Luke 17-18 (Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition)

Luke 17

 ¹And he said to his disciples: It is impossible that scandals should not come: but woe to him through whom they come.

    ²It were better for him, that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should scandalize one of these little ones.

    ³Take heed to yourselves. If thy brother sin against thee, reprove him: and if he do penance, forgive him.

    ⁴And if he sin against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day be converted unto thee, saying, I repent; forgive him.

    ⁵And the apostles said to the Lord: Increase our faith.

    ⁶And the Lord said: If you had faith like to a grain of mustard seed, you might say to this mulberry tree, Be thou rooted up, and be thou transplanted into the sea: and it would obey you.

    ⁷But which of you having a servant ploughing, or feeding cattle, will say to him, when he is come from the field: Immediately go, sit down to meat:

    ⁸And will not rather say to him: Make ready my supper, and gird thyself, and serve me, whilst I eat and drink, and afterwards thou shalt eat and drink?

    ⁹Doth he thank that servant, for doing the things which he commanded him?

    ¹⁰I think not. So you also, when you shall have done all these things that are commanded you, say: We are unprofitable servants; we have done that which we ought to do.

    ¹¹And it came to pass, as he was going to Jerusalem, he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.

    ¹²And as he entered into a certain town, there met him ten men that were lepers, who stood afar off;

    ¹³And lifted up their voice, saying: Jesus, master, have mercy on us.

    ¹⁴Whom when he saw, he said: Go, shew yourselves to the priests. And it came to pass, as they went, they were made clean.

    ¹⁵And one of them, when he saw that he was made clean, went back, with a loud voice glorifying God.

    ¹⁶And he fell on his face before his feet, giving thanks: and this was a Samaritan.

    ¹⁷And Jesus answering, said, Were not ten made clean? and where are the nine?

    ¹⁸There is no one found to return and give glory to God, but this stranger.

    ¹⁹And he said to him: Arise, go thy way; for thy faith hath made thee whole.

    ²⁰And being asked by the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come? he answered them, and said: The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:

    ²¹Neither shall they say: Behold here, or behold there. For lo, the kingdom of God is within you.

    ²²And he said to his disciples: The days will come, when you shall desire to see one day of the Son of man; and you shall not see it.

    ²³And they will say to you: See here, and see there. Go ye not after, nor follow them:

    ²⁴For as the lightening that lighteneth from under heaven, shineth unto the parts that are under heaven, so shall the Son of man be in his day.

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

    ²⁶And as it came to pass in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.

    ²⁷They did eat and drink, they married wives, and were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark: and the flood came and destroyed them all.

    ²⁸Likewise as it came to pass, in the days of Lot: they did eat and drink, they bought and sold, they planted and built.

    ²⁹And in the day that Lot went out of Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.

    ³⁰Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man shall be revealed.

    ³¹In that hour, he that shall be on the housetop, and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away: and he that shall be in the field, in like manner, let him not return back.

    ³²Remember Lot's wife.

    ³³Whosoever shall seek to save his life, shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose it, shall preserve it.

    ³⁴I say to you: in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.

    ³⁵Two women shall be grinding together: the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left: two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be keft.

    ³⁶They answering, say to him: Where, Lord?

    ³⁷Who said to them: Wheresoever the body shall be, thither will the eagles also be gathered together.

   

Luke 18

 ¹And he spoke also a parable to them, that we ought always to pray, and not to faint,

    ²Saying: There was a judge in a certain city, who feared not God, nor regarded man.

    ³And there was a certain widow in that city, and she came to him, saying: Avenge me of my adversary.

    ⁴And he would not for a long time. But afterwards he said within himself: Although I fear not God, nor regard man,

    ⁵Yet because this widow is troublesome to me, I will avenge her, lest continually coming she weary me.

    ⁶And the Lord said: Hear what the unjust judge saith.

    ⁷And will not God revenge his elect who cry to him day and night: and will he have patience in their regard?

    ⁸I say to you, that he will quickly revenge them. But yet the Son of man, when he cometh, shall he find, think you, faith on earth?

    ⁹And to some who trusted in themselves as just, and despised others, he spoke also this parable:

    ¹⁰Two men went up into the temple to pray: the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.

    ¹¹The Pharisee standing, prayed thus with himself: O God, I give thee thanks that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, as also is this publican.

    ¹²I fast twice in a week: I give tithes of all that I possess.

    ¹³And the publican, standing afar off, would not so much as lift up his eyes towards heaven; but struck his breast, saying: O god, be merciful to me a sinner.

    ¹⁴I say to you, this man went down into his house justified rather that the other: because every one that exalteth himself, shall be humbled: and he that humbleth himself, shall be exalted.

    ¹⁵And they brought unto him also infants, that he might touch them. Which when the disciples saw, they rebuked them.

    ¹⁶But Jesus, calling them together, said: Suffer children to come to me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

    ¹⁷Amen, I say to you: Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a child, shall not enter into it.

    ¹⁸And a certain ruler asked him, saying: Good master, what shall I do to possess everlasting life?

    ¹⁹And Jesus said to him: Why dost thou call me good? None is good but God alone.

    ²⁰Thou knowest the commandments: Thou shalt not kill: Thou shalt not commit adultery: Thou shalt not steal: Thou shalt not bear false witness: Honour thy father and mother.

    ²¹Who said: All these things have I kept from my youth.

    ²²Which when Jesus had heard, he said to him: Yet one thing is wanting to thee: sell all whatever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

    ²³He having heard these things, became sorrowful; for he was very rich.

    ²⁴And Jesus seeing him become sorrowful, said: How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God.

    ²⁵For it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

    ²⁶And they that heard it, said: Who then can be saved?

    ²⁷He said to them: The things that are impossible with men, are possible with God.

    ²⁸Then Peter said: Behold, we have left all things, and have followed thee.

    ²⁹Who said to them: Amen, I say to you, there is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake,

    ³⁰Who shall not receive much more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.

    ³¹Then Jesus took unto him the twelve, and said to them: Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things shall be accomplished which were written by the prophets concerning the Son of man.

    ³²For he shall be delivered to the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and scourged, and spit upon:

    ³³And after they have scourged him, they will put him to death; and the third day he shall rise again.

    ³⁴And they understood none of these things, and this word was hid from them, and they understood not the things that were said.

    ³⁵Now it came to pass, when he drew nigh to Jericho, that a certain blind man sat by the way side, begging.

    ³⁶And when he heard the multitude passing by, he asked what this meant.

    ³⁷And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by.

    ³⁸And he cried out, saying: Jesus, son of David, have mercy on me.

    ³⁹And they that went before, rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried out much more: Son of David, have mercy on me.

    ⁴⁰And Jesus standing, commanded him to be brought unto him. And when he was come near, he asked him,

    ⁴¹Saying: What wilt thou that I do to thee? But he said: Lord, that I may see.

    ⁴²And Jesus said to him: Receive thy sight: thy faith hath made thee whole.

    ⁴³And immediately he saw, and followed him, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.