1 H e said to the disciples, “It is impossible that no occasions of stumbling should come, but woe to him through whom they come!

Jesus 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.

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

It 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.

3 B e careful. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him.

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

4 I f he sins against you seven times in the day, and seven times returns, saying, ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him.”

What 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.”

5 T he apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”

The followers said to the Lord, “Give us more faith.”

6 T he Lord said, “If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you would tell this sycamore tree, ‘Be uprooted, and be planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.

The 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

7 B ut who is there among you, having a servant plowing or keeping sheep, that will say, when he comes in from the field, ‘Come immediately and sit down at the table,’

“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?’

8 a nd will not rather tell him, ‘Prepare my supper, clothe yourself properly, and serve me, while I eat and drink. Afterward you shall eat and drink’?

No, 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.’

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

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

10 E ven so you also, when you have done all the things that are commanded you, say, ‘We are unworthy servants. We have done our duty.’”

It 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

11 A s he was on his way to Jerusalem, he was passing along the borders of Samaria and Galilee.

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

12 A s he entered into a certain village, ten men who were lepers met him, who stood at a distance.

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

13 T hey lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”

They called to Him, “Jesus! Teacher! Take pity on us!”

14 W hen he saw them, he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” As they went, they were cleansed.

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

15 O ne of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice.

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

16 H e fell on his face at Jesus’ feet, giving him thanks; and he was a Samaritan.

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

17 J esus answered, “Weren’t the ten cleansed? But where are the nine?

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

18 W ere there none found who returned to give glory to God, except this stranger?”

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

19 T hen he said to him, “Get up, and go your way. Your faith has healed you.”

Then 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

20 B eing asked by the Pharisees when God’s Kingdom would come, he answered them, “God’s Kingdom doesn’t come with observation;

The 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.

21 n either will they say, ‘Look, here!’ or, ‘Look, there!’ for behold, God’s Kingdom is within you.”

It 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

22 H e 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.

Jesus 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.

23 T hey will tell you, ‘Look, here!’ or ‘Look, there!’ Don’t go away, nor follow after them,

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

24 f or as the lightning, when it flashes out of the one part under the sky, shines to the other part under the sky; so will the Son of Man be in his day.

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

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

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

26 A s it was in the days of Noah, even so will it be also in the days of the Son of Man.

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

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

People 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.

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

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

29 b ut in the day that Lot went out from Sodom, it rained fire and sulfur from the sky, and destroyed them all.

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

30 I t will be the same way in the day that the Son of Man is revealed.

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

31 I n that day, he who will be on the housetop, and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away. Let him who is in the field likewise not turn back.

In 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.

32 R emember Lot’s wife!

Remember Lot’s wife!

33 W hoever seeks to save his life loses it, but whoever loses his life preserves it.

“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.

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

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.

35 T here will be two grinding grain together. One will be taken, and the other will be left.”

Two women will be grinding grain together. One of them will be taken. The other will be left.

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Two men will be working in a field. One will be taken. The other will be left.”

37 T hey, answering, asked him, “Where, Lord?” He said to them, “Where the body is, there will the vultures also be gathered together.”

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