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饶恕、信心、服事等教训(A)

17 耶稣又对门徒说：“使人犯罪的事是免不了的，但那使人犯罪的人有祸了！ 2 就算拿一块大磨石拴在他的颈项上，把他沉在深海里，比他使这小子中的一个犯罪还好。 3 你们应当谨慎。如果你弟兄得罪你，就劝戒他；他若懊悔，就饶恕他。 4 如果他一天七次得罪你，又七次回转，对你说：‘我懊悔了！’你总要饶恕他。”

5 使徒对主说：“请你加添我们的信心。” 6 主说：“如果你们有信心像一粒芥菜种，就是对这棵桑树说：‘拔起根来，栽到海里去！’它也必听从你们。

7 “你们中间谁有仆人去耕地或是放羊，从田里回来，你就对他说：‘快过来坐下吃饭’； 8 而不对他说：‘给我预备晚餐，束起腰来服事我，等我吃喝完了，你才吃喝’呢？ 9 仆人作了所吩咐的事，主人还谢谢他吗？ 10 你们也是这样，作完一切吩咐你们的事，应该说：‘我们是无用的仆人，我们只作了应分作的。’”

治好十个痲风病人

11 耶稣往耶路撒冷去，经过撒玛利亚和加利利的边境。 12 他走进一个村庄，有十个痲风病人迎面而来，远远地站着， 13 大声说：“主耶稣啊，可怜我们吧！” 14 他看见了，就对他们说：“你们去给祭司检查吧。”他们去的时候就洁净了。 15 内中有一个人见自己已经好了，就回来大声颂赞　神， 16 在耶稣脚前把脸伏在地上感谢他。他是一个撒玛利亚人。 17 耶稣说：“洁净了的不是有十个人吗？那九个在哪里？ 18 除了这外族人，再没有一个回来颂赞　神吗？” 19 耶稣就对他说：“起来，走吧，你的信使你痊愈了。”

　神的国降临的情形(B)

20 法利赛人问耶稣：“　神的国甚么时候来到呢？”他回答：“　神的国来到，是眼睛看不见的。 21 人不能说：‘看哪！在这里’，或说：‘在那里’；因为　神的国就在你们里面。” 22 他又对门徒说：“日子将到，你们渴望看见人子的一个日子，却见不到。 23 有人会对你们说：‘看哪，在那里；看哪，在这里！’你们不要出去，也不要追随他们。 24 电光怎样从天这边一闪，直照到天那边，人子在他的日子也是这样。 25 但他必须先受许多苦，被这个世代弃绝。 26 挪亚的时代怎样，人子的时代也是怎样。 27 当时人们吃喝嫁娶，直到挪亚进入方舟的那一天，洪水来了，把他们全都灭掉。 28 在罗得的时代也是这样，人们吃喝买卖，耕种建造， 29 直到罗得离开所多玛的那一天，火与硫磺从天上降下来，把他们全都灭掉。 30 人子显现的日子也是这样。 31 当那日，人在房顶上，器具在屋里，不要下来拿；在田里的，照样不要回家。 32 应当记着罗得的妻子的教训。 33 凡是想保全生命的，必丧掉生命；凡是牺牲生命的，却必保全生命。 34 我告诉你们，当那夜，两个人在一张床上，一个被接去，一个被撇下。 35 两个女人一起推磨，一个被接去，一个被撇下。”（有些抄本有第36节：“两个人在田里，一个被接去，一个撇下来。”） 37 门徒问耶稣：“主啊，这些事会在哪里发生呢？”主说：“尸首在哪里，鹰也会聚集在哪里。”

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路加福音 17
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论罪、信心和本分

17 耶稣教导门徒说：“引人犯罪的事是免不了的，但引人犯罪的人有祸了。 2 谁使一个卑微的弟兄失足犯罪，他的下场比把大磨石拴在他脖子上扔到海里还要惨。 3 你们要小心谨慎！你的弟兄若犯了罪，要责备他。他若悔改，要饶恕他。 4 就算他一天得罪你七次，每次都对你说，‘我悔改’，你都要饶恕他。”

5 使徒对主说：“请你加添我们的信心。”

6 主说：“如果你们的信心像一粒芥菜种那么大，便可对这棵桑树说，‘连根拔起，栽在大海里！’它必服从你们。

7 “你们谁会对种田或放羊回来的奴仆说，‘请赶快坐下来吃饭’？ 8 不都是吩咐他‘给我准备晚饭，束上腰带伺候我用餐，等我吃完，你才可以吃’吗？ 9 奴仆照着吩咐去做，主人会谢他吗？ 10 同样，你们照着吩咐把事情办妥后，也该这样说，‘我们是无用的奴仆，所做的不过是分内的事。’”

十个麻风病人

11 耶稣继续前往耶路撒冷，途经撒玛利亚和加利利的交界处。 12 祂进入一个村庄时，十个麻风病人迎面而来。他们远远地站着， 13 高声呼喊道：“耶稣，老师啊，求你可怜我们吧！”

14 耶稣看见他们，就说：“去让祭司察看你们的身体。”

他们去的时候，就洁净了。 15 其中一个发现自己痊愈了，就跑回来，高声赞美上帝， 16 又俯伏在耶稣的脚前连连称谢。这人是撒玛利亚人。

17 耶稣说：“被医好的不是有十个人吗？其他九个呢？ 18 回来赞美称颂上帝的只有这个外族人吗？” 19 于是祂对那人说：“起来回去吧！你的信心救了你。”

上帝国的降临

20 法利赛人问耶稣：“上帝的国什么时候降临？”

耶稣回答说：“上帝国的降临并没有看得见的征兆。 21 所以没有人能说，‘上帝的国在这里’，或说，‘在那里’，因为上帝的国就在你们心里[a]。”

22 祂又对门徒说：“时候将到，你们将渴望见到人子降临的日子，可是你们却见不到。 23 有人将对你们说，‘看啊，祂在这里！’或说，‘看啊，祂在那里！’你们不要出去，也不要追随他们。 24 因为人子降临的时候必如划过长空的闪电，从天这边一直照亮到天那边。 25 但祂必须先受苦，被这个世代弃绝。

26 “人子降临时的情形将像挪亚的时代， 27 人们吃喝嫁娶，一直到挪亚进入方舟那天，洪水来了，毁灭了他们； 28 又像罗得的时代，人们吃喝、做买卖、耕地、盖房。 29 在罗得离开所多玛那天，烈火和硫磺从天而降，把他们全毁灭了。

30 “人子显现之日的情形也是如此。 31 那天，在自己屋顶上的，不要下来收拾行李；在田里工作的，也不要回家。 32 你们要记住罗得妻子的事。 33 想保全生命的，必丧失生命；丧失生命的，必保全生命。 34 我告诉你们，那天晚上，两个人睡在一张床上，一个将被接去，一个将被撇下； 35 两个女人一起推磨，一个将被接去，一个将被撇下； 36 两个人在田间，一个将被接去，一个将被撇下。[b]”

37 门徒问：“主啊，在哪里有这事呢？”

耶稣回答说：“尸体在哪里，秃鹰就会聚集在哪里。”

Footnotes

  1. 17:21 “在你们心里”或作“在你们当中”。
  2. 17:36 有古卷无36节。
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Luke 17
New English Translation

Sin, Forgiveness, Faith, and Service

17 Jesus[a] said to his disciples, “Stumbling blocks are sure to come, but woe[b] to the one through whom they come! 2 It would be better for him to have a millstone[c] tied around his neck and be thrown into the sea[d] than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin.[e] 3 Watch[f] yourselves! If[g] your brother[h] sins, rebuke him. If[i] he repents, forgive him. 4 Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to you saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive[j] him.”

5 The[k] apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”[l] 6 So[m] the Lord replied,[n] “If[o] you had faith the size of[p] a mustard seed, you could say to this black mulberry[q] tree, ‘Be pulled out by the roots and planted in the sea,’[r] and it would obey[s] you.

7 “Would any one of you say[t] to your slave[u] who comes in from the field after plowing or shepherding sheep, ‘Come at once and sit down for a meal’?[v] 8 Won’t[w] the master[x] instead say to him, ‘Get my dinner ready, and make yourself ready[y] to serve me while[z] I eat and drink. Then[aa] you may eat and drink’? 9 He won’t thank the slave because he did what he was told,[ab] will he?[ac] 10 So you too, when you have done everything you were commanded to do, should say, ‘We are slaves undeserving of special praise;[ad] we have only done what was our duty.’”[ae]

The Grateful Leper

11 Now on[af] the way to Jerusalem,[ag] Jesus[ah] was passing along[ai] between Samaria and Galilee. 12 As[aj] he was entering[ak] a village, ten men with leprosy[al] met him. They[am] stood at a distance, 13 raised their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, have mercy[an] on us.” 14 When[ao] he saw them he said, “Go[ap] and show yourselves to the priests.”[aq] And[ar] as they went along, they were cleansed. 15 Then one of them, when he saw he was healed, turned back, praising[as] God with a loud voice. 16 He[at] fell with his face to the ground[au] at Jesus’ feet and thanked him.[av] (Now[aw] he was a Samaritan.)[ax] 17 Then[ay] Jesus said,[az] “Were[ba] not ten cleansed? Where are the other[bb] nine? 18 Was no one found to turn back and give praise to God except this foreigner?”[bc] 19 Then[bd] he said to the man,[be] “Get up and go your way. Your faith has made you well.”[bf]

The Coming of the Kingdom

20 Now at one point[bg] the Pharisees[bh] asked Jesus[bi] when the kingdom of God[bj] was coming, so he answered, “The kingdom of God is not coming with signs[bk] to be observed, 21 nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ For indeed, the kingdom of God is[bl] in your midst.”[bm]

The Coming of the Son of Man

22 Then[bn] he said to the disciples, “The days are coming when you will desire to see one of the days[bo] of the Son of Man, and you will not see it. 23 Then people[bp] will say to you, ‘Look, there he is!’[bq] or ‘Look, here he is!’ Do not go out or chase after them.[br] 24 For just like the lightning flashes[bs] and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day.[bt] 25 But first he must[bu] suffer many things and be rejected by this generation. 26 Just[bv] as it was[bw] in the days of Noah,[bx] so too it will be in the days of the Son of Man. 27 People[by] were eating,[bz] they were drinking, they were marrying, they were being given in marriage—right up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then[ca] the flood came and destroyed them all.[cb] 28 Likewise, just as it was[cc] in the days of Lot, people[cd] were eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, building; 29 but on the day Lot went out from Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.[ce] 30 It will be the same on the day the Son of Man is revealed. 31 On that day, anyone who is on the roof,[cf] with his goods in the house, must not come down[cg] to take them away, and likewise the person in the field must not turn back. 32 Remember Lot’s wife![ch] 33 Whoever tries to keep[ci] his life[cj] will lose it,[ck] but whoever loses his life will preserve it. 34 I tell you, in that night there will be two people in one bed; one will be taken and the other left.[cl] 35 There will be two women grinding grain together;[cm] one will be taken and the other left.”[cn]

37 Then[co] the disciples[cp] said[cq] to him, “Where,[cr] Lord?” He replied to them, “Where the dead body[cs] is, there the vultures[ct] will gather.”[cu]

Footnotes

  1. Luke 17:1 tn Grk “He”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
  2. Luke 17:1 sn See Luke 6:24-26.
  3. Luke 17:2 tn This term refers to the heavy upper stone of a grinding mill (L&N 7.70; BDAG 660 s.v. μυλικός). sn The punishment of drowning with a heavy weight attached is extremely gruesome and reflects Jesus’ views concerning those who cause others who believe in him to sin.
  4. Luke 17:2 tn Grk “if a millstone were tied…and he were thrown.” The conditional construction in Greek has been translated by English infinitives: “to have…and be thrown.”
  5. Luke 17:2 tn Or “to stumble.” This verb, σκανδαλίσῃ (skandalisē), has the same root as the noun σκάνδαλον (skandalon) in 17:1, translated “stumbling blocks”; this wordplay is difficult to reproduce in English. It is possible that the primary cause of offense here would be leading disciples (“little ones”) astray in a similar fashion.
  6. Luke 17:3 tn It is difficult to know if this looks back or forward or both. The warning suggests it looks back. For this verb, see Luke 8:18; 12:1, 15; 20:46; 21:8, 34. The present imperative reflects an ongoing spirit of watchfulness.
  7. Luke 17:3 tn Both the “if” clause in this verse and the “if” clause in v. 4 are third class conditions in Greek.
  8. Luke 17:3 tn Here the term “brother” means “fellow believer” or “fellow Christian” (cf. BDAG 18 s.v. ἀδελφός 2.a, contra BDAG 19 s.v. 2.c), but with a familial connotation. It refers equally to men, women, or children. However, because of the familial connotations, “brother” has been retained in the translation here in preference to the more generic “fellow believer” (“fellow Christian” would be anachronistic in this context).
  9. Luke 17:3 tn Grk “And if.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
  10. Luke 17:4 sn You must forgive him. Forgiveness is to be readily given and not withheld. In a community that is to have restored relationships, grudges are not beneficial.
  11. Luke 17:5 tn Grk “And the.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
  12. Luke 17:5 sn The request of the apostles, “Increase our faith,” is not a request for a gift of faith, but a request to increase the depth of their faith.
  13. Luke 17:6 tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of previous action(s) in the narrative.
  14. Luke 17:6 tn Grk “said.”
  15. Luke 17:6 tn This is a mixed condition, with ἄν (an) in the apodosis.
  16. Luke 17:6 tn Grk “faith as,” “faith like.”
  17. Luke 17:6 sn A black mulberry tree is a deciduous fruit tree that grows about 20 ft (6 m) tall and has black juicy berries. This tree has an extensive root system, so to pull it up would be a major operation.
  18. Luke 17:6 tn The passives here (ἐκριζώθητι and φυτεύθητι, ekrizōthēti and phuteuthēti) are probably a circumlocution for God performing the action (the so-called divine passive, see ExSyn 437-38). The issue is not the amount of faith (which in the example is only very tiny), but its presence, which can accomplish impossible things. To cause a tree to be uprooted and planted in the sea is impossible. The expression is a rhetorical idiom. It is like saying a camel can go through the eye of a needle (Luke 18:25).
  19. Luke 17:6 tn The verb is aorist, though it looks at a future event, another rhetorical touch to communicate certainty of the effect of faith.
  20. Luke 17:7 tn Grk “Who among you, having a slave…would say to him.”
  21. Luke 17:7 tn See the note on the word “slave” in 7:2.
  22. Luke 17:7 tn Grk “and recline at table,” as 1st century middle eastern meals were not eaten while sitting at a table, but while reclining on one’s side on the floor with the head closest to the low table and the feet farthest away. See BDAG 70 s.v. ἀναπίπτω 1.
  23. Luke 17:8 tn The question includes a Greek particle, οὐχί (ouchi), that expects a positive reply. The slave is expected to prepare a meal before eating himself.
  24. Luke 17:8 tn Grk “he”; the referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  25. Luke 17:8 tn Grk “and gird yourself” (with an apron or towel, in preparation for service).
  26. Luke 17:8 tn BDAG 423 s.v. ἕως 2.b, “to denote contemporaneousness as long as, while…w. subjunctive…Lk 17:8.”
  27. Luke 17:8 tn Grk “after these things.”
  28. Luke 17:9 tn Grk “did what was commanded.”
  29. Luke 17:9 tn The Greek construction anticipates a negative reply which is indicated in the translation by the ‘tag’ at the end, “will he?” Thanks are not required.
  30. Luke 17:10 tn Some translations describe the slaves as “worthless” (NRSV) or “unworthy” (NASB, NIV) but that is not Jesus’ point. These disciples have not done anything deserving special commendation or praise (L&N 33.361), but only what would normally be expected of a slave in such a situation (thus the translation “we have only done what was our duty”).
  31. Luke 17:10 tn Or “we have only done what we were supposed to do.”
  32. Luke 17:11 tn Grk “Now it happened that on.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.
  33. Luke 17:11 sn This is another travel note about Jesus going to Jerusalem in Luke 9:51-19:48, the so-called “Jerusalem journey” section of Luke’s Gospel. It is not a straight line journey, because to travel along the Galilean and Samaritan border is to go east or west, not south to Jerusalem.
  34. Luke 17:11 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  35. Luke 17:11 tn Or “was traveling about.”
  36. Luke 17:12 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
  37. Luke 17:12 tn The participle εἰσερχομένου (eiserchomenou) is taken temporally.
  38. Luke 17:12 sn The ten men with leprosy would have been unable to approach Jesus (Lev 13:45-46; Num 5:2-3). A leper was totally ostracized from society until he was declared cured (Lev 13:45-46). For more on the condition, see the note on lepers in Luke 4:27.
  39. Luke 17:12 tn Grk “leprosy, who.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, the relative pronoun was replaced with a personal pronoun and a new sentence started at this point in the translation.
  40. Luke 17:13 sn “Have mercy on us” is a request to heal them (Luke 18:38-39; 16:24; Matt 9:27; 15:22; 17:15; 20:31-32; Mark 10:47-49).
  41. Luke 17:14 tn Καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
  42. Luke 17:14 tn The participle πορευθέντες (poreuthentes) is a good example of an adverbial participle of attendant circumstance. As such, it picks up the force of an imperative from the verb to which it is related (ExSyn 640-45).
  43. Luke 17:14 sn These are the instructions of what to do with a healing (Lev 13:19; 14:1-11; Luke 5:14).
  44. Luke 17:14 tn Grk “And it happened that as.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.
  45. Luke 17:15 tn Grk “glorifying God.”
  46. Luke 17:16 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
  47. Luke 17:16 tn Grk “he fell on his face” (an idiom for complete prostration).
  48. Luke 17:16 sn And thanked him. This action recognized God’s healing work through Jesus.
  49. Luke 17:16 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the introduction of a parenthetical comment.
  50. Luke 17:16 sn This is a parenthetical note by the author. The comment that the man was a Samaritan means that to most Jews of Jesus’ day he would have been despised as a half-breed and a heretic. The note adds a touch of irony to the account (v. 18).
  51. Luke 17:17 tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
  52. Luke 17:17 tn Grk “Jesus answering said”; this is redundant in contemporary English and has been simplified in the translation.
  53. Luke 17:17 tn The Greek construction used here (οὐχί, ouchi) expects a positive reply.
  54. Luke 17:17 tn The word “other” is implied in the context.
  55. Luke 17:18 sn Jesus’ point in calling the man a foreigner is that none of the other nine, who were presumably Israelites, responded with gratitude. Only the “outsiders” were listening and responding.
  56. Luke 17:19 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
  57. Luke 17:19 tn Grk “to him”; the referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  58. Luke 17:19 tn Or “has delivered you”; Grk “has saved you.” The remark about faith suggests the benefit of trusting in Jesus’ ability to deliver. Apparently the Samaritan benefited from the healing in a way the other nine did not.
  59. Luke 17:20 tn The words “at one point” are supplied to indicate that the following incident is not necessarily in chronological sequence with the preceding event.
  60. Luke 17:20 sn See the note on Pharisees in 5:17.
  61. Luke 17:20 tn Grk “having been asked by the Pharisees.” The passive construction has been translated as an active one in keeping with contemporary English style, and the direct object, Jesus, has been supplied from the context.
  62. Luke 17:20 sn The kingdom of God is a major theme of Jesus’ teaching. The nature of the kingdom of God in the NT and in Jesus’ teaching has long been debated by interpreters and scholars, with discussion primarily centering around the nature of the kingdom (earthly, heavenly, or both) and the kingdom’s arrival (present, future, or both). An additional major issue concerns the relationship between the kingdom of God and the person and work of Jesus himself. See Luke 6:20; 11:20; 17:20-21.
  63. Luke 17:20 tn Or “is not coming in a way that it can be closely watched” (L&N 24.48). Although there are differing interpretations of what this means, it probably refers to the cosmic signs often associated with the kingdom’s coming in the Jewish view (1 En. 91, 93; 2 Bar. 53–74). See D. L. Bock, Luke (BECNT), 2:1412-14, also H. Riesenfeld, TDNT 8:150.
  64. Luke 17:21 tn This is a present tense in the Greek text. In contrast to waiting and looking for the kingdom, it is now available.
  65. Luke 17:21 tn This is a far better translation than “in you.” Jesus would never tell the hostile Pharisees that the kingdom was inside them. The reference is to Jesus present in their midst. He brings the kingdom. Another possible translation would be “in your grasp.” For further discussion and options, see D. L. Bock, Luke (BECNT), 2:1414-19.
  66. Luke 17:22 tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
  67. Luke 17:22 sn This is a reference to the days of the full manifestation of Jesus’ power in a fully established kingdom. The reference to “days” instead of “day” is unusual, appearing only here and in v. 26, but it may be motivated merely by parallelism with the “days” of Noah there and the “days of Lot” in v. 28.
  68. Luke 17:23 tn Grk “And they will say.” The plural in Greek is indefinite, referring to people in general. Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
  69. Luke 17:23 tn The words “he is” here and in the following clause are understood and have been supplied from the context.
  70. Luke 17:23 sn Do not go out or chase after them. There will be no need to search for the Son of Man at his coming, though many will falsely claim its arrival.
  71. Luke 17:24 sn The Son of Man’s coming in power will be sudden and obvious like lightning. No one will need to point it out.
  72. Luke 17:24 tc Some very significant mss (P75 B D it sa) lack the words ἐν τῇ ἡμέρα αὐτοῦ (en tē hēmera autou, “in his day”), but the words are included in א A L W Θ Ψ ƒ1,13 M lat sy bo. On the one hand, the shorter reading is impressive because it has some of the best Alexandrian and Western witnesses in support; on the other hand, the expression ἐν τῇ ἡμέρα αὐτοῦ is unusual (found nowhere else in the NT), and may be considered the harder reading. A decision is difficult, but it is probably best to retain the words. NA28 rightly has the words in brackets, expressing doubt as to their authenticity.
  73. Luke 17:25 sn The Son of Man’s suffering and rejection by this generation is another “it is necessary” type of event in God’s plan (Luke 4:43; 24:7, 26, 44) and the fifth passion prediction in Luke’s account (9:22, 44; 12:50; 13:32-33; for the last, see 18:32-33).
  74. Luke 17:26 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
  75. Luke 17:26 tn Or “as it happened.”
  76. Luke 17:26 sn Like the days of Noah, the time of the flood in Gen 6:5-8:22, the judgment will come as a surprise as people live their day to day lives.
  77. Luke 17:27 tn Grk “They.” The plural in Greek is indefinite, referring to people in general.
  78. Luke 17:27 tn These verbs (“eating…drinking…marrying…being given in marriage”) are all progressive imperfects, describing action in progress at that time.
  79. Luke 17:27 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
  80. Luke 17:27 sn Like that flood came and destroyed them all, the coming judgment associated with the Son of Man will condemn many.
  81. Luke 17:28 tn Or “as it happened.”
  82. Luke 17:28 tn Grk “they.” The plural in Greek is indefinite, referring to people in general.
  83. Luke 17:29 sn And destroyed them all. The coming of the Son of Man will be like the judgment on Sodom, one of the most immoral places of the OT (Gen 19:16-17; Deut 32:32-33; Isa 1:10).
  84. Luke 17:31 sn Most of the roofs in the NT were flat roofs made of pounded dirt, sometimes mixed with lime or stones, supported by heavy wooden beams. They generally had an easy means of access, either a sturdy wooden ladder or stone stairway, sometimes on the outside of the house.
  85. Luke 17:31 sn The swiftness and devastation of the judgment will require a swift escape. There is no time to come down from one’s roof and pick up anything from inside one’s home.
  86. Luke 17:32 sn An allusion to Gen 19:26. The warning about Lot’s wife is not to look back and long to be where one used to be. The world is being judged, and the person who delays or turns back will be destroyed.
  87. Luke 17:33 tn Or “tries to preserve”; Grk “seeks to gain.”
  88. Luke 17:33 tn Grk “soul.” See the discussion of this Greek term in the note on “life” in Luke 9:24.
  89. Luke 17:33 sn The Greek word translated life can refer to both earthly, physical life and inner, transcendent life (one’s “soul”). In the context, if a person is not willing to suffer the world’s rejection and persecution in order to follow Jesus but instead seeks to retain his physical life, then that person will lose both physical life and inner, transcendent life (at the judgment). On the other hand, the one who willingly gives up earthly, physical life to follow Jesus (“loses his life”) will ultimately preserve one’s “soul” (note that the parallel in John’s Gospel speaks of “guarding one’s ‘soul’ for eternal life” (John 12:25).
  90. Luke 17:34 sn There is debate among commentators and scholars over the phrase one will be taken and the other left about whether one is taken for judgment or for salvation. If the imagery is patterned after the rescue of Noah from the flood and Lot from Sodom, as some suggest, the ones taken are the saved (as Noah and Lot were) and those left behind are judged. The imagery, however, is not directly tied to the identification of the two groups. Its primary purpose in context is to picture the sudden, surprising separation of the righteous and the judged (i.e., condemned) at the return of the Son of Man.
  91. Luke 17:35 tn Grk “at the same place.” According to L&N 46.16, this refers to a hand mill normally operated by two women.
  92. Luke 17:35 tc Several mss (D ƒ13 [579] 700 al lat sy) add (with several variations among these witnesses) 17:36 “There will be two in the field; one will be taken and the other left.” It is not well enough attested to be original. Further, it is an assimilation to the parallel in Matt 24:40, which marks the addition as secondary. The present translation follows NA28 in omitting the verse number, a procedure also followed by a number of other modern translations.
  93. Luke 17:37 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
  94. Luke 17:37 tn Grk “they”; the referent (the disciples, v. 22) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  95. Luke 17:37 tn Grk “answering, they said to him.” This is redundant in contemporary English and has been simplified in the translation.
  96. Luke 17:37 sn The question “Where, Lord?” means, “Where will the judgment take place?”
  97. Luke 17:37 tn Or “corpse.”
  98. Luke 17:37 tn The same Greek term can refer to “eagles” or “vultures” (L&N 4.42; BDAG 22 s.v. ἀετός), but in this context it must mean vultures, because the gruesome image is one of dead bodies being consumed by scavengers. sn Jesus’ answer is that when the judgment comes, the scenes of death will be obvious and so will the location of the judgment.
  99. Luke 17:37 tn Grk “will be gathered.” The passive construction has been translated as an active one in English.
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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

  1. Luke 17:3 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a fellow disciple, whether man or woman.
  2. Luke 17:12 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.
  3. Luke 17:21 Or is within you
  4. Luke 17:24 Some manuscripts do not have in his day.
  5. Luke 17:36 Some manuscripts include here words similar to Matt. 24:40.
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17 Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!

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

3 Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

4 And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.

5 And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.

6 And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.

7 But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat?

8 And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?

9 Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I trow not.

10 So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.

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

12 And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:

13 And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.

14 And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.

15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,

16 And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.

17 And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?

18 There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.

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

20 And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:

21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

22 And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it.

23 And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them.

24 For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.

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

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

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

28 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;

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

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

31 In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.

32 Remember Lot's wife.

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

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

35 Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

36 Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

37 And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.

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