1 A nd he said unto the disciples, `It is impossible for the stumbling blocks not to come, but wo 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 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.

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

Be on your guard! If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.

4 a nd 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.'

And if he sins against you seven times a day, and returns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ forgive him.”

5 A nd the apostles said to the Lord, `Add to us faith;'

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

6 a nd 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.

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 ` 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?

“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 b ut 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?

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

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

10 ` 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.'

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

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

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

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

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

and they raised their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”

14 a nd 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,

When He saw them, He said to them, “ Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were going, they were cleansed.

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

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 upon face at his feet, giving thanks to 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 A nd Jesus answering said, `Were not the ten cleansed, and the nine -- where?

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

18 T here were not found who did turn back to give glory 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, `Having risen, be going on, thy faith hath saved thee.'

And He said to him, “Stand up and go; your faith has made you well.”

20 A nd 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;

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 shall they say, Lo, here; or lo, there; for lo, the reign of God is within 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 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;

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

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

24 f or 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;

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

But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.

26 ` And, as it came to pass in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days 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 t hey 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;

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 i n 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;

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 a nd on the day Lot went forth from Sodom, He 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 ` According to these things it shall be, in the day the Son of Man is revealed;

It will be just the same on the day that the Son of Man is revealed.

31 i n 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;

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 the wife of Lot.

Remember Lot’s wife.

33 W hoever may seek to save his life, shall lose it; and whoever may lose it, shall preserve it.

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

34 ` 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;

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 wo women shall be grinding at the same place together, the one shall be taken, and the other shall 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 shall be in the field, the one shall be taken, and the other left.'

'> Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other will be left.” ]

37 A nd they answering say to him, `Where, sir?' and he said to them, `Where the body, there will the 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.”