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!

He said to His disciples, “ It is inevitable that stumbling blocks come, but woe to him through 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 better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea, than that he would cause one of these little ones to stumble.

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.

Be on your guard! If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, 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 sins against you seven times a day, and returns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ forgive him.”

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

The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”

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.

And the Lord said, “If you had faith like a mustard seed, you would say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and be planted in the sea’; and it would obey 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?

“Which of you, having a slave plowing or tending sheep, will say to him when he has come in from the field, ‘Come immediately and sit down to eat’?

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 something for me to eat, and properly clothe yourself and serve me while I eat and drink; and afterward you may eat and drink’?

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

He does not thank the slave because he did the things which were commanded, does he?

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.

So you too, when you do all the things which are commanded you, say, ‘We are unworthy slaves; we have done only that which we ought to have done.’” Ten Lepers Cleansed

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

While He was on the way to Jerusalem, He was passing between Samaria and Galilee.

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

As He entered a village, ten leprous men who stood at a distance met Him;

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

and they raised their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy 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.

When He saw them, He said to them, “ Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And 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;

Now one of them, when he saw that he had been healed, 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 he fell on his face at His feet, giving thanks to Him. And he was a Samaritan.

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

Then Jesus answered and said, “Were there not ten cleansed? But the nine—where are they?

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

Was no one found who returned to give glory to God, except this foreigner?”

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, “Stand up and go; your faith has made you 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,

Now having been questioned by the Pharisees as to when the kingdom of God was coming, He answered them and said, “The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed;

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

nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or, ‘There it is!’ For behold, the kingdom of God is in your midst.” Second Coming Foretold

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

They will say to you, ‘Look there! Look here!’ Do not go away, and do not run after them.

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 just like the lightning, when it flashes out of one part of the sky, shines to the other part of the sky, so will 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 by 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 just as it happened in the days of Noah, so it will be also 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 were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were being given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.

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

It was the same as happened in the days of Lot: they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building;

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 brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all.

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

It will be just the same on 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.

On that day, the one who is on the housetop and whose goods are in the house must not go down to take them out; and likewise the one who is in the field must not turn back.

32 R emember Lot’s wife!

Remember Lot’s wife.

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

Whoever seeks to keep his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will 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 tell you, on that night there will be two in one bed; one will be taken and the other will be left.

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

There will be two women grinding at the same place; one will be taken and the other will be left.

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

'> Two 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 said to Him, “Where, Lord?” And He said to them, “ Where the body is, there also the vultures will be gathered.”