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Luke 17:11-18:14
New King James Version
Luke 17:11-18:14
New King James Version
Ten Lepers Cleansed
11 Now it happened (A)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, (B)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, (C)“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 (D)glorified God, 16 and fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks. And he was a (E)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 (F)And He said to him, “Arise, go your way. Your faith has made you well.”
The Coming of the Kingdom(G)
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 (H)nor will they say, [a]‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’ For indeed, (I)the kingdom of God is [b]within you.”
22 Then He said to the disciples, (J)“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 (K)And they will say to you, [c]‘Look here!’ or ‘Look there!’ Do not go after them or follow them. 24 (L)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 (M)But first He must suffer many things and be (N)rejected by this generation. 26 (O)And as it (P)was in the (Q)days of (R)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 (S)day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and (T)destroyed them all. 28 (U)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 (V)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 (W)is revealed.
31 “In that day, he (X)who is on the housetop, and his [d]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 (Y)Remember Lot’s wife. 33 (Z)Whoever seeks to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it. 34 (AA)I tell you, in that night there will be two [e]men in one bed: the one will be taken and the other will be left. 35 (AB)Two women will be grinding together: the one will be taken and the other left. 36 [f]Two men will be in the field: the one will be taken and the other left.”
37 And they answered and said to Him, (AC)“Where, Lord?”
So He said to them, “Wherever the body is, there the eagles will be gathered together.”
The Parable of the Persistent Widow
18 Then He spoke a parable to them, that men (AD)always ought to pray and not lose heart, 2 saying: “There was in a certain city a judge who did not fear God nor [g]regard man. 3 Now there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying, [h]‘Get justice for me from my adversary.’ 4 And he would not for a while; but afterward he said within himself, ‘Though I do not fear God nor regard man, 5 (AE)yet because this widow troubles me I will [i]avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.’ ”
6 Then the Lord said, “Hear what the unjust judge said. 7 And (AF)shall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them? 8 I tell you (AG)that He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?”
The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
9 Also He spoke this parable to some (AH)who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: 10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee (AI)stood and prayed thus with himself, (AJ)‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.’ 13 And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner!’ 14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; (AK)for everyone who exalts himself will be [j]humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
Footnotes
- 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.
- Luke 18:2 respect
- Luke 18:3 Avenge me on
- Luke 18:5 vindicate
- Luke 18:14 put down
Luke 17:11-18:14
New International Version
Luke 17:11-18:14
New International Version
Jesus Heals Ten Men With Leprosy
11 Now on his way to Jerusalem,(A) Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee.(B) 12 As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy[a](C) met him. They stood at a distance(D) 13 and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master,(E) have pity on us!”
14 When he saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.”(F) And as they went, they were cleansed.
15 One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God(G) in a loud voice. 16 He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him—and he was a Samaritan.(H)
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.”(I)
The Coming of the Kingdom of God(J)
20 Once, on being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come,(K) 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,’(L) because the kingdom of God is in your midst.”[b]
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,(M) but you will not see it.(N) 23 People will tell you, ‘There he is!’ or ‘Here he is!’ Do not go running off after them.(O) 24 For the Son of Man in his day[c] will be like the lightning,(P) which flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other. 25 But first he must suffer many things(Q) and be rejected(R) by this generation.(S)
26 “Just as it was in the days of Noah,(T) 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.(U) 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.(V) 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.(W) 32 Remember Lot’s wife!(X) 33 Whoever tries to keep their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life will preserve it.(Y) 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.”(Z) [36] [d]
37 “Where, Lord?” they asked.
He replied, “Where there is a dead body, there the vultures will gather.”(AA)
The Parable of the Persistent Widow
18 Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.(AB) 2 He said: “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared what people thought. 3 And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, ‘Grant me justice(AC) against my adversary.’
4 “For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, ‘Even though I don’t fear God or care what people think, 5 yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won’t eventually come and attack me!’”(AD)
6 And the Lord(AE) said, “Listen to what the unjust judge says. 7 And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out(AF) to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? 8 I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man(AG) comes,(AH) will he find faith on the earth?”
The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
9 To some who were confident of their own righteousness(AI) and looked down on everyone else,(AJ) Jesus told this parable: 10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray,(AK) one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood by himself(AL) and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. 12 I fast(AM) twice a week and give a tenth(AN) of all I get.’
13 “But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast(AO) and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’(AP)
14 “I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”(AQ)
Footnotes
- 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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