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Luke 17
Lexham English Bible
Luke 17
Lexham English Bible
Sin, Forgiveness, Faith, and Service
17 And he said to his disciples, “It is impossible for causes for stumbling not to come, but woe to him through whom they come! 2 It would be better for him if a millstone[a] is placed around his neck and he is thrown into the sea than that he causes one of these little ones to sin.
3 “Be concerned about yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him. 4 And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times he returns to you saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”
5 And the apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” 6 So the Lord said, “If you have faith like a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.
7 “And which of you who has a slave plowing or shepherding sheep[b] who comes in from the field will say to him, ‘Come here at once and[c] recline at the table’? 8 Will he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare something that I may eat, and dress yourself to serve me while I eat and drink, and after these things you will eat and drink.’ 9 He will not be grateful[d] to the slave because he did what was ordered, will he?[e] 10 Thus you also, when you have done all the things you were ordered to do,[f] say, ‘We are unworthy slaves; we have done what we were obligated to do.’”
Ten Lepers Cleansed
11 And it happened that while traveling toward Jerusalem, he was passing through the region between[g] Samaria and Galilee. 12 And as[h] he was entering into a certain village, ten men met him[i][j]—lepers, who stood at a distance. 13 And they raised their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” 14 And when he[k] saw them[l] he said to them, “Go and[m] show yourselves to the priests.” And it happened that as they were going, they were cleansed. 15 But one of them, when he[n] saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice. 16 And he fell on his face at his feet, giving thanks to him. And he was a Samaritan. 17 So Jesus answered and[o] said, “Were not ten cleansed? And where are the nine? 18 Was no one found to turn back and[p] give praise to God except this foreigner?” 19 And he said to him, “Get up and[q] go your way. Your faith has saved you.”
The Coming of the Kingdom of God
20 Now when he[r] was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them and said, “The kingdom of God does not come with things that can be observed,[s] 21 nor will they say, ‘Behold, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ For behold, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”
The Coming of the Son of Man
22 And he said to the disciples, “Days will come when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.[t] 23 And they will say to you, ‘Behold, there!’ ‘Behold, here!’[u] Do not go out or run after them![v] 24 For just as the lightning shines forth, flashing from one place under heaven to another place under heaven, so the Son of Man will be in his day. 25 But first it is necessary for him to suffer many things, and to be rejected by this generation. 26 And just as it was in the days of Noah, so also it will be in the days of the Son of Man— 27 they were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were being given in marriage, until the day Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. 28 Likewise, just as it was in the days of Lot—they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building. 29 But on the day that Lot went out from Sodom, it rained fire and sulphur from heaven and destroyed them all. 30 It will be just the same[w] on the day that the Son of Man is revealed. 31 On that day, whoever is on the housetop and his goods are in the house must not come down to take them away. And likewise the one who is in the field must not turn back 32 Remember Lot’s wife! 33 Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses it[x] will keep it. 34 I tell you that in that night there will be two in one bed; one will be taken and the other will be left. 35 There will be two women[y] grinding at the same place; one will be taken and the other will be left.”[z]
37 And they answered and[aa] said to him, “Where, Lord?” So he said to them, “Where the dead body is, there also the vultures will be gathered.”
Footnotes
- Luke 17:2 Literally “a stone belonging to a mill”
- Luke 17:7 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Luke 17:7 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“come here”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Luke 17:9 Literally “have gratitude”
- Luke 17:9 *The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here, indicated by “will he”
- Luke 17:10 Literally “things that were ordered to you”
- Luke 17:11 Literally “through the midst”
- Luke 17:12 Here “as” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was entering”)
- Luke 17:12 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Luke 17:12 Some manuscripts explicitly state “him”
- Luke 17:14 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
- Luke 17:14 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Luke 17:14 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“go”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Luke 17:15 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
- Luke 17:17 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Luke 17:18 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“turn back”) has been translated as an infinitive
- Luke 17:19 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“get up”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Luke 17:20 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was asked”) which is understood as temporal
- Luke 17:20 Literally “observation”
- Luke 17:22 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Luke 17:23 Some manuscripts have “‘Behold, there!’ or ‘Behold, here!’”
- Luke 17:23 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Luke 17:30 Literally “according to the same”
- Luke 17:33 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Luke 17:35 Here “women” is supplied because the form (“two”) is feminine gender in Greek
- Luke 17:35 A few manuscripts add v. 36 (with some variations): “There will be two in the field; one will be taken and the other will be left.”
- Luke 17:37 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
Luke 17
New King James Version
Luke 17
New King James Version
Jesus Warns of Offenses(A)
17 Then He said to the disciples, (B)“It is impossible that no [a]offenses should come, but (C)woe to him through whom they do come! 2 It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, than that he should [b]offend one of these little ones. 3 Take heed to yourselves. (D)If your brother sins [c]against you, (E)rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. 4 And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day returns [d]to you, saying, ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him.”
Faith and Duty(F)
5 And the apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”
6 (G)So the Lord said, “If you have faith as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be pulled up by the roots and be planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you. 7 And which of you, having a servant plowing or tending sheep, will say to him when he has come in from the field, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’? 8 But will he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare something for my supper, and gird yourself (H)and serve me till I have eaten and drunk, and afterward you will eat and drink’? 9 Does he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded [e]him? I think not. 10 So likewise you, when you have done all those things which you are commanded, say, ‘We are (I)unprofitable servants. We have done what was our duty to do.’ ”
Ten Lepers Cleansed
11 Now it happened (J)as He went to Jerusalem that He passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. 12 Then as He entered a certain village, there met Him ten men who were lepers, (K)who stood afar off. 13 And they lifted up their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”
14 So when He saw them, He said to them, (L)“Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And so it was that as they went, they were cleansed.
15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and with a loud voice (M)glorified God, 16 and fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks. And he was a (N)Samaritan.
17 So Jesus answered and said, “Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine? 18 Were there not any found who returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?” 19 (O)And He said to him, “Arise, go your way. Your faith has made you well.”
The Coming of the Kingdom(P)
20 Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said, “The kingdom of God does not come with observation; 21 (Q)nor will they say, [f]‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’ For indeed, (R)the kingdom of God is [g]within you.”
22 Then He said to the disciples, (S)“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. 23 (T)And they will say to you, [h]‘Look here!’ or ‘Look there!’ Do not go after them or follow them. 24 (U)For as the lightning that flashes out of one part under heaven shines to the other part under heaven, so also the Son of Man will be in His day. 25 (V)But first He must suffer many things and be (W)rejected by this generation. 26 (X)And as it (Y)was in the (Z)days of (AA)Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man: 27 They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the (AB)day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and (AC)destroyed them all. 28 (AD)Likewise as it was also in the days of Lot: They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; 29 but on (AE)the day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. 30 Even so will it be in the day when the Son of Man (AF)is revealed.
31 “In that day, he (AG)who is on the housetop, and his [i]goods are in the house, let him not come down to take them away. And likewise the one who is in the field, let him not turn back. 32 (AH)Remember Lot’s wife. 33 (AI)Whoever seeks to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it. 34 (AJ)I tell you, in that night there will be two [j]men in one bed: the one will be taken and the other will be left. 35 (AK)Two women will be grinding together: the one will be taken and the other left. 36 [k]Two men will be in the field: the one will be taken and the other left.”
37 And they answered and said to Him, (AL)“Where, Lord?”
So He said to them, “Wherever the body is, there the eagles will be gathered together.”
Footnotes
- Luke 17:1 stumbling blocks
- Luke 17:2 cause one of these little ones to stumble
- Luke 17:3 NU omits against you
- Luke 17:4 M omits to you
- Luke 17:9 NU omits the rest of v. 9; M omits him
- Luke 17:21 NU reverses here and there
- Luke 17:21 in your midst
- Luke 17:23 NU reverses here and there
- Luke 17:31 possessions
- Luke 17:34 Or people
- Luke 17:36 NU, M omit v. 36.
路 加 福 音 17
Chinese New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version
路 加 福 音 17
Chinese New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version
犯罪与原谅
17 耶稣对他的门徒们说∶“导致人们犯罪的事物注定要来临，可造成这种事情的人要遭殃了！ 2 导致孩子中的任何一个去犯罪的人，要遭殃了。对他来说，与其让他使其中的一个孩子去犯罪，倒不如让他挂着磨盘沉到海里去。 3 你们要当心！
如果你的兄弟犯罪，就斥责他；如果他悔改了，就原谅他。 4 如果他在一天里，冒犯了你七次，可是每次他都对你说∶‘我悔改，我悔改，’你们都要原谅他。”
你们的信仰有多强？
5 使徒又对主说∶“主，增强我们的信仰吧！”
6 主回答说∶“如果你们有像芥茉籽那么大的信仰，你们就能对这棵桑树说∶‘连根拔起，栽到海里去！’这棵树就会听从你们的。”
好奴仆
7 “假定你们当中某个人，有一个种田或放羊的奴仆，他从田里回来时，你会对他说∶‘赶快进来，坐下来吃饭’吗？ 8 当然不会，你是不是会对他说∶‘去给我做晚饭！戴上你的围裙，在我吃饭的时候伺候我，等我吃完了，你才可以吃喝。’呢？ 9 你会不会因为你的仆人执行了你的命令而感谢他呢？ 10 你们也是一样，当你们执行了吩咐你们去做的事情后，你们应该说∶‘我们不配受到特别的感谢，因为我们只不过是尽了我们自己的义务罢了。’”
充满感激
11 耶稣继续向耶路撒冷走去，经过了撒玛利亚和加利利的边界地带。 12 当他走进一个村庄时，十个患有大麻风病的人站在远处， 13 大声喊着∶“耶稣，主人啊，可怜可怜我们吧！”
14 耶稣看见他们便立刻说道∶“你们到祭司那里，去让他查验你们。”
当他们离开时就被治好了。 15 但是，其中一个人发现自己被治好后便返了回来，一路上高声地赞美着上帝。 16 他俯伏在耶稣的脚下向他感恩。此人是撒玛利亚人。 17 耶稣回答道∶“不是有十个人得到治疗了吗？那九个人在那里呢？ 18 难道除了这个外族人以外，他们就没有一个人回来感谢上帝的吗？” 19 然后，耶稣对他说∶“起来走吧，你的信仰治愈了你。”
上帝王国的来临
20 一次，法利赛人问耶稣，上帝的王国什么时候来临。
耶稣回答说∶“上帝王国的来临，凭视觉是看不到的。 21 人们不能说∶‘它在这儿’或者‘它在那儿！’因为上帝的王国在你们之中。”
22 但是，耶稣对他的门徒说∶“这个时刻终会来临，那时你们渴望见到人子的日子里的其中一天，（当人子在荣耀中来临），但是你们却看不到它。 23 人们将对你们说∶‘看那里！’‘看这里！’你们不要去那里，或跟随他们， 24 因为，人子再来临的日子就像一道闪电扫过天空，从天的这边一直照射到天的那一边。 25 但是，人子首先得遭受许许多多的磨难，他必定会被这一代人所遗弃。 26 人子的日子来临时，正像诺亚时代一样。 27 那时，他们吃、喝、娶、嫁，直到诺亚登上方舟那天，然后，洪水来了，把他们全都毁掉了。 28 同样，人子的日子正如罗得的时代一样：那时人们吃、喝、买、卖，耕种和建房， 29 可是，当罗得离开所多玛那一天，硝烟和烈火由天而降，把他们全都毁掉了。 30 人子来临的那天，也会如此。
31 在那天，如果一个人站在屋顶上，不该下来，到房子里去拿他的东西；同样，如果一个人在田里干活，他也不该回家。 32 你们要记住罗得的妻子 [a]的遭遇。 33 任何想保全性命的人都会丧生；任何牺牲生命的人都会保全生命。 34 我告诉你们，那天晚上，睡在一张床上的两个人，一个将被带走，另一个却被留下来； 35 有两个女子一同推磨，一个被带走，另一个却被留下来。” 36 [b]
37 门徒们问道∶“主啊，这种事会发生在哪里呢？”
耶稣回答∶“哪里有尸体，秃鹰就会聚集在哪里。”
Footnotes
- 路 加 福 音 17:32 罗得的妻子： 关于她的遭遇请见《创世记》19:15-17，26。
- 路 加 福 音 17:36 有几部希腊本增有36节，“两人会在同一块田地里，一个人被带走，另一个人留在后边。”
Luke 17
New International Version
Luke 17
New International Version
Sin, Faith, Duty
17 Jesus said to his disciples: “Things that cause people to stumble(A) are bound to come, but woe to anyone through whom they come.(B) 2 It would be better for them to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around their neck than to cause one of these little ones(C) to stumble.(D) 3 So watch yourselves.
“If your brother or sister[a] sins against you, rebuke them;(E) and if they repent, forgive them.(F) 4 Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying ‘I repent,’ you must forgive them.”(G)
5 The apostles(H) said to the Lord,(I) “Increase our faith!”
6 He replied, “If you have faith as small as a mustard seed,(J) you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.(K)
7 “Suppose one of you has a servant plowing or looking after the sheep. Will he say to the servant when he comes in from the field, ‘Come along now and sit down to eat’? 8 Won’t he rather say, ‘Prepare my supper, get yourself ready and wait on me(L) while I eat and drink; after that you may eat and drink’? 9 Will he thank the servant because he did what he was told to do? 10 So you also, when you have done everything you were told to do, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’”(M)
Jesus Heals Ten Men With Leprosy
11 Now on his way to Jerusalem,(N) Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee.(O) 12 As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy[b](P) met him. They stood at a distance(Q) 13 and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master,(R) have pity on us!”
14 When he saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.”(S) And as they went, they were cleansed.
15 One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God(T) in a loud voice. 16 He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him—and he was a Samaritan.(U)
17 Jesus asked, “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? 18 Has no one returned to give praise to God except this foreigner?” 19 Then he said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well.”(V)
The Coming of the Kingdom of God(W)
20 Once, on being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come,(X) Jesus replied, “The coming of the kingdom of God is not something that can be observed, 21 nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’(Y) because the kingdom of God is in your midst.”[c]
22 Then he said to his disciples, “The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man,(Z) but you will not see it.(AA) 23 People will tell you, ‘There he is!’ or ‘Here he is!’ Do not go running off after them.(AB) 24 For the Son of Man in his day[d] will be like the lightning,(AC) which flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other. 25 But first he must suffer many things(AD) and be rejected(AE) by this generation.(AF)
26 “Just as it was in the days of Noah,(AG) so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man. 27 People were eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.
28 “It was the same in the days of Lot.(AH) People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. 29 But the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.
30 “It will be just like this on the day the Son of Man is revealed.(AI) 31 On that day no one who is on the housetop, with possessions inside, should go down to get them. Likewise, no one in the field should go back for anything.(AJ) 32 Remember Lot’s wife!(AK) 33 Whoever tries to keep their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life will preserve it.(AL) 34 I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed; one will be taken and the other left. 35 Two women will be grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other left.”(AM) [36] [e]
37 “Where, Lord?” they asked.
He replied, “Where there is a dead body, there the vultures will gather.”(AN)
Footnotes
- Luke 17:3 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a fellow disciple, whether man or woman.
- Luke 17:12 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.
- Luke 17:21 Or is within you
- Luke 17:24 Some manuscripts do not have in his day.
- Luke 17:36 Some manuscripts include here words similar to Matt. 24:40.
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