1 J esus said to His followers, “For sure, things will come that will make people sin. But it is bad for the person who makes someone else sin.

¶ Then he said unto the disciples, It is impossible that offenses will not come, but woe unto the one through whom they come!

2 I t would be better for him to have a large rock put around his neck and be thrown into the sea, than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin.

It would be better for him if a millstone turned by an ass were placed around his neck and he were cast into the sea than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble.

3 “ Watch yourselves! If your brother sins, speak sharp words to him. If he is sorry and turns from his sin, forgive him.

Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother should trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.

4 W hat if he sins against you seven times in one day? If he comes to you and says he is sorry and turns from his sin, forgive him.”

And if he trespasses against thee seven times in a day and seven times in a day turns again to thee, saying, I repent, thou shalt forgive him.

5 T he followers said to the Lord, “Give us more faith.”

And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.

6 T he Lord said, “If your faith was as a mustard seed, you could say to this tree, ‘Be pulled out of the ground and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you. Jesus Teaches about Being Faithful

And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamore tree, Pluck thyself up by the root, and plant thyself in the sea, and it would obey you.

7 “ What if you owned a servant who was working in the field or taking care of sheep? Would you say to him when he came in from his work, ‘Come and sit down to eat?’

But which of you, having a slave plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by when he is come from the field, Go and sit down at the table?

8 N o, instead you would say, ‘Get my supper ready. Dress yourself and care for me until I am through eating and drinking. Then you can eat and drink.’

And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup and gird thyself and serve me until I have eaten and drunken, and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?

9 D oes the servant get thanks for doing what he was told to do? I am sure he does not.

Does he thank that slave because he did the things that were commanded him? I think not.

10 I t is the same with you also. When you do everything you have been told to do, you must say, ‘We are not any special servants. We have done only what we should have done.’” Jesus Heals Ten Men with a Bad Skin Disease

So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable slaves: we have done that which was our duty to do.

11 J esus went on His way to Jerusalem. He was passing between the countries of Samaria and Galilee.

¶ And it came to pass as he went to Jerusalem that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.

12 A s He was going into one of the towns, ten men with a bad skin disease came to Him. They stood a little way off.

And as he entered into a certain village, ten men that were lepers met him, who stood afar off

13 T hey called to Him, “Jesus! Teacher! Take pity on us!”

and lifted up their voices and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.

14 W hen Jesus saw them, He said, “Go and show yourselves to the religious leaders.” As they went, they were healed.

When he saw them, he said unto them, Go show yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass that as they went, they were cleansed.

15 O ne of them turned back when he saw he was healed. He thanked God with a loud voice.

Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back and with a loud voice glorified God

16 H e got down on his face at the feet of Jesus and thanked Him. He was from the country of Samaria.

and fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks; and he was a Samaritan.

17 J esus asked, “Were there not ten men who were healed? Where are the other nine?

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

18 I s this stranger from another country the only one who turned back to give thanks to God?”

Were there not found any returning to give glory to God, except this stranger?

19 T hen Jesus said to him, “Get up and go on your way. Your trust in God has healed you.” Jesus Teaches about the Holy Nation of God

And he said unto him, Arise, go; thy faith has saved thee.

20 T he proud religious law-keepers asked when the holy nation of God would come. Jesus said to them, “The holy nation of God is not coming in such a way that can be seen with the eyes.

¶ And when he was asked of the Pharisees when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God does not come with observation;

21 I t will not be said, ‘See, here it is!’ or, ‘There it is!’ For the holy nation of God is in you.” Jesus Tells of His Second Coming

neither shall they say, Behold it here! or, Behold it there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

22 J esus said to His followers, “The time will come when you will wish you could see the Son of Man for one day. But you will not be able to.

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.

23 T hey will say to you, ‘He is here,’ or, ‘He is there,’ but do not follow them.

And they shall say to you, Behold it here, or, Behold it there; do not go, nor follow them.

24 W hen the Son of Man comes, He will be as lightning that shines from one part of the sky to the other.

For as the lightning, which shines from the region under heaven, shines in that which is under heaven; so also shall the Son of man be in his day.

25 B ut before that, He must suffer many hard things. The people of this day will have nothing to do with Him.

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

26 “ As it was in the time of Noah, so will it be when the Son of Man comes back.

And as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.

27 P eople ate and drank. They married and were given in marriage. They did these things until the day Noah went into the large boat. Then the flood came and killed all the people on earth.

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

28 I t was the same in the time of Lot. People ate and drank. They bought and sold. They planted and built.

Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built;

29 B ut the day Lot left the city of Sodom, fire and sulphur came down from heaven like rain. It killed all the people of Sodom.

but the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all.

30 “ It will be the same on the day when the Son of Man comes again.

Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.

31 I n that day the man who is on top of a house should not come down to take his things out of the house. In the same way, the man who is in the field should not go back to his house.

In that day, he who 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 turn back.

32 R emember Lot’s wife!

Remember Lot’s wife.

33 “ He who wants to keep his life will have it taken away from him. He who loses his life will have it given back to him.

Whosoever shall seek to save his soul shall lose it, and whosoever shall lose it shall cause it to live.

34 I tell you, on that night there will be two men in the same bed. One of them will be taken. The other will be left.

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.

35 T wo women will be grinding grain together. One of them will be taken. The other will be left.

Two women shall be grinding together: the one shall be taken, and the other left.

36 T wo men will be working in a field. One will be taken. The other will be left.”

Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

37 T hen they asked Jesus, “Where will this happen?” He said to them, “Birds also gather where there is a dead body.”

And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Where the body is, there will the eagles be gathered together.