1 A nd said to His disciples, Temptations (snares, traps set to entice to sin) are sure to come, but woe to him by or through whom they come!

And he said to his disciples, It cannot be but that offences come, but woe by whom they come!

2 I t would be more profitable for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were hurled into the sea than that he should cause to sin or be a snare to one of these little ones '> lowly in rank or influence].

It would be profitable for him if a millstone were hanged about his neck and he cast into the sea, than that he should be a snare to one of these little ones.

3 P ay attention and always be on your guard. If your brother sins (misses the mark), solemnly tell him so and reprove him, and if he repents (feels sorry for having sinned), forgive him.

Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother should sin, rebuke him; and if he should repent, forgive him.

4 A nd even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and turns to you seven times and says, I repent, you must forgive him (give up resentment and consider the offense as recalled and annulled).

And if he should sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times should return to thee, saying, I repent, thou shalt forgive him.

5 T he apostles said to the Lord, Increase our faith (that trust and confidence that spring from our belief in God).

And the apostles said to the Lord, Give more faith to us.

6 A nd the Lord answered, If you had faith (trust and confidence in God) even like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, Be pulled up by the roots, and be planted in the sea, and it would obey you.

But the Lord said, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard, ye had said to this sycamine tree, Be thou rooted up, and be thou planted in the sea, and it would have obeyed you.

7 W ill any man of you who has a servant plowing or tending sheep say to him when he has come in from the field, Come at once and take your place at the table?

But which of you who, having a bondman ploughing or shepherding, when he comes in out of the field, will say, Come and lie down immediately to table?

8 W ill he not instead tell him, Get my supper ready and gird yourself and serve me while I eat and drink; then afterward you yourself shall eat and drink?

But will he not say to him, Prepare what I shall sup on, and gird thyself and serve me that I may eat and drink; and after that thou shalt eat and drink?

9 I s he grateful and does he praise the servant because he did what he was ordered to do?

Is he thankful to the bondman because he has done what was ordered? I judge not.

10 E ven so on your part, when you have done everything that was assigned and commanded you, say, We are unworthy servants; we have done what was our duty to do.

Thus ye also, when ye shall have done all things that have been ordered you, say, We are unprofitable bondmen; we have done what it was our duty to do.

11 A s He went on His way to Jerusalem, it occurred that was passing between Samaria and Galilee.

And it came to pass as he was going up to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.

12 A nd as He was going into one village, He was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance.

And as he entered into a certain village ten leprous men met him, who stood afar off.

13 A nd they raised up their voices and called, Jesus, Master, take pity and have mercy on us!

And they lifted up voice saying, Jesus, Master, have compassion on us.

14 A nd when He saw them, He said to them, Go and show yourselves to the priests. And as they went, they were cured and made clean.

And seeing he said to them, Go, shew yourselves to the priests. And it came to pass as they were going they were cleansed.

15 T hen one of them, upon seeing that he was cured, turned back, recognizing and thanking and praising God with a loud voice;

And one of them, seeing that he was cured, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice,

16 A nd he fell prostrate at Jesus’ feet, thanking Him. And he was a Samaritan.

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

17 T hen Jesus asked, Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine?

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

18 W as there no one found to return and to recognize and give thanks and praise to God except this alien?

There have not been found to return and give glory to God save this stranger.

19 A nd He said to him, Get up and go on your way. Your faith (your trust and confidence that spring from your belief in God) has restored you to health.

And he said to him, Rise up and go thy way: thy faith has made thee well.

20 A sked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He replied to them by saying, The kingdom of God does not come with signs to be observed or with visible display,

And having been asked by the Pharisees, When is the kingdom of God coming? he answered them and said, The kingdom of God does not come with observation;

21 N or will people say, Look! Here! or, See, there! For behold, the kingdom of God is within you and among you.

nor shall they say, Lo here, or, Lo there; for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.

22 A nd He said to the disciples, The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see.

And he said to the disciples, Days are coming, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and shall not see.

23 A nd they will say to you, Look! there! or, Look! here! But do not go out or follow.

And they will say to you, Lo here, or Lo there; go not, nor follow.

24 F or like the lightning, that flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so will the Son of Man be in His day.

For as the lightning shines which lightens from under heaven to under heaven, thus shall the Son of man be in his day.

25 B ut first He must suffer many things and be disapproved and repudiated and rejected by this age and generation.

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

26 A nd as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the time of the Son of Man.

And as it took place in the days of Noe, thus also shall it be in the days of the Son of man:

27 a te, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, right up to the day when Noah went into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.

they ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed all;

28 S o also as it was in the days of Lot. ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built;

and in like manner as took place in the days of Lot: they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;

29 B ut on the day that Lot went out of Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed all.

but on the day that Lot went out from Sodom, it rained fire and sulphur from heaven, and destroyed all:

30 T hat is the way it will be on the day that the Son of Man is revealed.

after this shall it be in the day that the Son of man is revealed.

31 O n that day let him who is on the housetop, with his belongings in the house, not come down to carry them away; and likewise let him who is in the field not turn back.

In that day, he who shall be on the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not go down to take it away; and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.

32 R emember Lot’s wife!

Remember the wife of Lot.

33 W hoever tries to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve and quicken it.

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

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

I say to you, In that night there shall be two upon one bed; one shall be seized and the other shall be let go.

35 T here will be two women grinding together; one will be taken and the other will be left.

Two shall be grinding together; the one shall be seized and the other shall be let go.

36 T wo men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other will be left.

37 T hen they asked Him, Where, Lord? He said to them, Wherever the dead body is, there will the vultures or eagles be gathered together.

And answering they say to him, Where, Lord? And he said to them, Where the body, there the eagles will be gathered together.