Luke 17:1-19

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Warnings from Jesus

17 He^(A) said to His disciples, “Offenses^[a] will certainly come,^[b] but woe^(B) to the one they come^(C) through! ² It would be better for him if a millstone^[c] were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea than for him to cause one of these little ones to stumble.^{(D) 3} Be^(E) on your guard. If your brother sins,^[d] rebuke^(F) him, and if he repents, forgive^(G) him. ⁴ And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and comes back to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”

Faith and Duty

⁵ The^(H) apostles^(I) said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”^(J)

⁶ “If you have faith the size of^[e] a mustard seed,”^(K) the Lord said, “you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.

⁷ “Which one of you having a slave tending sheep or plowing will say to him when he comes in from the field, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’? ⁸ Instead, will he not tell him, ‘Prepare something for me to eat, get ready,^[f] and serve me while I eat and drink; later you can eat and drink’?^{(L) 9} Does he thank that slave because he did what was commanded?^{[g] 10} In the same way, when you have done all that you were commanded, you should say, ‘We are good-for-nothing^(M) slaves; we’ve only done our duty.’”

Ten Men Healed

¹¹ While traveling to Jerusalem,^(N) He passed between^[h] Samaria and Galilee.^{(O) 12} As He entered a village, 10 men with serious skin diseases^(P) met Him. They stood at a distance ¹³ and raised their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master,^(Q) have mercy on us!”

¹⁴ When He saw them, He told them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.”^(R) And while they were going, they were healed.^[i]

¹⁵ But one of them, seeing that he was healed, returned and, with a loud voice, gave glory to God.^{(S) 16} He fell facedown^(T) at His feet, thanking Him. And he was a Samaritan.^(U)

¹⁷ Then Jesus said, “Were not 10 cleansed? Where are the nine? ¹⁸ Didn’t any return^[j] to give glory to God except this foreigner?” ¹⁹ And He told him, “Get up and go on your way. Your faith has made you well.”^[k](V)