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Lucas 17
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)

Advertencias y recomendaciones (Mt 18,6-7.21-22; Mc 9,42)

17 Jesús dijo a sus discípulos:

— Es imposible evitar que haya quienes instiguen al pecado; pero, ¡ay de aquel que incite a pecar! 2 Más le valdría que lo arrojaran al mar con una piedra de molino atada al cuello que ser culpable de que uno de estos pequeños caiga en pecado. 3 ¡Estén, pues, atentos!

Si tu hermano peca, repréndelo; y si cambia de conducta, perdónalo. 4 Aunque en un solo día te ofenda siete veces, si otras tantas se vuelve a ti y te dice: “Me arrepiento de haberlo hecho”, perdónalo.

5 Los apóstoles dijeron al Señor:

— Aumenta nuestra fe.

6 El Señor les contestó:

— Si tuvieran fe, aunque sólo fuera como un grano de mostaza, le dirían a esta morera: “Quítate de ahí y plántate en el mar”, y los obedecería. 7 Si alguno de ustedes, tiene un criado que está arando la tierra o cuidando el ganado, ¿acaso le dice cuando regresa del campo: “Ven acá, siéntate ahora mismo a cenar”? 8 ¿No le dirá, más bien: “Prepárame la cena y encárgate de servirme mientras como y bebo, y después podrás comer tú”? 9 Y tampoco tiene por qué darle las gracias al criado por haber hecho lo que se le había ordenado. 10 Pues así, también ustedes, cuando hayan hecho todo lo que Dios les ha mandado, digan: “Somos siervos inútiles; hemos hecho lo que debíamos hacer”.

El leproso agradecido

11 En su camino hacia Jerusalén, Jesús transitaba entre Samaría y Galilea. 12 Al llegar a cierta aldea, le salieron al encuentro diez leprosos que, desde lejos, 13 comenzaron a gritar:

— ¡Jesús, Maestro, ten compasión de nosotros!

14 Jesús, al verlos, les dijo:

— Vayan a presentarse a los sacerdotes.

Y sucedió que, mientras iban a presentarse, quedaron limpios de su lepra. 15 Uno de ellos, al verse curado, regresó alabando a Dios a grandes voces. 16 Y, postrado rostro en tierra a los pies de Jesús, le daba las gracias. Se trataba de un samaritano. 17 Jesús preguntó entonces:

— ¿No fueron diez los que quedaron limpios? Pues ¿dónde están los otros nueve? 18 ¿Sólo este extranjero ha vuelto para alabar a Dios?

19 Y le dijo:

— Levántate y vete. Tu fe te ha salvado.

La venida del reino de Dios (Mt 24,17-18.23.28.37-41; Mc 13,15-16)

20 Los fariseos preguntaron a Jesús:

— ¿Cuándo vendrá el reino de Dios?

Jesús les contestó:

— El reino de Dios no vendrá a la vista de todos. 21 No se podrá decir: “Está aquí” o “Está allí”. En realidad, el reino de Dios ya está entre ustedes.

22 Dijo también Jesús a sus discípulos:

— Tiempo vendrá en que ustedes desearán ver siquiera uno de los días del Hijo del hombre, pero no lo verán. 23 Entonces les dirán: “Miren, está aquí”, o bien, “Está allí”; pero no vayan ni hagan caso de ellos, 24 porque el Hijo del hombre, en el día de su venida, será como un relámpago que ilumina el cielo de un extremo a otro. 25 Pero antes tiene que sufrir mucho y ser rechazado por esta gente de hoy.

26 El tiempo de la venida del Hijo del hombre puede compararse a lo que sucedió en tiempos de Noé: 27 hasta el momento mismo en que Noé entró en el arca, todo el mundo comía, bebía y se casaba. Pero vino el diluvio y acabó con todos. 28 Lo mismo sucedió en tiempos de Lot: todos comían, bebían, compraban, vendían, sembraban y construían casas. 29 Pero el día en que Lot salió de Sodoma, llovió del cielo fuego y azufre y acabó con todos. 30 Así será el día en que se manifieste el Hijo del hombre. 31 El que entonces esté en la azotea y tenga sus cosas dentro de la casa, no baje a recogerlas; y el que esté en el campo, no vuelva tampoco a su casa. 32 ¡Acuérdense de la mujer de Lot! 33 El que pretenda salvar su vida, la perderá; en cambio, el que la pierda, ese la recobrará. 34 Les digo que en aquella noche estarán dos acostados en la misma cama: a uno se lo llevarán y dejarán al otro. 35 Dos mujeres estarán moliendo juntas: a una se la llevarán y dejarán a la otra. 36 [Dos hombres estarán trabajando en el campo: a uno se lo llevarán y dejarán al otro].

37 Al oír esto, preguntaron a Jesús:

— ¿Dónde sucederá eso, Señor?

Él les contestó:

— ¡Donde esté el cuerpo, allí se juntarán los buitres!

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Lucas 17
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El pecado, la fe y el deber

17 Luego dijo Jesús a sus discípulos:

—Los tropiezos son inevitables, pero ¡ay de aquel que los ocasiona! 2 Más le valdría ser arrojado al mar con una piedra de molino atada al cuello que servir de tropiezo a uno solo de estos pequeños. 3 Así que, ¡cuídense!

»Si tu hermano peca, repréndelo; y si se arrepiente, perdónalo. 4 Aun si peca contra ti siete veces en un día, y siete veces regresa a decirte que se arrepiente, perdónalo.

5 Entonces los apóstoles dijeron al Señor:

—¡Aumenta nuestra fe!

6 —Si ustedes tuvieran una fe tan pequeña como una semilla de mostaza —respondió el Señor—, podrían decirle a este árbol sicómoro: “Arráncate de aquí y plántate en el mar” y les obedecería.

7 »Supongamos que uno de ustedes tiene un siervo que ha estado arando el campo o cuidando las ovejas. Cuando el siervo regresa del campo, ¿acaso le diría “ven enseguida a sentarte a la mesa”? 8 ¿No le diría más bien “prepárame la comida y cámbiate de ropa para atenderme mientras yo ceno; después tú podrás cenar”? 9 ¿Acaso le daría las gracias al siervo por haber hecho lo que se le mandó? 10 Así también ustedes, cuando hayan hecho todo lo que se les ha mandado, deben decir: “Somos siervos inútiles; no hemos hecho más que cumplir con nuestro deber”.

Jesús sana a diez enfermos de la piel

11 Un día, siguiendo su viaje a Jerusalén, Jesús pasaba por Samaria y Galilea. 12 Cuando estaba por entrar en un pueblo, salieron a su encuentro diez hombres que tenían enferma la piel. Como se habían quedado a cierta distancia, 13 gritaron:

—¡Jesús, Maestro, ten compasión de nosotros!

14 Al verlos, les dijo:

—Vayan a presentarse a los sacerdotes.

Resultó que, mientras iban de camino, quedaron limpios.

15 Uno de ellos, al verse ya sano, regresó alabando a Dios a grandes voces. 16 Cayó rostro en tierra a los pies de Jesús y le dio las gracias, no obstante que era samaritano.

17 —¿Acaso no quedaron limpios los diez? —preguntó Jesús—. ¿Dónde están los otros nueve? 18 ¿No hubo ninguno que regresara a dar gloria a Dios, excepto este extranjero? 19 Levántate y vete —dijo al hombre—; tu fe te ha sanado.

La venida del reino de Dios(A)

20 Los fariseos preguntaron a Jesús cuándo iba a venir el reino de Dios y él les respondió:

—La venida del reino de Dios no es algo que se pueda observar. 21 No van a decir: “¡Mírenlo acá! ¡Mírenlo allá!”. Dense cuenta de que el reino de Dios está entre[a] ustedes.

22 A sus discípulos les dijo:

—Llegará el tiempo en que ustedes anhelarán vivir siquiera uno de los días del Hijo del hombre, pero no podrán. 23 Les dirán: “¡Mírenlo allá! ¡Mírenlo acá!”. No vayan; no los sigan. 24 Porque en su día[b] el Hijo del hombre será como el relámpago que destella e ilumina el cielo de un extremo al otro. 25 Pero antes él tiene que sufrir muchas cosas y ser rechazado por esta generación.

26 »Tal como sucedió en tiempos de Noé, así también será cuando venga el Hijo del hombre. 27 Comían, bebían, se casaban y daban en casamiento, hasta el día en que Noé entró en el arca; entonces llegó el diluvio y los destruyó a todos.

28 »Lo mismo sucedió en tiempos de Lot: comían y bebían, compraban y vendían, sembraban y edificaban. 29 Pero el día en que Lot salió de Sodoma, llovió del cielo fuego y azufre y acabó con todos.

30 »Así será el día en que se manifieste el Hijo del hombre. 31 En aquel día, el que esté en la azotea y tenga sus cosas dentro de la casa, que no baje a buscarlas. Así mismo el que esté en el campo, que no regrese por lo que haya dejado atrás. 32 ¡Acuérdense de la esposa de Lot! 33 El que procure conservar su vida la perderá; y el que la pierda la conservará. 34 Les digo que en aquella noche estarán dos personas en una misma cama: una será llevada y la otra será dejada. 35 Dos mujeres estarán moliendo juntas: una será llevada y la otra será dejada». 36 [c]

37 —¿Dónde, Señor? —preguntaron.

—Donde esté el cadáver, allí se reunirán los buitres —respondió él.

Footnotes

  1. 17:21 entre. Alt. dentro de.
  2. 17:24 Var. no incluye: en su día.
  3. 17:36 Algunos manuscritos agregan lo siguiente: Estarán dos hombres en el campo: uno será llevado y el otro será dejado (véase Mt 24:40).
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Lucas 17
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Ocasiones de caer

(Mt. 18.6-7,21-22; Mr. 9.42)

17 Dijo Jesús a sus discípulos: Imposible es que no vengan tropiezos; mas ¡ay de aquel por quien vienen! 2 Mejor le fuera que se le atase al cuello una piedra de molino y se le arrojase al mar, que hacer tropezar a uno de estos pequeñitos. 3 Mirad por vosotros mismos. Si tu hermano pecare contra ti, repréndele; y si se arrepintiere, perdónale.(A) 4 Y si siete veces al día pecare contra ti, y siete veces al día volviere a ti, diciendo: Me arrepiento; perdónale.

Auméntanos la fe

5 Dijeron los apóstoles al Señor: Auméntanos la fe. 6 Entonces el Señor dijo: Si tuvierais fe como un grano de mostaza, podríais decir a este sicómoro: Desarráigate, y plántate en el mar; y os obedecería.

El deber del siervo

7 ¿Quién de vosotros, teniendo un siervo que ara o apacienta ganado, al volver él del campo, luego le dice: Pasa, siéntate a la mesa? 8 ¿No le dice más bien: Prepárame la cena, cíñete, y sírveme hasta que haya comido y bebido; y después de esto, come y bebe tú? 9 ¿Acaso da gracias al siervo porque hizo lo que se le había mandado? Pienso que no. 10 Así también vosotros, cuando hayáis hecho todo lo que os ha sido ordenado, decid: Siervos inútiles somos, pues lo que debíamos hacer, hicimos.

Diez leprosos son limpiados

11 Yendo Jesús a Jerusalén, pasaba entre Samaria y Galilea. 12 Y al entrar en una aldea, le salieron al encuentro diez hombres leprosos, los cuales se pararon de lejos 13 y alzaron la voz, diciendo: ¡Jesús, Maestro, ten misericordia de nosotros! 14 Cuando él los vio, les dijo: Id, mostraos a los sacerdotes.(B) Y aconteció que mientras iban, fueron limpiados. 15 Entonces uno de ellos, viendo que había sido sanado, volvió, glorificando a Dios a gran voz, 16 y se postró rostro en tierra a sus pies, dándole gracias; y este era samaritano. 17 Respondiendo Jesús, dijo: ¿No son diez los que fueron limpiados? Y los nueve, ¿dónde están? 18 ¿No hubo quien volviese y diese gloria a Dios sino este extranjero? 19 Y le dijo: Levántate, vete; tu fe te ha salvado.

La venida del Reino

(Mt. 24.23-28,36-41)

20 Preguntado por los fariseos, cuándo había de venir el reino de Dios, les respondió y dijo: El reino de Dios no vendrá con advertencia, 21 ni dirán: Helo aquí, o helo allí;(C) porque he aquí el reino de Dios está entre vosotros. 22 Y dijo a sus discípulos: Tiempo vendrá cuando desearéis ver uno de los días del Hijo del Hombre, y no lo veréis. 23 Y os dirán: Helo aquí, o helo allí. No vayáis, ni los sigáis. 24 Porque como el relámpago que al fulgurar resplandece desde un extremo del cielo hasta el otro, así también será el Hijo del Hombre en su día. 25 Pero primero es necesario que padezca mucho, y sea desechado por esta generación. 26 Como fue en los días de Noé,(D) así también será en los días del Hijo del Hombre. 27 Comían, bebían, se casaban y se daban en casamiento, hasta el día en que entró Noé en el arca, y vino el diluvio y los destruyó a todos.(E) 28 Asimismo como sucedió en los días de Lot;(F) comían, bebían, compraban, vendían, plantaban, edificaban; 29 mas el día en que Lot salió de Sodoma, llovió del cielo fuego y azufre, y los destruyó a todos. 30 Así será el día en que el Hijo del Hombre se manifieste. 31 En aquel día, el que esté en la azotea, y sus bienes en casa, no descienda a tomarlos; y el que en el campo, asimismo no vuelva atrás.(G) 32 Acordaos de la mujer de Lot.(H) 33 Todo el que procure salvar su vida, la perderá; y todo el que la pierda, la salvará.(I) 34 Os digo que en aquella noche estarán dos en una cama; el uno será tomado, y el otro será dejado. 35 Dos mujeres estarán moliendo juntas; la una será tomada, y la otra dejada. 36 Dos estarán en el campo; el uno será tomado, y el otro dejado. 37 Y respondiendo, le dijeron: ¿Dónde, Señor? Él les dijo: Donde estuviere el cuerpo, allí se juntarán también las águilas.

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Luke 17
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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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