Luke 17 - English Standard Version (ESV)

Temptations to Sin

17 And he said to his disciples, ^(A)“Temptations to sin^[a] are ^(B)sure to come, but ^(C)woe to the one through whom they come! ²^(D)It 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.^[b] ³Pay attention to yourselves! ^(E)If your brother sins, ^(F)rebuke him, and if he repents, ^(G)forgive him, ⁴and if he sins against you ^(H)seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”

Increase Our Faith

⁵^(I)The apostles said to the Lord, ^(J)“Increase our faith!” ⁶And the Lord said, ^(K)“If you had faith like ^(L)a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this ^(M)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^[c] plowing or keeping sheep say to him when he has come in from the field, ‘Come at once and recline at table’? ⁸Will he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare supper for me, and ^(N)dress properly,^[d] and serve me while I eat and drink, and afterward you will eat and drink’? ⁹Does he thank the servant because he did what was commanded? ¹⁰So you also, when you have done all that you were commanded, say, ‘We are ^(O)unworthy servants;^[e] we have only done what was our duty.’”

Jesus Cleanses Ten Lepers

¹¹^(P)On the way to Jerusalem ^(Q)he was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. ¹²And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers,^[f] ^(R)who stood at a distance ¹³and lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.” ¹⁴When he saw them he said to them, “Go and ^(S)show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went they were cleansed. ¹⁵Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, ^(T)praising God with a loud voice; ¹⁶and ^(U)he fell on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks. Now he was ^(V)a Samaritan. ¹⁷Then Jesus answered, “Were not ^(W)ten cleansed? Where are the nine? ¹⁸Was no one found to return and ^(X)give praise to God except this ^(Y)foreigner?” ¹⁹And he said to him, “Rise and go your way; ^(Z)your faith has ^(AA)made you well.”^[g]

The Coming of the Kingdom

²⁰Being asked by the Pharisees ^(AB)when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them, “The kingdom of God ^(AC)is not coming in ways that can be observed, ²¹nor ^(AD)will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.”^[h]

²²And he said to the disciples, ^(AE)“The days are coming when you will desire ^(AF)to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it. ²³^(AG)And they will say to you, ‘Look, there!’ or ‘Look, here!’ Do not go out or follow them. ²⁴^(AH)For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be ^(AI)in his day.^[i] ²⁵But first ^(AJ)he must suffer many things and ^(AK)be rejected by this generation. ²⁶^(AL)Just as it was in the days of ^(AM)Noah, so will it be in the days of the Son of Man. ²⁷^(AN)They 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. ²⁸Likewise, just as it was in the days of ^(AO)Lot—they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building, ²⁹^(AP)but on the day when Lot went out from Sodom, fire and sulfur rained from heaven and destroyed them all— ³⁰so will it be ^(AQ)on the day when the Son of Man is revealed. ³¹On that day, ^(AR)let the one who is on ^(AS)the 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^(AT)Remember Lot's wife. ³³^(AU)Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will ^(AV)keep it. ³⁴I tell you, in that night there will be two in one bed. One will be taken and the other left. ³⁵^(AW)There will be two women ^(AX)grinding together. One will be taken and the other left.”^[j] ³⁷And they said to him, “Where, Lord?” He said to them, ^(AY)“Where the corpse^[k] is, there the vultures^[l] will gather.”

Footnotes

Luke 17:1 Greek Stumbling blocks
Luke 17:2 Greek stumble
Luke 17:7 Or bondservant; also verse 9
Luke 17:8 Greek gird yourself
Luke 17:10 Or bondservants
Luke 17:12 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13
Luke 17:19 Or has saved you
Luke 17:21 Or within you, or within your grasp
Luke 17:24 Some manuscripts omit in his day
Luke 17:35 Some manuscripts add verse 36: Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left
Luke 17:37 Greek body
Luke 17:37 Or eagles

Cross references

Luke 17 - Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

17 And he said unto the disciples, `It is impossible for the stumbling blocks not to come, but wo [to him] through whom they come; 2 it is more profitable to him if a weighty millstone is put round about his neck, and he hath been cast into the sea, than that he may cause one of these little ones to...
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Luke 17 - Wycliffe Bible (WYC)

17 And Jesus said to his disciples, It is impossible that causes of stumbling come not; but woe to that man, by whom they come. [And he said to his disciples, It is impossible that offences come not; but woe to him, by whom they come.] 2 It is more profitable to him, if a millstone be put about his...
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Luke 17 - Worldwide English (New Testament) (WE)

17 Jesus said to his disciples, `People will make other people do wrong. But the person who makes another person do wrong will have trouble. 2 A big stone should be tied around his neck and then he should be thrown into the sea. That would be better for him than to make one of these little children ...
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Luke 17 - World English Bible (WEB)

17 He said to the disciples, “It is impossible that no occasions of stumbling should come, but woe to him through whom they come! 2 It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, rather than that he should cause one of these little ones to stum...
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Luke 17 - The Voice (VOICE)

The theme of money and wealth has come up again and again. It’s what really motivates the Pharisees, it turns out. Money might be God’s top competitor. In the previous parable, Jesus turns the tables. The rich man, who represents what most people wish they could become, turns out to be the one who i...
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Luke 17 - Tree of Life Version (TLV)

Back to Teaching His Own17 Then Yeshua said to His disciples, “Stumbling blocks are bound to come, but woe to the one by whom they come! 2 It would be better for him to have a millstone put around his neck and to be hurled into the sea, than for him to cause one of these little ones to stumble. 3 “...
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Luke 17 - Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)

Some Sayings of Jesus17 And he said to his disciples, “Temptations to sin[a] are sure to come; but woe to him by whom they come! 2 It would be better for him if a millstone were hung round his neck and he were cast into the sea, than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin.[b] 3 Take ...
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Luke 17 - Revised Standard Version (RSV)

Luke 17 - Revised Geneva Translation (RGT)

17 Then He said to His disciples, “It is impossible for stumbling blocks not to come. But, but woe to him by whom they come. 2 “It would be better for him if a great millstone were hung around his neck and he were cast into the sea, than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble. 3 “P...
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Luke 17 - New Testament for Everyone (NTE)

Forgiveness, Faith and Obedience17 Jesus said to his disciples, ‘There are bound to be things that trip people up; but woe betide the person who brings them about! 2 It would be better to have a millstone hung around your neck, and be thrown into the sea, than to trip up one of these little ones. ...
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Luke 17 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSVCE)

Some Sayings of Jesus17 Jesus[a] said to his disciples, “Occasions for stumbling are bound to come, but woe to anyone by whom they come! 2 It would be better for you if a millstone were hung around your neck and you were thrown into the sea than for you to cause one of these little ones to stumble....
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Luke 17 - New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition (NRSVACE)

Some Sayings of Jesus17 Jesus[a] said to his disciples, ‘Occasions for stumbling are bound to come, but woe to anyone by whom they come! 2 It would be better for you if a millstone were hung around your neck and you were thrown into the sea than for you to cause one of these little ones to stumble....
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Luke 17 - New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA)

Luke 17 - New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Some Sayings of Jesus17 Jesus[a] said to his disciples, “Occasions for sin[b] are bound to come, but woe to anyone through whom they come!(A)2 It would be better for you if a millstone were hung around your neck and you were thrown into the sea than for you to cause one of these little ones to sin.[...
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Luke 17 - New Matthew Bible (NMB)

Christ teaches his disciples to avoid occasions of evil, to forgive one another, steadfastly to trust in God, and that no one should presume in his own works. He heals the ten lepers, and speaks of the latter days, and of the end of the world. 17 Then Jesus said to his disciples, It cannot be avoide...
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Luke 17 - New Living Translation (NLT)

Teachings about Forgiveness and Faith17 One day Jesus said to his disciples, “There will always be temptations to sin, but what sorrow awaits the person who does the tempting! 2 It would be better to be thrown into the sea with a millstone hung around your neck than to cause one of these little ones...
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Luke 17 - New Life Version (NLV)

Jesus Teaches about Forgiving17 Jesus said to His followers, “For sure, things will come that will make people sin. But it is bad for the person who makes someone else sin. 2 It would be better for him to have a large rock put around his neck and be thrown into the sea, than that he should cause on...
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Luke 17 - New King James Version (NKJV)

Jesus Warns of Offenses(A)17 Then He said to the disciples, (B)“It is impossible that no [a]offenses should come, but (C)woe to him through whom they do come! 2 It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, than that he should [b]offend one of...
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