1 T hen He said to the disciples, “It is impossible that no offenses should come, but woe to him through whom they do come!

And he said unto the disciples, `It is impossible for the stumbling blocks not to come, but wo through whom they come;

2 I t would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.

it is more profitable to him if a weighty millstone is put round about his neck, and he hath been cast into the sea, than that he may cause one of these little ones to stumble.

3 T ake heed to yourselves. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.

`Take heed to yourselves, and, if thy brother may sin in regard to thee, rebuke him, and if he may reform, forgive him,

4 A nd if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day returns to you, saying, ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him.” Faith and Duty

and if seven times in the day he may sin against thee, and seven times in the day may turn back to thee, saying, I reform; thou shalt forgive him.'

5 A nd the apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”

And the apostles said to the Lord, `Add to us faith;'

6 S o the Lord said, “If you have faith as a mustard seed, you can 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 ye had faith as a grain of mustard, ye would have said to this sycamine, Be uprooted, and be planted in the sea, and it would have obeyed you.

7 A nd which of you, having a servant plowing or tending sheep, will say to him when he has come in from the field, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’?

`But, who is he of you -- having a servant ploughing or feeding -- who, to him having come in out of the field, will say, Having come near, recline at meat?

8 B ut will he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare something for my supper, and gird yourself and serve me till I have eaten and drunk, and afterward you will eat and drink’?

but will not say to him, Prepare what I may sup, and having girded thyself about, minister to me, till I eat and drink, and after these things thou shalt eat and drink?

9 D oes he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I think not.

Hath he favour to that servant because he did the things directed? I think not.

10 S o likewise you, when you have done all those things which you are commanded, say, ‘We are unprofitable servants. We have done what was our duty to do.’” Ten Lepers Cleansed

`So also ye, when ye may have done all the things directed you, say -- We are unprofitable servants, because that which we owed to do -- we have done.'

11 N ow it happened as He went to Jerusalem that He passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.

And it came to pass, in his going on to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee,

12 T hen as He entered a certain village, there met Him ten men who were lepers, who stood afar off.

and he entering into a certain village, there met him ten leprous men, who stood afar off,

13 A nd they lifted up their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”

and they lifted up the voice, saying, `Jesus, master, deal kindly with us;'

14 S o when He saw them, He said to them, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And so it was that as they went, they were cleansed.

and having seen, he said to them, `Having gone on, shew yourselves to the priests;' and it came to pass, in their going, they were cleansed,

15 A nd one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and with a loud voice glorified God,

and one of them having seen that he was healed did turn back, with a loud voice glorifying God,

16 a nd fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks. And he was a Samaritan.

and he fell upon face at his feet, giving thanks to him, and he was a Samaritan.

17 S o Jesus answered and said, “Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine?

And Jesus answering said, `Were not the ten cleansed, and the nine -- where?

18 W ere there not any found who returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?”

There were not found who did turn back to give glory to God, except this alien;'

19 A nd He said to him, “Arise, go your way. Your faith has made you well.” The Coming of the Kingdom

and he said to him, `Having risen, be going on, thy faith hath saved thee.'

20 N ow when He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said, “The kingdom of God does not come with observation;

And having been questioned by the Pharisees, when the reign of God doth come, he answered them, and said, `The reign of God doth not come with observation;

21 n or will they say, ‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’ For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you.”

nor shall they say, Lo, here; or lo, there; for lo, the reign of God is within you.'

22 T hen He said to the disciples, “The days will come when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.

And he said unto his disciples, `Days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and ye shall not behold;

23 A nd they will say to you, ‘Look here!’ or ‘Look there!’ Do not go after them or follow them.

and they shall say to you, Lo, here; or lo, there; ye may not go away, nor follow;

24 F or as the lightning that flashes out of one part under heaven shines to the other part under heaven, so also the Son of Man will be in His day.

for as the lightning that is lightening out of the one under heaven, to the other part under heaven doth shine, so shall be also the Son of Man in his day;

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

and first it behoveth him to suffer many things, and to be rejected by this generation.

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

`And, as it came to pass in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of Man;

27 T hey ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.

they were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were given in marriage, till the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the deluge came, and destroyed all;

28 L ikewise as it was also in the days of Lot: They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built;

in like manner also, as it came to pass 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 them all.

and on the day Lot went forth from Sodom, He rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed all.

30 E ven so will it be in the day when the Son of Man is revealed.

`According to these things it shall be, in the day the Son of Man is revealed;

31 “ In that day, he who is on the housetop, and his goods are in the house, let him not come down to take them away. And likewise the one who is in the field, let him not turn back.

in that day, he who shall be on the house top, and his vessels in the house, let him not come down to take them away; and he in the field, in like manner, let him not turn backward;

32 R emember Lot’s wife.

remember the wife of Lot.

33 W hoever seeks to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.

Whoever may seek to save his life, shall lose it; and whoever may lose it, shall preserve it.

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

`I say to you, In that night, there shall be two men on one couch, the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left;

35 T wo women will be grinding together: the one will be taken and the other left.

two women shall be grinding at the same place together, the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left;

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

two men shall be in the field, the one shall be taken, and the other left.'

37 A nd they answered and said to Him, “Where, Lord?” So He said to them, “Wherever the body is, there the eagles will be gathered together.”

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