Luke 17-18 (English Standard Version)

Luke 17

Temptations to Sin

 ¹And he said to his disciples, ^(A) "Temptations to sin^[a] are^(B) sure to come, but^(C) woe to the one through whom they come! ^2(D) It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were cast into the sea than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin.^{[b] 3}Pay attention to yourselves!^(E) If your brother sins,^(F) rebuke him, and if he repents,^(G) forgive him, ⁴and if he sins against you^(H) seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, 'I repent,' you must forgive him."

Increase Our Faith

 ^5(I) The apostles said to the Lord,^(J) "Increase our faith!" ⁶And the Lord said, ^(K) "If you had faith like^(L) a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this^(M) mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.

Unworthy Servants

 ⁷"Will any one of you who has a servant^[c] plowing or keeping sheep say to him when he has come in from the field, 'Come at once and recline at table'? ⁸Will he not rather say to him, 'Prepare supper for me, and^(N) dress properly,^[d] and serve me while I eat and drink, and afterward you will eat and drink'? ⁹Does he thank the servant because he did what was commanded? ¹⁰So you also, when you have done all that you were commanded, say, 'We are^(O) unworthy servants;^[e] we have only done what was our duty.'"

Jesus Cleanses Ten Lepers

 ^11(P) On the way to Jerusalem^(Q) he was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. ¹²And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers,^[f](R) who stood at a distance ¹³and lifted up their voices, saying, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us." ¹⁴When he saw them he said to them, "Go and^(S) show yourselves to the priests." And as they went they were cleansed. ¹⁵Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back,^(T) praising God with a loud voice; ¹⁶and^(U) he fell on his face at Jesus’ feet, giving him thanks. Now he was^(V) a Samaritan. ¹⁷Then Jesus answered, "Were not^(W) ten cleansed? Where are the nine? ¹⁸Was no one found to return and^(X) give praise to God except this^(Y) foreigner?" ¹⁹And he said to him, "Rise and go your way;^(Z) your faith has made you well."^[g]

The Coming of the Kingdom

 ²⁰Being asked by the Pharisees^(AA) when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them, "The kingdom of God^(AB) is not coming with signs to be observed, ²¹nor^(AC) will they say, 'Look, here it is!' or 'There!' for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you."^[h]

 ²²And he said to the disciples, ^(AD) "The days are coming when you will desire^(AE) to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it. ^23(AF) And they will say to you, 'Look, there!' or 'Look, here!' Do not go out or follow them. ^24(AG) For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be^(AH) in his day.^{[i] 25}But first^(AI) he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation. ^26(AJ) Just as it was in the days of^(AK) Noah, so will it be in the days of the Son of Man. ^27(AL) They were eating and drinking and marrying and being given in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. ²⁸Likewise, just as it was in the days of^(AM) Lot—they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building, ^29(AN) but on the day when Lot went out from Sodom, fire and sulfur rained from heaven and destroyed them all— ³⁰so will it be^(AO) on the day when the Son of Man is revealed. ³¹On that day,^(AP) let the one who is on^(AQ) the housetop, with his goods in the house, not come down to take them away, and likewise let the one who is in the field not turn back. ^32(AR) Remember Lot’s wife. ^33(AS) Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will^(AT) keep it. ³⁴I tell you, in that night there will be two in one bed. One will be taken and the other left. ^35(AU) There will be two women^(AV) grinding together. One will be taken and the other left."^{[j] 37}And they said to him, "Where, Lord?" He said to them, ^(AW) "Where the corpse^[k] is, there the vultures^[l] will gather."

Luke 18

The Parable of the Persistent Widow

 ¹And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought^(AX) always to pray and not^(AY) lose heart. ²He said, "In a certain city there was a judge who^(AZ) neither feared God nor respected man. ³And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, 'Give me justice against my adversary.' ⁴For a while he refused, but afterward he said to himself,^(BA) 'Though I neither fear God nor respect man, ⁵yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will give her justice, so that she will not beat me down by her continual coming.'" ⁶And the Lord said, "Hear what the unrighteous judge says. ⁷And^(BB) will not God give justice to^(BC) his elect,^(BD) who cry to him day and night?^{(BE) (BF)} Will he delay long over them? ⁸I tell you, he will give justice to them^(BG) speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes,^(BH) will he find faith on earth?"

The Pharisee and the Tax Collector

 ⁹He also told this parable to some^(BI) who trusted^(BJ) in themselves that they were righteous,^(BK) and treated others with contempt: ¹⁰"Two men^(BL) went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. ¹¹The Pharisee,^(BM) standing by himself, prayed^[m](BN) thus: 'God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. ^12(BO) I fast twice a week;^(BP) I give tithes of all that I get.' ¹³But the tax collector,^(BQ) standing far off,^(BR) would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but^(BS) beat his breast, saying, 'God,^(BT) be merciful to me, a sinner!' ¹⁴I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For^(BU) everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted."

Let the Children Come to Me

 ^15(BV) Now they were bringing even infants to him that he might touch them. And when the disciples saw it, they^(BW) rebuked them. ¹⁶But Jesus called them to him, saying, ^(BX) "Let the children come to me, and^(BY) do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. ^17(BZ) Truly, I say to you, whoever does not^(CA) receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it."

The Rich Ruler

 ^18(CB) And a ruler asked him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to^(CC) inherit eternal life?" ¹⁹And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. ²⁰You know the commandments:^(CD) 'Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.'" ²¹And he said,^(CE) "All these I have kept from my youth." ²²When Jesus heard this, he said to him, "One thing you still lack.^(CF) Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have^(CG) treasure in heaven; and come, follow me." ^23(CH) But when he heard these things, he became very sad, for he was extremely rich. ²⁴Jesus, seeing that he had become sad, said, ^(CI) "How difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter^(CJ) the kingdom of God! ²⁵For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter^(CK) the kingdom of God." ²⁶Those who heard it said, "Then who can be saved?" ²⁷But he said, ^(CL) "What is impossible with men is possible with God." ²⁸And Peter said, "See,^(CM) we have left our homes and followed you." ²⁹And he said to them, "Truly, I say to you,^(CN) there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers^[n] or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, ³⁰who will not receive^(CO) many times more^(CP) in this time, and in^(CQ) the age to come eternal life."

Jesus Foretells His Death a Third Time

 ^31(CR) And taking the twelve, he said to them, "See,^(CS) we are going up to Jerusalem, and^(CT) everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished. ³²For he will be^(CU) delivered over to the Gentiles and will be^(CV) mocked and shamefully treated and^(CW) spit upon. ³³And after flogging him, they will kill him, and on^(CX) the third day he will rise." ^34(CY) But they understood none of these things.^(CZ) This saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what was said.

Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar

 ^35(DA) As he drew near to Jericho,^(DB) a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. ³⁶And hearing a crowd going by, he inquired what this meant. ³⁷They told him,^(DC) "Jesus of Nazareth is passing by." ³⁸And he cried out, "Jesus,^(DD) Son of David, have mercy on me!" ³⁹And those who were in front^(DE) rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!" ⁴⁰And Jesus stopped and commanded him to be brought to him. And when he came near, he asked him, ^41(DF) "What do you want me to do for you?" He said, "Lord, let me recover my sight." ⁴²And Jesus said to him, "Recover your sight;^(DG) your faith has^(DH) made you well." ⁴³And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him,^(DI) glorifying God. And^(DJ) all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.