Luke 17:1-19

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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) ²It 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) ³So watch yourselves.

“If your brother or sister^[a] sins against you, rebuke them;^(E) and if they repent, forgive them.^(F) ⁴Even 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)

⁵The apostles^(H) said to the Lord,^(I) “Increase our faith!”

⁶He 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’? ⁸Won’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’? ⁹Will he thank the servant because he did what he was told to do? ¹⁰So 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

¹¹Now on his way to Jerusalem,^(N) Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee.^(O) ¹²As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy^[b]^(P) met him. They stood at a distance^(Q) ¹³and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master,^(R) have pity on us!”

¹⁴When he saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.”^(S) And as they went, they were cleansed.

¹⁵One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God^(T) in a loud voice. ¹⁶He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him—and he was a Samaritan.^(U)

¹⁷Jesus asked, “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? ¹⁸Has no one returned to give praise to God except this foreigner?” ¹⁹Then he said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well.”^(V)

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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.

Psalm 91-93

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Psalm 91

¹Whoever dwells in the shelter^(A) of the Most High
will rest in the shadow^(B) of the Almighty.^[a]
²I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge^(C) and my fortress,^(D)
my God, in whom I trust.”

³Surely he will save you
    from the fowler’s snare^(E)
    and from the deadly pestilence.^(F)
⁴He will cover you with his feathers,
    and under his wings you will find refuge;^(G)
    his faithfulness will be your shield^(H) and rampart.
⁵You will not fear^(I) the terror of night,
    nor the arrow that flies by day,
⁶nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
    nor the plague that destroys at midday.
⁷A thousand may fall at your side,
    ten thousand at your right hand,
    but it will not come near you.
⁸You will only observe with your eyes
    and see the punishment of the wicked.^(J)

⁹If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,”
    and you make the Most High your dwelling,
¹⁰no harm^(K) will overtake you,
    no disaster will come near your tent.
¹¹For he will command his angels^(L) concerning you
    to guard you in all your ways;^(M)
¹²they will lift you up in their hands,
    so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.^(N)
¹³You will tread on the lion and the cobra;
    you will trample the great lion and the serpent.^(O)

¹⁴“Because he^[b] loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him;
    I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
¹⁵He will call on me, and I will answer him;
    I will be with him in trouble,
    I will deliver him and honor him.^(P)
¹⁶With long life^(Q) I will satisfy him
    and show him my salvation.^(R)”

Psalm 92^[c]

A psalm. A song. For the Sabbath day.

¹It is good to praise the Lord
    and make music^(S) to your name,^(T) O Most High,^(U)
²proclaiming your love in the morning^(V)
    and your faithfulness at night,
³to the music of the ten-stringed lyre^(W)
    and the melody of the harp.^(X)

⁴For you make me glad by your deeds, Lord;
    I sing for joy^(Y) at what your hands have done.^(Z)
⁵How great are your works,^(AA) Lord,
    how profound your thoughts!^(AB)
⁶Senseless people^(AC) do not know,
    fools do not understand,
⁷that though the wicked spring up like grass
    and all evildoers flourish,
    they will be destroyed forever.^(AD)

⁸But you, Lord, are forever exalted.

⁹For surely your enemies^(AE), Lord,
    surely your enemies will perish;
    all evildoers will be scattered.^(AF)
¹⁰You have exalted my horn^[d]^(AG) like that of a wild ox;^(AH)
    fine oils^(AI) have been poured on me.
¹¹My eyes have seen the defeat of my adversaries;
    my ears have heard the rout of my wicked foes.^(AJ)

¹²The righteous will flourish^(AK) like a palm tree,
    they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;^(AL)
¹³planted in the house of the Lord,
    they will flourish in the courts of our God.^(AM)
¹⁴They will still bear fruit^(AN) in old age,
    they will stay fresh and green,
¹⁵proclaiming, “The Lord is upright;
    he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him.^(AO)”

Psalm 93

¹The Lord reigns,^(AP) he is robed in majesty;^(AQ)
    the Lord is robed in majesty and armed with strength;^(AR)
    indeed, the world is established,^(AS) firm and secure.^(AT)
²Your throne was established^(AU) long ago;
    you are from all eternity.^(AV)

³The seas^(AW) have lifted up, Lord,
    the seas have lifted up their voice;^(AX)
    the seas have lifted up their pounding waves.^(AY)
⁴Mightier than the thunder^(AZ) of the great waters,
    mightier than the breakers^(BA) of the sea—
    the Lord on high is mighty.^(BB)