be two men in one bed: one will be taken away and the other left behind.
I tell you, at that time two will be in bed at night; one will be taken and the other left.
35 There will be two women turning the mill together: one will be taken away and the other left behind."
Two women will be grinding grain, one will be taken; and the other left.”
37 "Where, Master?" they inquired. "Where the dead body is," He replied, "there also will the vultures flock together."
“Where, Lord?” they asked. “Where the carcass is, that's where the vultures gather,” Jesus replied.
