Temptations to Sin
1 And he said to his disciples, Matt. 18:7"Temptations to sin17:1 Greek Stumbling blocksare See Matt. 13:41sure to come, but ch. 22:22woe to the one through whom they come!2 Matt. 18:6;Mark 9:42It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were cast into the sea than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin.17:2 Greek stumble3 Pay attention to yourselves! Matt. 18:15,21,22If your brother sins, Lev. 19:17rebuke him, and if he repents, See Matt. 6:14forgive him,4 and if he sins against you [Matt. 18:21]seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him."
Increase Our Faith
5 See Mark 6:30The apostles said to the Lord, [Mark 9:24]"Increase our faith!" 6 And the Lord said, Matt. 17:20"If you had faith like Matt. 13:31a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this [ch. 19:4(Gk.)]mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.
Unworthy Servants
7 "Will any one of you who has a servant 17:7 Or bondservant ; also verse 9 plowing or keeping sheep say to him when he has come in from the field, ‘Come at once and recline at table’?8 Will he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare supper for me, and John 13:4;[ch. 12:35,37]dress properly,17:8 Greek gird yourselfand serve me while I eat and drink, and afterward you will eat and drink’?9 Does he thank the servant because he did what was commanded?10 So you also, when you have done all that you were commanded, say, ‘We are Matt. 25:30;[Job 22:2,3;35:7;Rom. 11:35]unworthy servants;17:10 Or bondservantswe have only done what was our duty.’"
Jesus Cleanses Ten Lepers
11 See ch. 9:51On the way to Jerusalem [John 4:3,4]; See Matt. 19:1he was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. 12 And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers,17:12 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13See Lev. 13:45,46who stood at a distance 13 and lifted up their voices, saying, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us." 14 When he saw them he said to them, "Go and ch. 5:14; Lev. 13:2–14:32;Matt. 8:4show yourselves to the priests." And as they went they were cleansed. 15 Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, See ch. 13:13praising God with a loud voice; 16 and ch. 5:12;Num. 16:22;[Matt. 26:39] he fell on his face at Jesus’ feet, giving him thanks. Now he was See Matt. 10:5a Samaritan. 17 Then Jesus answered, "Were not ver. 12ten cleansed? Where are the nine?18 Was no one found to return and See John 9:24give praise to God except this Isa. 66:5foreigner?"19 And he said to him, "Rise and go your way; See Mark 10:52your faith has See Mark 10:52made you well."17:19 Or has saved you
The Coming of the Kingdom
20 Being asked by the Pharisees ch. 19:11;Acts 1:6when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them, "The kingdom of God [ch. 12:39]is not coming in ways that can be observed,21 nor [ver. 23]will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you."17:21 Or within you, or within your grasp
22 And he said to the disciples, ch. 5:35;21:6;Matt. 9:15;Mark 2:20;[ch. 19:43;23:29;John 4:21] "The days are coming when you will desire John 8:56;[Amos 5:18]to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.23 ch. 21:8;Matt. 24:23;Mark 13:21;[ver. 21]And they will say to you, ‘Look, there!’ or ‘Look, here!’ Do not go out or follow them.24 Matt. 24:27For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be See 1 Cor. 1:8in his day.17:24 Some manuscripts omit in his day25 But first See ch. 13:33;Matt. 16:21;17:22;Mark 8:31he must suffer many things and See ch. 13:33;Matt. 16:21;17:22;Mark 8:31be rejected by this generation.26 Gen. 6:5;7:7;Matt. 24:37;[1 Thess. 5:3] Just as it was in the days of Heb. 11:7;1 Pet. 3:20;2 Pet. 2:5Noah, so will it be in the days of the Son of Man.27 Matt. 24:38,39They were eating and drinking and marrying and being given in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.28 Likewise, just as it was in the days of 2 Pet. 2:7Lot—they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building,29 Gen. 19:16,24;2 Pet. 2:6but on the day when Lot went out from Sodom, fire and sulfur rained from heaven and destroyed them all—30 so will it be 1 Cor. 1:7;2 Thess. 1:7;1 Pet. 1:7,13;4:13;[Matt. 16:27;24:44]on the day when the Son of Man is revealed.31 On that day, ch. 21:21;Matt. 24:17,18;Mark 13:15,16let the one who is on See ch. 5:19the housetop, with his goods in the house, not come down to take them away, and likewise let the one who is in the field not turn back.32 Gen. 19:26Remember Lot’s wife.33 See Matt. 10:39Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will Acts 7:19(Gk.)keep it.34 I tell you, in that night there will be two in one bed. One will be taken and the other left.35 Matt. 24:41There will be two women Ex. 11:5;Isa. 47:2grinding together. One will be taken and the other left."17:35 Some manuscripts add verse 36: Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left37 And they said to him, "Where, Lord?" He said to them, Matt. 24:28;[Job 39:30]"Where the corpse17:37 Greek bodyis, there the vultures17:37 Or eagleswill gather."