Luke 17

KING JAMES BIBLE	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!	1 And he said to his disciples: “It is impossible for scandals not to occur. But woe to 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.	2 It would be better for him if a millstone were placed around his neck and he were thrown into the sea, than to lead astray one of these little ones.
3 Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.	3 Be attentive to yourselves. If your brother has sinned against you, correct him. And if he has repented, 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 has sinned against you seven times a day, and seven times a day has turned back to you, saying, ‘I am sorry,’ then forgive him.”
5 And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.	5 And the Apostles said to 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.	6 But the Lord said: “If you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you may say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted, and be transplanted into the sea.’ And it would 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 But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, would say to him, as he was returning from the field, ‘Come in immediately; sit down to eat,’
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 and would not say to him: ‘Prepare my dinner; gird yourself and minister to me, while I eat and drink; and after these things, you shall eat and drink?’
9 Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I trow not.	9 Would he be grateful to that servant, for doing what he commanded him to do?
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 I think not. So too, when you have done all these things that have been taught to you, you should say: ‘We are useless servants. We have done what we should have done.’ ”
11 And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.	11 And it happened that, while he was traveling to Jerusalem, 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:	12 And as he was entering a certain town, ten leprous men met him, and they stood at a distance.
13 And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.	13 And they lifted up their voice, saying, “Jesus, Teacher, take 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 And when he saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And it happened that, as they were going, they were cleansed.
15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,	15 And one of them, when he saw that he was cleansed, returned, magnifying God with a loud voice.
16 And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.	16 And he fell face down before his feet, giving thanks. And this one was a Samaritan.
17 And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?	17 And in response, Jesus said: “Were not ten made clean? And so where are the nine?
18 There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.	18 Was no one found who would return and give glory to God, except this foreigner?”
19 And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.	19 And he said to him: “Rise up, go forth. For 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 Then he was questioned by the Pharisees: “When does the kingdom of God arrive?” And in response, he said to them: “The kingdom of God arrives unobserved.
21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.	21 And so, they will not say, ‘Behold, it is here,’ or ‘Behold, it is 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.	22 And he said to his disciples: “The time will come when you will desire to see one day of the Son of man, and 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 And they will say to you, ‘Behold, he is here,’ and ‘Behold, he is there.’ Do not choose to go out, and 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 For just as lightning flashes from under heaven and shines to whatever is under heaven, so also will the Son of man be in his day.
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 generation.
26 And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.	26 And just as it happened in the days of Noah, so also will it be 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 Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.	27 They were eating and drinking; they were taking wives and being given in marriage, even until the day that Noah entered 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;	28 It shall be similar to what happened in the days of Lot. They were eating and drinking; they were buying and selling; they were planting and building.
29 But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.	29 Then, on the day that Lot departed from Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and it destroyed them all.
30 Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.	30 According to these things, so shall it be in the day when the Son of man will be 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 In that hour, whoever will be on the rooftop, with his goods in the house, let him not descend to take them. And whoever will be in the field, similarly, let him 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 has sought to save his life, will lose it; and whoever has lost it, will bring it back to life.
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 say to you, in that night, there will be two in one bed. One will be taken up, and the other will be left behind.
35 Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.	35 Two will be at the grindstone together. One will be taken up, and the other will be left behind. Two will be in the field. One will be taken up, and the other will be left behind.”
36 Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.	36 Responding, they said to him, “Where, Lord?”
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 And he said to them, “Wherever the body will be, in that place also, the eagles shall be gathered together.”