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1 Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe [unto him], through whom they come! 2 It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.

3 ¶ Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. 4 And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him. 5 And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith. 6 And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you. 7 But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat? 8 And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink? 9 Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I trow not. 10 So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.

11 ¶ And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. 12 And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off: 13 And they lifted up [their] voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. 14 And when he saw [them], he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed. 15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, 16 And fell down on [his] face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan. 17 And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where [are] the nine? 18 There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger. 19 And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.

20 ¶ And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: 21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you. 22 And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see [it]. 23 And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after [them], nor follow [them]. 24 For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one [part] under heaven, shineth unto the other [part] under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day. 25 But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation. 26 And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. 27 They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. 28 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; 29 But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed [them] all. 30 Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed. 31 In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back. 32 Remember Lot’s wife. 33 Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it. 34 I tell you, in that night there shall be two [men] in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. 35 Two [women] shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left. 36 Two [men] shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. 37 And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body [is], thither will the eagles be gathered together.

Cross references (34)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Matthew 18:7; Romans 14:13; 1 Corinthians 11:19; Romans 16:17; 1 Corinthians 8:13
  2. 2 Mark 9:42; Matthew 18:14; Matthew 18:3–6; Matthew 18:10; 1 Corinthians 8:11–12
  3. 3 Leviticus 19:17; Matthew 18:15–17; Matthew 18:21; Proverbs 9:8; 2 Chronicles 19:6–7
  4. 4 Colossians 3:12–13; Matthew 18:21–22; Romans 12:20; Matthew 6:14–15; Matthew 6:12
  5. 5 Mark 9:24; Hebrews 12:2; Philippians 4:13; 2 Corinthians 12:8–10; 2 Thessalonians 1:3
  6. 6 Matthew 17:20; Mark 9:23; Matthew 21:21; Matthew 13:31–32; Luke 13:19
  7. 8 Luke 12:37; Genesis 43:16
  8. 10 1 Corinthians 9:16–17; Job 22:2–3; 1 Peter 5:5–6; 1 Corinthians 15:9–10; Job 35:6–7
  9. 11 Luke 9:51–52; John 4:3–4
  10. 12 Leviticus 13:45–46; Luke 5:12; 2 Kings 7:3; Luke 18:13; 2 Chronicles 26:20–21
  11. 13 Matthew 9:27; Matthew 15:22; Matthew 20:30–31; Luke 18:38–39; Mark 9:22
  12. 14 Leviticus 13:1–46; Luke 5:14; 2 Kings 5:14; Matthew 3:15; John 11:10
  13. 15 Psalm 30:11–12; Psalm 103:1–4; Isaiah 38:19–22; Psalm 118:18–19; Luke 17:17–18
  14. 16 Acts 8:5–25; Matthew 10:5; Revelation 19:10; Luke 10:32–35; Revelation 19:4–5
  15. 17 Romans 1:21; Psalm 106:13; Genesis 3:9; John 8:7–10
  16. 18 Psalm 50:23; Matthew 15:24–28; Psalm 106:13; Matthew 8:12; Isaiah 42:12
  17. 19 Mark 5:34; Matthew 9:22; Mark 10:52; Luke 7:50; Luke 8:48
  18. 20 John 18:36; Luke 19:11; Luke 16:16; Daniel 2:44; Zechariah 4:6
  19. 21 Matthew 12:28; Romans 14:17; Mark 13:21; Luke 10:9–11; Colossians 1:27
  20. 22 Luke 5:35; Matthew 9:15; John 13:33; John 8:21–24; Mark 2:20
  21. 23 Luke 21:8; Matthew 24:23–26; Luke 17:21; Mark 13:21–23
  22. 24 Matthew 24:27; Malachi 4:1–2; Matthew 24:30; Zechariah 9:14; Malachi 3:1–2
  23. 25 Matthew 16:21; Luke 9:22; Mark 8:31; Matthew 21:42; Luke 24:25–26
  24. 26 Matthew 24:37–39; Luke 17:24; Genesis 7:7–23; Luke 17:22; 1 Peter 3:19–20
  25. 27 Luke 12:19–20; 1 Thessalonians 5:1–3; Luke 16:19–23; Isaiah 22:12–14; Job 21:9–13
  26. 28 Ezekiel 16:49–50; Genesis 18:20–21; James 5:1–5; Genesis 13:13; Genesis 19:1–28
  27. 29 Revelation 11:8; Zephaniah 2:9; Jeremiah 50:40; Jude 7; 2 Peter 2:6
  28. 30 2 Thessalonians 1:7; 1 Corinthians 1:7; Revelation 1:7; 1 Peter 1:7; Luke 21:34–36
  29. 31 Jeremiah 45:5; Matthew 16:26; Luke 21:21; Mark 13:14–16; Philippians 3:7–8
  30. 32 Hebrews 10:38–39; Genesis 19:26; 2 Peter 2:18–22; 1 Corinthians 10:6–12; Genesis 19:17
  31. 33 Mark 8:35–37; Matthew 10:39; John 12:25; Luke 9:24–25; Matthew 16:25
  32. 34 Matthew 24:40–41; 2 Peter 2:9; Malachi 3:16–18; 1 Thessalonians 4:16–17; Psalm 28:3
  33. 35 Matthew 24:41; Exodus 11:5; Judges 16:21
  34. 37 Matthew 24:28; Job 39:29–30; Zechariah 13:8–9; Revelation 19:17–18; Amos 9:1–4

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences

What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).

How these were chosen

“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Commentary 17:3 Augustine of Hippo, Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New Testament (Sermon LXIV)

    The Holy Gospel which we heard just now as it was being read, has admonished touching the remission of sins. And on this subject must ye be admonished now by my discourse.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)

  2. Quotes verse 17:5 Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies (Book III, Chapter XIII)

    … shall those things be which thou hast prepared?" and similar to this, that of the rich man, who was clothed in purple and who fared sumptuously, and the indigent Lazarus; also the answer which He gave to His disciples when they said, "Increase our faith;" also His conversation with Zaccheus the publican; also about the Pharisee and the publican, who …

    Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)

  3. Quotes verse 17:29–32 Augustine of Hippo, On Christian Doctrine (Book III, Chapters 35–36)

    In that day, he which shall be upon the house-top, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away; and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back. Remember Lot's wife." Is it when our Lord shall have been revealed that men are to give heed to these sayings, and …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)

  4. Quotes verse 17:10 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily III)

    For in the same way, we too, when we have servants, do then most approve them when, after having performed all their service with good will, they do not think they have done anything great.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)

  5. Quotes verse 17:5 Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures (Lecture V)

    But if thou thinkest that thou really art faithful, but hast not yet the fulness of faith, thou too hast need to say like the Apostles, Lord, increase our faith: for some part thou hast of thyself, but the greater part thou receivest from Him.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)