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Temptations and Trespasses
And he said to his disciples, It cannot be but that offences come, but woe [to him] by whom they come!
And he said to his disciples, It cannot be but that offences come, but woe [to him] by whom they come!
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He said to His disciples, “It is inevitable that stumbling blocks come, but woe to him through whom they come!
He said to His disciples, “It is inevitable that stumbling blocks come, but woe to him through whom they come!
It would be [more] profitable for him if a millstone were hanged about his neck and he cast into the sea, than that he should be a snare to one of these little ones.
“It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea, than that he would cause one of these little ones to stumble.
Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother should sin, rebuke him; and if he should repent, forgive him.
“Be on your guard! If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.
And if he should sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times should return to thee, saying, I repent, thou shalt forgive him.
“And if he sins against you seven times a day, and returns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ forgive him.”
The Power of Faith
And the apostles said to the Lord, Give more faith to us.
And the apostles said to the Lord, Give more faith to us.
The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”
But the Lord said, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard [seed], ye had said to this sycamine tree, Be thou rooted up, and be thou planted in the sea, and it would have obeyed you.
And the Lord said, “If you had faith like a mustard seed, you would say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and be planted in the sea’; and it would obey you.
But which of you [is there] who, having a bondman ploughing or shepherding, when he comes in out of the field, will say, Come and lie down immediately to table?
“Which of you, having a slave plowing or tending sheep, will say to him when he has come in from the field, ‘Come immediately and sit down to eat’?
But will he not say to him, Prepare what I shall sup on, and gird thyself and serve me that I may eat and drink; and after that *thou* shalt eat and drink?
“But will he not say to him, ‘Prepare something for me to eat, and properly clothe yourself and serve me while I eat and drink; and afterward you may eat and drink’?
Is he thankful to the bondman because he has done what was ordered? I judge not.
“He does not thank the slave because he did the things which were commanded, does he?
Thus *ye* also, when ye shall have done all things that have been ordered you, say, We are unprofitable bondmen; we have done what it was our duty to do.
“So you too, when you do all the things which are commanded you, say, ‘We are unworthy slaves; we have done only that which we ought to have done.’”
Jesus Heals Ten Lepers
And it came to pass as he was going up to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.
And it came to pass as he was going up to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.
Ten Lepers Cleansed
While He was on the way to Jerusalem, He was passing between Samaria and Galilee.
And as he entered into a certain village ten leprous men met him, who stood afar off.
As He entered a village, ten leprous men who stood at a distance met Him;
And they lifted up [their] voice saying, Jesus, Master, have compassion on us.
and they raised their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”
And seeing [them] he said to them, Go, shew yourselves to the priests. And it came to pass as they were going they were cleansed.
When He saw them, He said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were going, they were cleansed.
And one of them, seeing that he was cured, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice,
Now one of them, when he saw that he had been healed, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice,
and fell on [his] face at his feet giving him thanks: and *he* was a Samaritan.
and he fell on his face at His feet, giving thanks to Him. And he was a Samaritan.
And Jesus answering said, Were not the ten cleansed? but the nine, where [are they]?
Then Jesus answered and said, “Were there not ten cleansed? But the nine — where are they?
There have not been found to return and give glory to God save this stranger.
“Was no one found who returned to give glory to God, except this foreigner?”
And he said to him, Rise up and go thy way: thy faith has made thee well.
And He said to him, “Stand up and go; your faith has made you well.”
The Coming of the Kingdom
And having been asked by the Pharisees, When is the kingdom of God coming? he answered them and said, The kingdom of God does not come with observation;
And having been asked by the Pharisees, When is the kingdom of God coming? he answered them and said, The kingdom of God does not come with observation;
Now having been questioned by the Pharisees as to when the kingdom of God was coming, He answered them and said, “The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed;
nor shall they say, Lo here, or, Lo there; for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.
nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or, ‘There it is!’ For behold, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”
And he said to the disciples, Days are coming, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and shall not see [it].
Second Coming Foretold
And He said to the disciples, “The days will come when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.
And they will say to you, Lo here, or Lo there; go not, nor follow [them].
“They will say to you, ‘Look there! Look here!’ Do not go away, and do not run after them.
For as the lightning shines which lightens from [one end] under heaven to [the other end] under heaven, thus shall the Son of man be in his day.
“For just like the lightning, when it flashes out of one part of the sky, shines to the other part of the sky, so will the Son of Man be in His day.
But first he must suffer many things and be rejected of this generation.
“But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.
And as it took place in the days of Noe, thus also shall it be in the days of the Son of man:
“And just as it happened in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man:
they ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed all [of them];
they were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were being given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.
and in like manner as took place in the days of Lot: they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;
“It was the same as happened in the days of Lot: they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building;
but on the day that Lot went out from Sodom, it rained fire and sulphur from heaven, and destroyed all [of them]:
but on the day that Lot went out from Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all.
after this [manner] shall it be in the day that the Son of man is revealed.
“It will be just the same on the day that the Son of Man is revealed.
In that day, he who shall be on the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not go down to take it away; and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.
“On that day, the one who is on the housetop and whose goods are in the house must not go down to take them out; and likewise the one who is in the field must not turn back.
Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it, and whosoever shall lose it shall preserve it.
“Whoever seeks to keep his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.
I say to you, In that night there shall be two [men] upon one bed; one shall be seized and the other shall be let go.
“I tell you, on that night there will be two in one bed; one will be taken and the other will be left.
Two [women] shall be grinding together; the one shall be seized and the other shall be let go.
“There will be two women grinding at the same place; one will be taken and the other will be left.
[Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be seized and the other let go.]
[“Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other will be left.”]