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!
And he said unto his disciples: —It is, impossible, that occasions of stumbling should not come, notwithstanding, alas! for him through whom they do 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.
It profiteth him, if, a mill-stone, is hung about his neck, and he is cast into the sea, than that he cause, one, of these little ones, to stumble.
3 Be on your guard. "If your brother acts wrongly, reprove him; and if he is sorry, forgive him;
Be taking heed to yourselves, —If thy brother sin, rebuke him, and, if he repent, 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, seven times a day, he sin against thee, and, seven times, turn to thee, saying, I repent, thou shalt forgive him.
5 And the Apostles said to the Lord, "Give us faith."
And the apostles said unto the Lord—Bestow on us faith!
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.
And the Lord said—If ye have faith like a grain of mustard-seed, ye should be saying unto [this] mulberry-tree—Be uprooted! and be planted in the sea, —and it should 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,'
But, who from among you, having, a servant, plowing or keeping sheep, when he hath come in out of the field, will say to him—Straightway, come, and recline; —
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'?
on the contrary, will not say to him—Make somewhat ready, that I may dine, —and, girding thyself, be ministering unto me, until I have eaten and drunk; and, after these things, thou, shalt eat and drink?
9 Does he thank the servant for obeying his orders?
Doth he offer thanks unto the servant, because he hath done the things enjoined?
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.'"
Thus, ye also, when ye have done all the things enjoined upon you, say—Unprofitable servants, are we, —What we were bound to do, we have done!
11 As they pursued their journey to Jerusalem, He passed through Samaria and Galilee.
And it came to pass, during the journey unto Jerusalem, that, he, was going through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.
12 And as He entered a certain village, ten men met Him who were lepers and stood at a distance.
And, as he was entering into a certain village, there met him ten leprous men, who stood still, afar off;
13 In loud voices they cried out, "Jesus, Rabbi, take pity on us."
and, they, lifted up a voice, saying—Jesus! Master! 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.
And, beholding, he said unto them—Go your way, and show yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, as they withdrew, they were cleansed.
15 One of them, seeing that he was cured, came back, adoring and praising God in a loud voice,
But, one from among them, beholding that he was healed, returned, with a loud voice, glorifying God, —
16 and he threw himself at the feet of Jesus, thanking Him. He was a Samaritan.
and fell prostrate at his feet, giving him thanks; and, he, was a Samaritan.
17 "Were not all ten made clean?" Jesus asked; "but where are the nine?
And Jesus, answering, said—Were not, the ten, cleansed? [but, ] where, are, the nine?
18 Have none been found to come back and give glory to God except this foreigner?"
Have none been found returning to give glory to God, save this one of another race?
19 And He said to him, "Rise and go: your faith has cured you."
And he said unto him—Arise and go thy way: thy faith, hath saved thee.
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.
And, being questioned by the Pharisees, When cometh the kingdom of God? he answered them and said—The kingdom of God cometh not with narrow watching;
21 Nor will they say, 'See here!' or 'See there!' --for the Kingdom of God is within you."
Neither shall they say—Lo, here! or, There. For lo! the kingdom of God, 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.
But he said unto the disciples—There will come days—when ye will long to see, one of the days of the Son of Man, and shall not see.
23 And they will say to you, 'See there!' 'See here!' Do not start off and go in pursuit.
And they will say unto you, Lo there! or, Lo here! Do not [depart, and do not] pursue.
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.
For, just as, the lightning, flashing out of the one part under heaven, unto the other part under heaven, shineth, so, shall be, the Son of Man.
25 But first He must endure much suffering, and be rejected by the present generation.
But, first, he must needs 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.
And, as it came to pass in the days of Noah, so, will it be, even in the days of the Son of Man:
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.
They were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were being given in marriage, —until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and 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;
In like manner, as it came to pass in the days of Lot, They were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were 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 came out from Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone 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.
According to the same things, will it be on the day the Son of Man is revealed.
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.
In that day, he that shall be on the housetop, and his utensils in the house, let him not go down, to take them away! And, he that is in the field, in like manner, let him not turn unto the things behind,
32 Remember Lot's wife.
Bear in mind the wife of Lot! Whosoever shall seek to make his life his own, shall lose it,
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.
But, whosoever shall lose it, shall give it a living birth.
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 say unto you—On the selfsame night, there shall be two men on [one] bed, —the one, shall be taken near, and, the other, left behind;
35 There will be two women turning the mill together: one will be taken away and the other left behind."
There shall be two women grinding together, —the one, shall be taken near, and, the other, left behind.
37 "Where, Master?" they inquired. "Where the dead body is," He replied, "there also will the vultures flock together."
And, answering, they say unto him—Where, Lord? And, he, said unto them—Where the body is, there, the vultures also, will be gathered together.
