Luke, 17

1. Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe [unto him], through whom they come!

1. Jesus said to his disciples, "Scandals will necessarily come and cause people to fall; but woe to the one who has brought it about.

2. It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.

2. It would be better for that one to be thrown into the sea with a millstone around the neck. Truly this would be better for that person than to cause 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.

3. Be careful. If your brother offends you, rebuke him and if he is sorry, forgive him.

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

4. And if he offends you seven times in a day but says to you seven times: 'I'm sorry,' forgive him."

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

5. The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith." And the Lord said,

6. And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.

6. "If you have faith even the size of a mustard seed, you may say to this tree: 'Be uprooted and plant yourself in the sea,' and it will obey you.

7. But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat?

7. Who among you would say to your servant coming in from the fields after plowing or tending sheep: 'Come at once and sit down at 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?

8. No, you tell him: 'Prepare my dinner. Put on your apron and wait on me while I eat and drink; you can eat and drink afterwards.'

9. Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I trow not.

9. Do you thank this servant for doing what you commanded?

10. So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.

10. So for you. When you have done all that you have been told to do, you must say: 'We are no more than servants; we have only done our duty.'"

11. And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.

11. On the way to Jerusalem, Jesus was passing along the border between Samaria and Galilee, and

12. And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:

12. as he entered a village, ten lepers came to meet him.

13. And they lifted up [their] voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.

13. Keeping their distance, they called to him, "Jesus, Master, have pity on us!"

14. And when he saw [them], he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.

14. Then Jesus said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." Now, as they went their way, they found they were cured.

15. And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,

15. One of them, as soon as he saw he was cleansed, turned back praising God in a loud voice, and

16. And fell down on [his] face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.

16. throwing himself on his face before Jesus, he gave him thanks. This man was a Samaritan.

17. And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where [are] the nine?

17. Then Jesus said, "Were not all ten healed? Where are the other nine?

18. There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.

18. Was no one found to return and give praise to God but this alien?"

19. And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.

19. And Jesus said to him, "Stand up and go your way; your faith has saved you."

20. And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:

20. The Pharisees asked Jesus when the kingdom of God was to come. He answered, "The kingdom of God is not like something you can observe

21. Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

21. and say of it: 'Look, here it is! There it is!' See, the kingdom of God is among 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].

22. And Jesus said to his disciples, "The time is at hand when you will long to see one of the glorious days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it.

23. And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after [them], nor follow [them].

23. Then people will tell you: 'Look there! Look here!' Do not go, do not follow them.

24. For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one [part] under heaven, shineth unto the other [part] under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.

24. As lightning flashes from one end of the sky to the other, so will it be with the Son of Man.

25. But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation.

25. But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this people.

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

26. As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be on the day the Son of Man comes.

27. They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.

27. Then people ate and drank; they took husbands and wives. But on the day Noah entered the ark, the flood came and destroyed them all.

28. Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;

28. Just as it was in the days of Lot: people ate and drank, they bought and sold, planted and built.

29. But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed [them] all.

29. But on the day Lot left Sodom, God made fire and sulfur rain down from heaven which destroyed them all.

30. Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.

30. So will it be on the day the Son of Man is revealed.

31. In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.

31. On that day, if you are on the rooftop, don't go down into the house to get your belongings, and if you happen to be in the fields, do not turn back.

32. Remember Lot's wife.

32. Remember Lot's wife.

33. Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.

33. Whoever tries to save his life will lose himself, but whoever gives his life will be born again.

34. I tell you, in that night there shall be two [men] in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.

34. I tell you, though two men are sharing the same bed, it may be that one will be taken and the other left.

35. Two [women] shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

35. Though two women are grinding corn together, one may be taken and the other left."

36. Two [men] shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

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37. And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body [is], thither will the eagles be gathered together.

37. Then they asked Jesus, "Where will this take place, Lord?" And he answered, "Where the body is, there too will the vultures gather."