Luke 17
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Causing Others to Lose Faith
(Matthew 18:6–10; Mark 9:42–50)
1Jesus told his disciples, “Situations that cause people to lose their faith are certain to arise. But how horrible it will be for the person who causes someone to lose his faith! 2It would be best for that person to be thrown into the sea with a large stone hung around his neck than for him to cause one of these little ones to lose his faith. 3So watch yourselves!
“If a believer sins, correct him. If he changes the way he thinks and acts, forgive him. 4Even if he wrongs you seven times in one day and comes back to you seven times and says that he is sorry, forgive him.”
The Apostles Ask for More Faith
5Then the apostles said to the Lord, “Give us more faith.”
6The Lord said, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Pull yourself up by the roots, and plant yourself in the sea!’ and it would obey you.
7“Suppose someone has a servant who is plowing fields or watching sheep. Does he tell his servant when he comes from the field, ‘Have something to eat’? 8No. Instead, he tells his servant, ‘Get dinner ready for me! After you serve me my dinner, you can eat yours.’ 9He doesn’t thank the servant for following orders. 10That’s the way it is with you. When you’ve done everything you’re ordered to do, say, ‘We’re worthless servants. We’ve only done our duty.’ ”
Ten Men with a Skin Disease Are Healed
11Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee on his way to Jerusalem. 12As he went into a village, ten men with a skin disease met him. They stood at a distance 13and shouted, “Jesus, Teacher, have mercy on us!”
14When he saw them, he told them, “Show yourselves to the priests.” As they went, they were made clean.#17:14 “Clean” refers to anything that Moses’ Teachings say is presentable to God. 15When one of them saw that he was healed, he turned back and praised God in a loud voice. 16He quickly bowed at Jesus’ feet and thanked him. (The man was a Samaritan.)
17Jesus asked, “Weren’t ten men made clean? Where are the other nine? 18Only this foreigner came back to praise God.”
19Jesus told the man, “Get up, and go home! Your faith has made you well.”
The Pharisees Ask about God’s Kingdom
20The Pharisees asked Jesus when God’s kingdom would come.
He answered them, “People can’t observe the coming of God’s kingdom. 21They can’t say, ‘Here it is!’ or ‘There it is!’ You see, God’s kingdom is within #17:21 Or “among,” or “in your midst.” you.”
Jesus Teaches about the Time When He Will Come Again
22Jesus said to his disciples, “The time will come when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it. 23People will say, ‘There he is!’ or ‘Here he is!’ Don’t run after those people. 24The day of the Son of Man #17:24 Some manuscripts and translations omit “The day of.” will be like lightning that flashes from one end of the sky to the other. 25But first he must suffer a lot and be rejected by the people of his day.
26“When the Son of Man comes again, the situation will be like the time of Noah. 27People were eating, drinking, and getting married until the day that Noah went into the ship. Then the flood destroyed all of them.
28“The situation will also be like the time of Lot. People were eating, drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. 29But on the day that Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained from the sky and destroyed all of them. 30The day when the Son of Man is revealed will be like that.
31“On that day those who are on the roof shouldn’t come down to get their belongings out of their houses. Those who are in the field shouldn’t turn back. 32Remember Lot’s wife! 33Those who try to save their lives will lose them, and those who lose their lives will save them.
34“I can guarantee that on that night if two people are in one bed, one will be taken and the other one will be left. 35Two women will be grinding grain together. One will be taken, and the other one will be left.” #17:35 Some manuscripts and translations add verse 36: “Two will be in a field. One will be taken, and the other will be left.” See Matthew 24:40.
37They asked him, “Where, Lord?”
Jesus told them, “Vultures will gather wherever there is a dead body.”
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