Luke 17

1 Jesus said to his disciples, “Temptations are unavoidable, but it will be a disaster for those through whom they come!⋮

2 For such people it would be better to have a millstone hung around the neck and be thrown into the sea than to cause these little ones to sin.⋮

3 So take care what you do. If your brother sins, warn him; and if he repents, forgive him.⋮

4 Even if he sins against you seven times a day, and seven times comes back and tells you, ‘I'm really sorry,’ forgive him.”⋮

5 The apostles said to the Lord, “Help us to have more trust!”⋮

6 The Lord replied, “Even if your trust was as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Uproot yourself, and plant yourself in the sea,’ and it would obey you.⋮

7 Say you have a servant who does plowing or shepherding. When he comes in from work, do you say to him, ‘Come in and sit down now for a meal’?⋮

8 No. You say to him, ‘Prepare a meal for me, get yourself dressed, and serve me until I've finished my meal. After that you can have your meal.’⋮

9 And do you thank the servant for doing what you told him? No.⋮

10 Likewise once you've done everything you were told, you should simply say, ‘We are undeserving servants. We just did our duty.’”⋮

11 As Jesus continued on his way to Jerusalem, he passed along the border between Samaria and Galilee.⋮

12 As he entered a particular village, ten lepers met him, standing at a distance.⋮

13 They called out, “Jesus, Master, please have mercy on us.”⋮

14 When Jesus saw them, he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” On their way there, they were healed.⋮

15 One of them when he saw that he was healed, returned to Jesus, shouting praises to God.⋮

16 He fell down at Jesus' feet, thanking him. He was a Samaritan.⋮

17 “Weren't ten lepers healed?” Jesus asked. “Where are the other nine?⋮

18 Didn't anyone else come back to praise God—only this foreigner?”⋮

19 Jesus told the man, “Get up and go on your way. Your trust has healed you.”⋮

20 Once, when the Pharisees came and asked him when God's kingdom would come, Jesus replied, “God's kingdom doesn't come with visible signs that you can observe.⋮

21 People won't be saying, ‘Look, it's here’ or ‘Look, it's there,’ for God's kingdom is among you.”⋮

22 Then Jesus told the disciples, “The time is coming when you'll long to see the day when the Son of man comes, but you won't see it.⋮

23 They'll be telling you, ‘Look, there he is,’ or ‘Look, here he is,’ but don't go running off after them.⋮

24 The day when the Son of man comes will be just like lightning that flashes, lighting up the sky from one side to the other.⋮

25 But first he will have to suffer many things, and be rejected by this generation.⋮

26 The time when the Son of man comes will be like it was in Noah's day.⋮

27 People went on eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage until the day Noah went into the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.⋮

28 It will be like it was in Lot's day. People went on eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.⋮

29 But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and brimstone rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.⋮

30 The day when the Son of man appears will be just like that.⋮

31 If you're up on the roof that day don't go down and get your things; and if you're out in the fields don't go back home either.⋮

32 Remember Lot's wife!⋮

33 If you try to hold on to your life you'll lose it; but if you lose your life you'll save it.⋮

34 I tell you, at that time two will be in bed at night; one will be taken and the other left.⋮

35 Two women will be grinding grain, one will be taken; and the other left.”⋮

36 “Where, Lord?” they asked. “Where the carcass is, that's where the vultures gather,” Jesus replied.⋮