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Luke 17 World English Bible British Edition (with Deuterocanon)

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1 He said to the disciples, “It is impossible that no occasions of stumbling should come, but woe to him through whom they come!
1 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 stumble.
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 stumble.
3 Be careful. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him.
3 Be careful. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him.
4 If he sins against you seven times in the day, and seven times returns, saying, ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him.”
4 If he sins against you seven times in the day, and seven times returns, saying, ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him.”
5 The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”
5 The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”
6 The Lord said, “If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you would tell this sycamore tree, ‘Be uprooted and be planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.
6 The Lord said, “If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you would tell this sycamore tree, ‘Be uprooted and be planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.
7 But who is there amongst you, having a servant ploughing or keeping sheep, that will say when he comes in from the field, ‘Come immediately and sit down at the table’?
7 But who is there among you, having a servant plowing or keeping sheep, that will say when he comes in from the field, ‘Come immediately and sit down at the table’?
8 Wouldn’t he rather tell him, ‘Prepare my supper, clothe yourself properly, and serve me while I eat and drink. Afterward you shall eat and drink’?
8 Wouldn’t he rather tell him, ‘Prepare my supper, clothe yourself properly, and serve me while I eat and drink. Afterward you shall eat and drink’?
9 Does he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded? I think not.
9 Does he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded? I think not.
10 Even so you also, when you have done all the things that are commanded you, say, ‘We are unworthy servants. We have done our duty.’”
10 Even so you also, when you have done all the things that are commanded you, say, ‘We are unworthy servants. We have done our duty.’”
11 As he was on his way to Jerusalem, he was passing along the borders of Samaria and Galilee.
11 As he was on his way to Jerusalem, he was passing along the borders of Samaria and Galilee.
12 As he entered into a certain village, ten men who were lepers met him, who stood at a distance.
12 As he entered into a certain village, ten men who were lepers met him, who stood at a distance.
13 They lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”
13 They lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”
14 When he saw them, he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” As they went, they were cleansed.
14 When he saw them, he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” As they went, they were cleansed.
15 One of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice.
15 One of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice.
16 He fell on his face at Jesus’ feet, giving him thanks; and he was a Samaritan.
16 He fell on his face at Jesus’ feet, giving him thanks; and he was a Samaritan.
17 Jesus answered, “Weren’t the ten cleansed? But where are the nine?
17 Jesus answered, “Weren’t the ten cleansed? But where are the nine?
18 Were there none found who returned to give glory to God, except this foreigner?”
18 Were there none found who returned to give glory to God, except this foreigner?”
19 Then he said to him, “Get up, and go your way. Your faith has healed you.”
19 Then he said to him, “Get up, and go your way. Your faith has healed you.”
20 Being asked by the Pharisees when God’s Kingdom would come, he answered them, “God’s Kingdom doesn’t come with observation;
20 Being asked by the Pharisees when God’s Kingdom would come, he answered them, “God’s Kingdom doesn’t come with observation;
21 neither will they say, ‘Look, here!’ or, ‘Look, there!’ for behold, God’s Kingdom is within you.”
21 neither will they say, ‘Look, here!’ or, ‘Look, there!’ for behold, God’s Kingdom is within you.”
22 He said to the disciples, “The days will come when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.
22 He said to the disciples, “The days will come when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.
23 They will tell you, ‘Look, here!’ or ‘Look, there!’ Don’t go away or follow after them,
23 They will tell you, ‘Look, here!’ or ‘Look, there!’ Don’t go away or follow after them,
24 for as the lightning, when it flashes out of one part under the sky, shines to another part under the sky, so will the Son of Man be in his day.
24 for as the lightning, when it flashes out of one part under the sky, shines to another part under the sky, so will the Son of Man be in his day.
25 But first, he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.
25 But first, he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.
26 As it was in the days of Noah, even so it will also be in the days of the Son of Man.
26 As it was in the days of Noah, even so it will also be in the days of the Son of Man.
27 They ate, they drank, they married, and they were given in marriage until the day that Noah entered into the ship, and the flood came and destroyed them all.
27 They ate, they drank, they married, and they were given in marriage until the day that Noah entered into the ship, and the flood came and destroyed them all.
28 Likewise, even as it was in the days of Lot: they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built;
28 Likewise, even as it was in the days of Lot: they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built;
29 but in the day that Lot went out from Sodom, it rained fire and sulphur from the sky and destroyed them all.
29 but in the day that Lot went out from Sodom, it rained fire and sulfur from the sky and destroyed them all.
30 It will be the same way in the day that the Son of Man is revealed.
30 It will be the same way in the day that the Son of Man is revealed.
31 In that day, he who will be on the housetop and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away. Let him who is in the field likewise not turn back.
31 In that day, he who will be on the housetop and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away. Let him who is in the field likewise not turn back.
32 Remember Lot’s wife!
32 Remember Lot’s wife!
33 Whoever seeks to save his life loses it, but whoever loses his life preserves it.
33 Whoever seeks to save his life loses it, but whoever loses his life preserves it.
34 I tell you, in that night there will be two people in one bed. One will be taken and the other will be left.
34 I tell you, in that night there will be two people in one bed. One will be taken and the other will be left.
35 There will be two grinding grain together. One will be taken and the other will be left.”
35 There will be two grinding grain together. One will be taken and the other will be left.”
36 Not in this translation
36 Not in this translation
37 They, answering, asked him, “Where, Lord?” He said to them, “Where the body is, there the vultures will also be gathered together.”
37 They, answering, asked him, “Where, Lord?” He said to them, “Where the body is, there the vultures will also 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)