Luke 17

1 Then said He to the disciples, It is impossible that offences should not come: but wo to him by whom they come.

Jesus said to His disciples, "It is inevitable that causes of stumbling should come; but alas for him through whom they come!

2 It were better for him that a milstone were hung about his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, than that he should cause one of these little ones to offend.

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.

3 Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

Be on your guard. "If your brother acts wrongly, reprove him; and if he is sorry, forgive him;

4 And if he trespass against thee seven times a day, and seven times in a day return to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.

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."

5 And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.

And the Apostles said to the Lord, "Give us faith."

6 And the Lord said, If ye had faith but as a grain of mustard-seed, ye might say to this sycamine-tree, Be thou rooted up and planted in the sea; and it would obey you.

"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.

7 But which of you having a servant plowing, or feeding cattle, will say to him, as soon as he comes in from the field, Come hither and sit down at table?

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,'

8 But will he not rather say to him, Get ready my supper, and gird thyself, and wait upon me, till I have done, and afterwards thou shalt eat and drink.

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'?

9 Is he obliged to that servant for doing what he was ordered?

Does he thank the servant for obeying his orders?

10 I think not. So likewise ye, when ye have done all things that were commanded you, say we are unprofitable servants, for we have done only what we ought to do.

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.'"

11 And as He was going to Jerusalem, He passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee;

As they pursued their journey to Jerusalem, He passed through Samaria and Galilee.

12 and as He entered into a certain village, there met Him ten men that were lepers:

And as He entered a certain village, ten men met Him who were lepers and stood at a distance.

13 who stood at a distance, and lifted up their voice, saying, Jesus master, have pity on us.

In loud voices they cried out, "Jesus, Rabbi, take pity on us."

14 And when He saw them, He said unto them, Go and shew yourselves to the priests. And it came to pass as they were going, they were cleansed.

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.

15 And one of them, perceiving that he was healed, returned, with a loud voice glorifying God:

One of them, seeing that he was cured, came back, adoring and praising God in a loud voice,

16 and fell prostrate at his feet, giving Him thanks; and He was a Samaritan.

and he threw himself at the feet of Jesus, thanking Him. He was a Samaritan.

17 And Jesus answered and said, Were not all the ten cleansed? and where are the other nine?

"Were not all ten made clean?" Jesus asked; "but where are the nine?

18 Are there none returning to give glory to God, but this stranger?

Have none been found to come back and give glory to God except this foreigner?"

19 And He said to him, Arise, go thy way; thy faith hath saved thee.

And He said to him, "Rise and go: your faith has cured you."

20 And being asked by the pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, He answered and said, the kingdom of God cometh not with observation.

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.

21 Neither shall they say, Behold it is here, or behold it is there; for the kingdom of God is within you.

Nor will they say, 'See here!' or 'See there!' --for the Kingdom of God is within you."

22 And He said to the disciples, the time will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and shall not see it.

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.

23 And they will say to you, Behold, He is here, or behold He is there: but go not after them, nor follow them.

And they will say to you, 'See there!' 'See here!' Do not start off and go in pursuit.

24 For as the lightning which lightneth from the one part of heaven shineth to the other: so also shall the Son of man be in his day.

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.

25 But He must suffer many things first, and be rejected by this generation.

But first He must endure much suffering, and be rejected by the present generation.

26 And as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.

"And as it was in the time of Noah, so will it also be in the time of the Son of Man.

27 They were eating, drinking, marrying, and being married, till the day that Noah went into the ark: and the flood came and destroyed them all.

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.

28 And as it was likewise in the days of Lot; they were eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, and building:

The same was true in the time of Lot: they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building;

29 but the very day that Lot went out from Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all.

but on the day that Lot left Sodom, God rained fire and brimstone from the sky and destroyed them all.

30 Thus shall it be in the day that the Son of man is revealed.

Exactly so will it be on the day that the veil is lifted from the Son of Man.

31 In that day, whoever shall be on the house-top, and his goods in the house, let him not come down into it to take them away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.

"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.

32 Remember Lot's wife. Whosoever shall seek to save his life, shall lose it;

Remember Lot's wife.

33 and whosoever will venture his life, shall preserve it.

Any man who makes it his object to keep his own life safe, will lose it; but whoever loses his life will preserve it.

34 In that night there shall be two in one bed; the one shall be taken and the other left:

On that night, I tell you, there will be two men in one bed: one will be taken away and the other left behind.

35 two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken and the other left:

There will be two women turning the mill together: one will be taken away and the other left behind."

36 two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken and the other left.

37 And they answered and said unto Him, Where, Lord? And He said to them, where the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

"Where, Master?" they inquired. "Where the dead body is," He replied, "there also will the vultures flock together."