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Woe To The One Who Causes Others To Fall. Rebuke Sin In Your Brother. Forgive
17 And He said to His disciples, “It is impossible that the causes-of-falling should not[a] come. Nevertheless, woe to the one through whom they come. 2 It would be better for him if a mill’s stone were lying-around his neck and he had been[b] thrown-off into the sea, than that he should cause one of these[c] little ones to fall. 3 Take heed to yourselves— If your brother sins, rebuke him. And if he repents, forgive him. 4 And if he sins against you seven times in the day, and returns to you seven times saying ‘I repent’, forgive him”.
The Apostles Ask For More Faith. The Smallest Amount Is Enough
5 The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase faith for us”. 6 And the Lord said, “If you have faith like a seed[d] of a mustard-plant, you would say to this mulberry-tree, ‘Be uprooted and be planted in the sea’, and it would have obeyed you. 7 And who from-among you is there who, having a slave plowing or shepherding, will say to him having come in from the field, ‘Immediately having come-to the table, fall back [to eat]!’? 8 But will he not say to him, ‘Prepare something I may have-for-dinner. And having girded-yourself, be serving me until I eat and drink. And after these things, you will eat and drink’? 9 He does not have gratitude[e] for the slave because he did the things having been commanded, does he? 10 So also you, when you do all the things having been commanded to you, be saying that ‘We are unprofitable[f] slaves. We have done what we were obligated to do’”.
Jesus Heals Ten Lepers. One Returns To Give Thanks
11 And it came about during the proceeding to Jerusalem that He was going through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. 12 And while He was entering into a certain village, ten leprous men met Him, who stood at-a-distance. 13 And they lifted their voice, saying, “Jesus, Master, have-mercy-on us!” 14 And having seen them, He said to them, “Having gone, show yourselves to the priests”. And it came about during their going that they were cleansed. 15 And one of them, having seen that he was healed, returned glorifying God with a loud voice. 16 And he fell on his face at His feet while giving-thanks to Him. And he was a Samaritan. 17 And having responded, Jesus said, “Were not ten cleansed? But where are the nine? 18 Were none found having returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?” 19 And He said to him, “Having arisen, go. Your faith has restored you”.
Jesus Is Asked When The Kingdom Is Coming. The Kingdom Is Within You
20 And having been asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God is coming, He responded to them and said, “The kingdom of God is not coming with observation[g], 21 nor will they say, ‘Behold— here it is’, or, ‘There it is’. For behold— the kingdom of God is within[h] you”.
The Coming of The Son Will Be Like Lightning
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. 23 And they will say to you, ‘Behold— there He is’, or, ‘Behold— here He is’. Do not go, nor pursue them. 24 For just like the lightning flashing out of the one part under heaven shines[i] to the other part under heaven, so will the Son of Man be in His day. 25 But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.
The Coming of The Son Will Be Like The Days of Noah And Lot
26 “And as it happened in the days of Noah [in Gen 6-7], so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man— 27 they were eating, drinking, marrying, being given-in-marriage, until which day[j] Noah entered into the ark and the flood came and destroyed everyone. 28 Likewise, just as it happened in the days of Lot [in Gen 19]— they were eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, building. 29 But on the day Lot departed from Sodom, it rained fire and sulphur from heaven and destroyed everyone. 30 It will be[k] the same way on the day the Son of Man is revealed. 31 On that day, let he who will be on the housetop and his things in the house not go down to take them. And let the one in a field likewise not turn-back to the things behind. 32 Remember Lot’s wife. 33 Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it. But whoever loses it will keep it alive. 34 I say to you, on this night there will be two people[l] on one bed— the one will be taken[m], and the other will be left. 35 There will be two women grinding at the same place— the one will be taken, and the other will be left. 36 [n] 37 And having responded, they say to Him, “Where, Lord?” And the One said to them, “Where[o] the body is, there also[p] the vultures will be gathered-together”.
Pray And Don’t Lose Heart: God Will Avenge His People
18 And He was speaking a parable to them with-regard-to[q] it being necessary that they always be praying and not losing-heart, 2 saying, “There was in a certain city a certain judge not fearing God and not having-regard-for[r] the person. 3 And there was a widow in that city. And she was coming to him, saying, ‘Avenge[s] me from my adversary’. 4 And he was not willing for a time. But after these things, he said within himself, ‘Even though I do not fear God nor have regard for the person, 5 yet because of this widow’s causing me trouble, I will avenge her— in order that she, while continually[t] coming, may not be wearing me out’”. 6 And the Lord said, “Listen-to what the unrighteous judge is saying[u]. 7 And shall not God execute vengeance[v] for His chosen ones— the ones crying-out to Him by day and by night and He is being patient[w] with them? 8 I say to you that He will execute vengeance for them quickly. However, the Son of Man having come, will He find faith[x] on the earth?”
Two Men In Prayer: One Exalts Himself, The Other Begs For Mercy
9 And He also spoke this parable to some putting-confidence upon themselves that they were righteous, and treating the rest with contempt— 10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray: the one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-collector. 11 The Pharisee, having stood[y], was praying these things to[z] himself: ‘God, I thank You that I am not just-like the rest of the people— swindlers, unrighteous ones, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week. I give-a-tenth-of all that I get’. 13 But the tax collector, standing at-a-distance, was not willing even to lift-up his eyes to heaven, but was striking his chest, saying, ‘God, be merciful[aa] to me, the sinner!’ 14 I say to you, this one went-down[ab] to his house having been declared-righteous, rather-than that one. Because everyone exalting himself will be humbled, but the one humbling himself will be exalted”.
Permit The Children To Come, For of Such Is The Kingdom of God
15 And they were also[ac] bringing babies[ad] to Him in order that He might touch them. But having seen it, the disciples were rebuking them[ae]. 16 But Jesus summoned them[af], saying, “Permit the children to be coming to Me, and do not be forbidding them. For the kingdom of God is of [ag] such ones. 17 Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will never enter into it”.
A Rich Ruler Asks What To Do To Inherit Life. Sell All You Have And Follow Me
18 And a certain ruler questioned Him, saying, “Good Teacher, [by] having done what shall I inherit eternal life?” 19 And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good except One— God. 20 You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit-adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not give-false-testimony, be honoring your father and mother’”. 21 And the one said, “I kept these all from my youth”. 22 And having heard it, Jesus said to him, “One thing is still lacking for you— Sell all that you have and distribute it to poor ones, and you will have treasure in the heavens. And come, be following Me”. 23 But the one, having heard these things, became deeply-grieved. For he was extremely rich. 24 And having seen him having become deeply grieved, Jesus said, “How difficultly the ones having wealth come into the kingdom of God. 25 For it is easier that a camel enter through an opening of a needle than[ah] that a rich one enter into the kingdom of God”.
All Who Leave Behind Anything For Me Will Receive Back Many Times As Much
26 And the ones having heard it said, “Who indeed can be saved?” 27 And the One said, “The things impossible with humans are possible with God”. 28 And Peter said, “Behold— we, having left our own things, followed You”. 29 And the One said to them, “Truly I say to you[ai] all that there is no one who left house or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God, 30 who will by any means not receive back many-times-as-much in this time, and in the coming age— eternal life”.
Jesus Predicts His Death And Resurrection
31 And having taken aside the twelve, He said to them, “Behold— we are going up to Jerusalem. And all the things having been written by the prophets for the Son of Man will be fulfilled. 32 For He will be handed-over to the Gentiles. And He will be mocked and mistreated and spit-on. 33 And having whipped Him, they will kill Him. And on the third day, He will rise-up”. 34 And they understood none of these things. Indeed this statement had been hidden from them, and they were not coming-to-know[aj] the things being said.
A Blind Man Begs Mercy From The Messiah, And Receives His Sight
35 And it came about during His drawing-near to Jericho, that a certain blind one was sitting beside the road, begging. 36 And having heard a crowd proceeding through, he was inquiring as to what this might be. 37 And they reported to him that “Jesus the Nazarene is passing by”. 38 And he shouted, saying, “Jesus, Son of David, have-mercy-on me!” 39 And the ones preceding Him were rebuking him in order that he might be silent. But he was crying out by much more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” 40 And having stood [still], Jesus ordered that he be brought to Him. And he having drawn near, He asked him, 41 “What do you want Me to do for you?” 42 And the one said, “Master— that I may see-again!” And Jesus said to him, “See-again! Your faith has restored you”. 43 And at once he saw-again. And he was following Him, glorifying God. And all the people, having seen it, gave praise to God.
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing