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 to the disciples, “It is impossible that no offenses should come, but woe to him through whom they do 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 were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.

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 your brother sins against you, 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 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

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

And the apostles said to 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

So 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.

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?’

And 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’?

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.’

But 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’?

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 servant 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 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

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

Now it happened 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.

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

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

And they 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.

So 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.

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

And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, 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?

So Jesus answered and 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 any found who returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?”

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

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.

Now 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;

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

nor will they say, ‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’ For indeed, 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.

Then 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.

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

And they will say to you, ‘Look here!’ or ‘Look there!’ Do not go after them or 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 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.

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 by 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 it will 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 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 as it was also 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 on the 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 so will 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 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.

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.

Whoever seeks to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.

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 will be two men in one bed: the one will be taken and the other will be left.

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

Two women will be grinding together: the one will 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 will be in the field: the one will 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 to Him, “Where, Lord?” So He said to them, “Wherever the body is, there the eagles will be gathered together.”