17Luke 17

Faith and Service

1Jesus said to his disciples: There will always be something that causes people to sin. But anyone who causes them to sin is in for trouble. A person who causes even one of my little followers to sinSelect Luke 17:1

2would be better off thrown into the ocean with a heavy stone tied around their neck.Select Luke 17:2

3So be careful what you do. Correct any followers of mine who sin, and forgive the ones who say they are sorry.Select Luke 17:3

4Even if one of them mistreats you seven times in one day and says, “I am sorry,” you should still forgive that person.Select Luke 17:4

5The apostles said to the Lord, “Make our faith stronger!”Select Luke 17:5

6Jesus replied: If you had faith no bigger than a tiny mustard seed, you could tell this mulberry tree to pull itself up, roots and all, and to plant itself in the ocean. And it would!Select Luke 17:6

7If your servant comes in from plowing or from taking care of the sheep, would you say, “Welcome! Come on in and have something to eat”?Select Luke 17:7

8No, you wouldn't say that. You would say, “Prepare me something to eat. Get ready to serve me, so I can have my meal. Then later on you can eat and drink.”Select Luke 17:8

9Servants don't deserve special thanks for doing what they are supposed to do.Select Luke 17:9

10And that's how it should be with you. When you've done all you should, then say, “We are merely servants, and we have simply done our duty.”Select Luke 17:10

Ten Men with Leprosy

11On his way to Jerusalem, Jesus went along the border between Samaria and Galilee.Select Luke 17:11

12As he was going into a village, ten men with leprosy came toward him. They stood at a distanceSelect Luke 17:12

13and shouted, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!”Select Luke 17:13

14Jesus looked at them and said, “Go show yourselves to the priests.” On their way they were healed.Select Luke 17:14

15When one of them discovered that he was healed, he came back, shouting praises to God.Select Luke 17:15

16He bowed down at the feet of Jesus and thanked him. The man was from the country of Samaria.Select Luke 17:16

17Jesus asked, “Weren't ten men healed? Where are the other nine?Select Luke 17:17

18Why was this foreigner the only one who came back to thank God?”Select Luke 17:18

19Then Jesus told the man, “You may get up and go. Your faith has made you well.”Select Luke 17:19

God's Kingdom

20Some Pharisees asked Jesus when God's kingdom would come. He answered, “God's kingdom isn't something you can see.Select Luke 17:20

21There is no use saying, ‘Look! Here it is’ or ‘Look! There it is.’ God's kingdom is here with you.”Select Luke 17:21

22Jesus said to his disciples: The time will come when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not.Select Luke 17:22

23When people say to you, “Look there,” or “Look here,” don't go looking for him.Select Luke 17:23

24The day of the Son of Man will be like lightning flashing across the sky.Select Luke 17:24

25But first he must suffer terribly and be rejected by the people of today.Select Luke 17:25

26When the Son of Man comes, things will be just as they were when Noah lived.Select Luke 17:26

27People were eating, drinking, and getting married right up to the day when Noah went into the big boat. Then the flood came and drowned everyone on earth.Select Luke 17:27

28When Lot lived, people were also eating and drinking. They were buying, selling, planting, and building.Select Luke 17:28

29But on the very day Lot left Sodom, fiery flames poured down from the sky and killed everyone.Select Luke 17:29

30The same will happen on the day when the Son of Man appears.Select Luke 17:30

31At that time no one on a rooftop should go down into the house to get anything. No one in a field should go back to the house for anything.Select Luke 17:31

32Remember what happened to Lot's wife.Select Luke 17:32

33People who try to save their lives will lose them, and those who lose their lives will save them.Select Luke 17:33

34On that night two people will be sleeping in the same bed, but only one will be taken. The other will be left.Select Luke 17:34

36Two women will be together grinding wheat, but only one will be taken. The other will be left.Select Luke 17:36

37Then Jesus' disciples spoke up, “But where will this happen, Lord?” Jesus said, “Where there is a corpse, there will always be vultures.”Select Luke 17:37