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17 Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Some bad things in this world will make other people do wrong things. You can be sure about that. But God will punish anyone who makes these bad things happen. 2 These other people may not seem to be important. [ a ] But you must not make them do wrong things. Do not do that! It would be better if someone tied a big stone round your neck, and then he threw you into the sea. [ b ]

3 Be careful how you live. If your Christian brother does something wrong, speak to him. Tell him that he has done a bad thing. He may say, “I am sorry for what I did. I will not do it again.” If he says that, you must forgive him. 4 Your brother may do a bad thing to you seven times in one day. He may turn to you each time and say, “I am sorry for what I did. I will not do it again.” If he does that, you must forgive him every time.’

5 The apostles said to the Lord Jesus, ‘Help us to believe more and more in God.’

6 The Lord replied, ‘You may believe in God only a very little bit, like a very small seed. Even if you only believe that little bit, you could say to this tree, “Pull yourself out of the ground and plant yourself in the sea.” Then the tree would obey you.

7 Think about this. You may have a servant that is ploughing your land. Or you may have a servant that is taking care of your sheep. When he comes in from his work in the evening, you would not say to him, “Sit down and eat.” 8 No, you would not say that. You would say to your servant, “Prepare my meal for me. Dress yourself properly and bring the food to me. I will eat and drink first. You can eat when I have finished.” 9 Servants should do what their masters tell them to do. When they do that, their masters do not need to thank them. 10 It is the same with you. The Master tells you what you should do. So when you have done all of it, you should say, “We are not special servants. We have only done what we should do.” ’

Ten men that had a bad disease of the skin

11 On his journey to Jerusalem, Jesus was travelling along the border between Samaria and Galilee. 12 When he was going into a village, ten men came towards him. These men had a bad disease of the skin. They stopped and stood a long way away from Jesus. 13 They shouted, ‘Jesus, Master, please be kind to us.’

14 Jesus saw them and said to them, ‘Go and show yourselves to the priests.’

While they were going on their way, they became well again. 15 One of these ten men saw that Jesus had made him well. He turned back and he praised God in a loud voice. 16 He went down on his knees in front of Jesus and thanked him. This man was from Samaria.

17 Then Jesus said, ‘I made ten men well again, didn't I? There should be another nine men somewhere! 18 But only this one man came back to thank God. And he is a foreign man from Samaria!’

19 Then Jesus spoke to the man. ‘Stand up and go on your way. You believed in me, so now you are really well.’

Jesus talks about the time when God will rule

20 Then some Pharisees asked Jesus a question. ‘When will the kingdom of God begin here?’

Jesus replied, ‘When God begins to rule here, people will not see it with their eyes. 21 Nobody will say, “Look everyone! God is ruling here,” or “Look! God is ruling over there.” No, it is not like that. God is already ruling in the lives of his people.’

22 Jesus said to his disciples, ‘The time will come when you will very much want to see me, the Son of Man, return to the earth. But you will not see that day. 23 People may say to you, “Look, there he is!” or “Here he is!” But do not go out with them to look. 24 When lightning shines, it quickly makes the whole of the sky light from one side to the other. It will be like that on the day when the Son of Man returns. [ c ] 25 But before this happens, the people of today will refuse to accept me. And I will feel much pain.

26 Remember what happened when Noah was alive. [ d ] It will be like that at the time when the Son of Man returns to the earth. 27 In Noah's time, people were eating their meals every day. Men and women continued to marry. They continued to do all this until the day when Noah went into his boat. Then it rained for a long time and there was deep water everywhere. The water killed all the people.

28 The same kind of thing happened when Lot was alive. [ e ] People in the city of Sodom were eating their meals every day. They were buying and selling things. They were planting their seeds and they were building their houses. 29 But one day Lot went away from Sodom. On that same day, God caused it to rain fire and burning stones from the sky. This killed all the people in Sodom.

30 It will happen quickly like that, on the day when I, the Son of Man, show myself clearly. 31 On that day, a person who is up on the roof of his house must not go back down into the house. He must not get his things that are inside the house to take with him. In the same way, people that are working outside in their fields must not go back to their homes. 32 Remember what happened to Lot's wife. [ f ]

33 Whoever wants to keep his own life safe will lose it. But whoever gives his life to serve me will have true life. 34 I tell you this. At that time, two men will be sleeping in one bed. God will take one of them away but he will leave the other man behind. 35-36 Two women will be preparing food together in the same place. God will take one of them away but he will leave the other one behind.’

37 Jesus' disciples asked him, ‘Where will this happen?’ Jesus replied, ‘If a dead body is lying somewhere, vultures will come together in that place.’ [ g ]

Footnotes

  1. 17:2 The unimportant people here may be children. They may be people that do not believe strongly in Jesus. They may be new disciples of Jesus.
  2. 17:2 Jesus is not telling a person to kill another person. But he is telling his disciples to think very seriously: God will judge someone who causes trouble like this.
  3. 17:24 Jesus calls himself the Son of Man in verses 22-30.
  4. 17:26 We can read about Noah in Genesis 6 .
  5. 17:28 We can read about Lot in Genesis 19 .
  6. 17:32 See Genesis 19:26 . Before God destroyed Sodom, Lot and his wife ran away from the city. But she stopped running away and she looked back at the city. She became a rock made from salt.
  7. 17:37 Jesus did not give them a clear answer. Sometimes, people would see vultures flying above a certain place. So they knew that there was a dead or dying animal below. The things that Jesus talked about will start to happen. Then people can know that the time is near.

Sin and Forgiveness ( A )

17 Jesus said to his followers, “Things will surely happen that will make people sin. But it will be very bad for anyone who makes this happen. 2 It will be very bad for anyone who makes one of these little children sin. It would be better for them to have a millstone tied around their neck and be drowned in the sea. 3 So be careful!

“If your brother or sister in God’s family does something wrong, warn them. If they are sorry for what they did, forgive them. 4 Even if they do something wrong to you seven times in one day, but they say they are sorry each time, you should forgive them.”

How Big Is Your Faith?

5 The apostles said to the Lord, “Give us more faith!”

6 The Lord said, “If your faith is as big as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Dig yourself up and plant yourself in the ocean!’ And the tree will obey you.

Be Good Servants

7 “Suppose one of you has a servant who has been working in the field, plowing or caring for the sheep. When he comes in from work, what would you say to him? Would you say, ‘Come in, sit down and eat’? 8 Of course not! You would say to your servant, ‘Prepare something for me to eat. Then get ready and serve me. When I finish eating and drinking, then you can eat.’ 9 The servant should not get any special thanks for doing his job. He is only doing what his master told him to do. 10 It is the same with you. When you finish doing all that you are told to do, you should say, ‘We are not worthy of any special thanks. We have only done the work we should do.’”

Be Thankful

11 Jesus was traveling to Jerusalem. He went from Galilee to Samaria. 12 He came into a small town, and ten men met him there. They did not come close to him, because they all had leprosy. 13 But the men shouted, “Jesus! Master! Please help us!”

14 When Jesus saw the men, he said, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” [ a ]

While the ten men were going to the priests, they were healed. 15 When one of them saw that he was healed, he went back to Jesus. He praised God loudly. 16 He bowed down at Jesus’ feet and thanked him. (He was a Samaritan.) 17 Jesus said, “Ten men were healed; where are the other nine? 18 This man is not even one of our people. Is he the only one who came back to give praise to God?” 19 Then Jesus said to the man, “Stand up! You can go. You were healed because you believed.”

The Coming of God’s Kingdom ( B )

20 Some of the Pharisees asked Jesus, “When will God’s kingdom come?”

Jesus answered, “God’s kingdom is coming, but not in a way that you can see it. 21 People will not say, ‘Look, God’s kingdom is here!’ or ‘There it is!’ No, God’s kingdom is here with you. [ b ] ”

22 Then Jesus said to his followers, “The time will come when you will want very much to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not be able to. 23 People will say to you, ‘Look, there it is!’ or ‘Look, here it is!’ Stay where you are; don’t go away and search. 24 “When the Son of Man comes again, you will know it. On that day he will shine like lightning flashes across the sky. 25 But first, the Son of Man must suffer many things. The people of today will refuse to accept him.

26 “When the Son of Man comes again, it will be the same as it was when Noah lived. 27 People were eating, drinking, and getting married even on the day when Noah entered the boat. Then the flood came and killed them all.

28 “It will be the same as during the time of Lot, when God destroyed Sodom. Those people were eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, and building houses for themselves. 29 They were doing these things even on the day when Lot left town. Then fire and sulfur rained down from the sky and killed them all. 30 This is exactly how it will be when the Son of Man comes again.

31 “On that day if a man is on his roof, he will not have time to go inside and get his things. If a man is in the field, he cannot go back home. 32 Remember what happened to Lot’s wife [ c ] !

33 “Whoever tries to keep the life they have will lose it. But whoever gives up their life will save it. 34 That night there may be two people sleeping in one room. One will be taken and the other will be left. 35 There may be two women working together. One will be taken and the other will be left.” 36 [ d ]

37 The followers asked Jesus, “Where will this be, Lord?”

Jesus answered, “It’s like looking for a dead body—you will find it where the vultures are gathering above.”

Footnotes

  1. Luke 17:14 show yourselves to the priests The Law of Moses said a priest must decide when a person with leprosy was well.
  2. Luke 17:21 here with you Or “inside you.”
  3. Luke 17:32 Lot’s wife The story about Lot’s wife is found in Gen. 19:15-17, 26.
  4. Luke 17:36 A few Greek copies add verse 36: “Two men will be in the same field. One man will be taken, but the other man will be left behind.”

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

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.

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

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

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.

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?

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?

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

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.

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

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

13 And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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:

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

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

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

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

27 They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and 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;

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

30 Even thus shall it be in the day when 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.

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.

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.

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

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 unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.

Instructions

17 Now He said to His disciples, “ ( A ) It is inevitable that [ a ] stumbling blocks come, but woe to one through whom they come! 2 ( B ) It is better for him if a millstone is hung around his neck and he [ b ] is thrown into the sea, than that he may cause one of these little ones to [ c ] sin. 3 [ d ] Be on your guard! ( C ) If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. 4 And if he sins against you ( D ) seven times a day, and returns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him.”

5 ( E ) The apostles said to ( F ) the Lord, “Increase our faith!” 6 But ( G ) the Lord said, “If you [ e ] had faith [ f ] the size of ( H ) a mustard seed, you could say to this ( I ) mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and be planted in the sea’; and it would [ g ] obey you.

7 “Now which of you, having a slave plowing or tending sheep, will say to him after he comes in from the field, ‘Come immediately and recline at the table to eat’? 8 On the contrary, will he not say to him, ‘ ( J ) Prepare something for me to eat, and properly [ h ] clothe yourself and serve me while I eat and drink; and [ i ] afterward you [ j ] may eat and drink’? 9 He does not thank the slave because he did the things which were commanded, does he? 10 So you too, when you do all the things which were commanded you, say, ‘We are [ k ] unworthy slaves; we have done only that which we ought to have done.’”

Ten Men with Leprosy Healed

11 While He was ( K ) on the way to Jerusalem, ( L ) He was passing [ l ] between Samaria and Galilee. 12 And as He entered a village, ten men with leprosy who ( M ) stood at a distance met Him; 13 and they raised their voices, saying, “Jesus, ( N ) Master, have mercy on us!” 14 When He saw them , He said to them, “ ( O ) Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were going, they were cleansed. 15 Now one of them, when he saw that he had been healed, turned back, ( P ) glorifying God with a loud voice, 16 and he fell on his face at His feet, giving thanks to Him. And he was a ( Q ) Samaritan. 17 But Jesus responded and said, “Were there not ten cleansed? But the nine—where are they ? 18 [ m ] Was no one found who returned to ( R ) give glory to God, except this foreigner?” 19 And He said to him, “Stand up and go; ( S ) your faith has [ n ] made you well.”

Second Coming Foretold

20 Now He was questioned by the Pharisees ( T ) as to when the kingdom of God was coming, and He answered them and said, “The kingdom of God is not coming with [ o ] ( U ) signs that can be observed; 21 nor will ( V ) they say, ‘Look, here it is !’ or, ‘There it is !’ For behold, the kingdom of God is [ p ] in your midst.”

22 And He said to the disciples, “ ( W ) The days will come when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it . 23 ( X ) And they will say to you, ‘Look there,’ or, ‘Look here!’ Do not leave, and do not run after them . 24 ( Y ) For just like the lightning, when it flashes out of one part [ q ] of the sky, shines to the other part [ r ] of the sky, so will the Son of Man be in His day. 25 ( Z ) But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation. 26 ( AA ) And just as it happened ( AB ) in the days of Noah, so will it also be in the days of the Son of Man: 27 people were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, and they were being given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. 28 [ s ] It was the same as happened in ( AC ) the days of Lot: they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, and they were building; 29 but on the day that Lot left Sodom, it rained fire and [ t ] brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. 30 It will be [ u ] just the same on the day that the Son of Man ( AD ) is revealed. 31 On that day, the one who will be ( AE ) on the [ v ] housetop, [ w ] with his goods in the house, must not go down to take them out; and likewise the one in the field must not turn back. 32 ( AF ) Remember Lot’s wife. 33 ( AG ) Whoever strives to [ x ] save his [ y ] life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will keep it. 34 I tell you, on that night there will be two in one bed; one will be taken and the other will be left. 35 ( AH ) There will be two women grinding at the same place ; one will be taken and the other will be left. 36 [ [ z ] ( AI ) Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other will be left.” ] 37 And responding, they *said to Him, “Where, Lord?” And He said to them, “ ( AJ ) Where the body is , there also the [ aa ] vultures will be gathered.”

Footnotes

  1. Luke 17:1 Or temptations to sin
  2. Luke 17:2 Lit has been thrown (intensive)
  3. Luke 17:2 Or stumble
  4. Luke 17:3 Lit Take heed for yourselves
  5. Luke 17:6 Lit have
  6. Luke 17:6 Lit like
  7. Luke 17:6 Lit have obeyed
  8. Luke 17:8 Lit belt up
  9. Luke 17:8 Lit after these things
  10. Luke 17:8 Lit will
  11. Luke 17:10 I.e., possibly unworthy of praise
  12. Luke 17:11 Lit through the middle of
  13. Luke 17:18 Lit Were they not found who
  14. Luke 17:19 Or saved you
  15. Luke 17:20 Lit observation
  16. Luke 17:21 Or among you
  17. Luke 17:24 Lit under heaven ; i.e., the lowest heaven, the sky
  18. Luke 17:24 Lit under heaven ; i.e., the lowest heaven, the sky
  19. Luke 17:28 Lit In the same way as
  20. Luke 17:29 I.e., burning sulfur
  21. Luke 17:30 Lit according to the same things
  22. Luke 17:31 Housetops were flat living areas
  23. Luke 17:31 Lit and his
  24. Luke 17:33 Or secure
  25. Luke 17:33 Or soul
  26. Luke 17:36 Early mss do not contain this v
  27. Luke 17:37 Or eagles

Sin, Faith, Duty

17 Jesus said to his disciples: “Things that cause people to stumble ( A ) are bound to come, but woe to anyone through whom they come. ( B ) 2 It would be better for them to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around their neck than to cause one of these little ones ( C ) to stumble. ( D ) 3 So watch yourselves.

“If your brother or sister [ a ] sins against you, rebuke them; ( E ) and if they repent, forgive them. ( F ) 4 Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying ‘I repent,’ you must forgive them.” ( G )

5 The apostles ( H ) said to the Lord, ( I ) “Increase our faith!”

6 He replied, “If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, ( J ) you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you. ( K )

7 “Suppose one of you has a servant plowing or looking after the sheep. Will he say to the servant when he comes in from the field, ‘Come along now and sit down to eat’? 8 Won’t he rather say, ‘Prepare my supper, get yourself ready and wait on me ( L ) while I eat and drink; after that you may eat and drink’? 9 Will he thank the servant because he did what he was told to do? 10 So you also, when you have done everything you were told to do, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’” ( M )

Jesus Heals Ten Men With Leprosy

11 Now on his way to Jerusalem, ( N ) Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. ( O ) 12 As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy [ b ] ( P ) met him. They stood at a distance ( Q ) 13 and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master, ( R ) have pity on us!”

14 When he saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” ( S ) And as they went, they were cleansed.

15 One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God ( T ) in a loud voice. 16 He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him—and he was a Samaritan. ( U )

17 Jesus asked, “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? 18 Has no one returned to give praise to God except this foreigner?” 19 Then he said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well.” ( V )

The Coming of the Kingdom of God ( W )

20 Once, on being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, ( X ) Jesus replied, “The coming of the kingdom of God is not something that can be observed, 21 nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ ( Y ) because the kingdom of God is in your midst.” [ c ]

22 Then he said to his disciples, “The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, ( Z ) but you will not see it. ( AA ) 23 People will tell you, ‘There he is!’ or ‘Here he is!’ Do not go running off after them. ( AB ) 24 For the Son of Man in his day [ d ] will be like the lightning, ( AC ) which flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other. 25 But first he must suffer many things ( AD ) and be rejected ( AE ) by this generation. ( AF )

26 “Just as it was in the days of Noah, ( AG ) so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man. 27 People were eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.

28 “It was the same in the days of Lot. ( AH ) People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. 29 But the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.

30 “It will be just like this on the day the Son of Man is revealed. ( AI ) 31 On that day no one who is on the housetop, with possessions inside, should go down to get them. Likewise, no one in the field should go back for anything. ( AJ ) 32 Remember Lot’s wife! ( AK ) 33 Whoever tries to keep their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life will preserve it. ( AL ) 34 I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed; one will be taken and the other left. 35 Two women will be grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other left.” ( AM ) [36] [ e ]

37 “Where, Lord?” they asked.

He replied, “Where there is a dead body, there the vultures will gather.” ( AN )

Footnotes

  1. Luke 17:3 The Greek word for brother or sister ( adelphos ) refers here to a fellow disciple, whether man or woman.
  2. Luke 17:12 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.
  3. Luke 17:21 Or is within you
  4. Luke 17:24 Some manuscripts do not have in his day.
  5. Luke 17:36 Some manuscripts include here words similar to Matt. 24:40.
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