Luke 17

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¹Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!

KJVThen^G1161 said he^G2036^(G5627) unto^G4314 the disciples^G3101, It is^G2076^(G5748) impossible^G418 but^G3361 that offences^G4625 will come^G2064^(G5629): but^G1161 woe^G3759 unto him, through^G1223 whom^G3739 they come^G2064^(G5736)!

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.

KJVIt were better^G3081^(G5719) for him^G846 that^G1487 a millstone^G3458^G3684 were hanged^G4029^(G5736) about^G4012 his^G846 neck^G5137, and^G2532 he cast^G4496^(G5769) into^G1519 the sea^G2281, than^G2228 that^G2443 he should offend^G4624^(G5661) one^G1520 of these^G5130 little ones^G3398.

³ Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

KJVTake heed^G4337^(G5720) to yourselves^G1438: If^G1161^G1437 thy^G4675 brother^G80 trespass^G264^(G5632) against^G1519 thee^G4571, rebuke^G2008^(G5657) him^G846; and^G2532 if^G1437 he repent^G3340^(G5661), forgive^G863^(G5628) him^G846.

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.

KJVAnd^G2532 if^G1437 he trespass^G264^(G5632) against^G1519 thee^G4571 seven times^G2034 in a day^G2250, and^G2532 seven times^G2034 in a day^G2250 turn again^G1994^(G5661) to^G1909 thee^G4571, saying^G3004^(G5723), I repent^G3340^(G5719); thou shalt forgive^G863^(G5692) him^G846.

⁵ And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.

KJVAnd^G2532 the apostles^G652 said^G2036^(G5627) unto the Lord^G2962, Increase^G4369^(G5628) our^G2254 faith^G4102.

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.

KJVAnd^G1161 the Lord^G2962 said^G2036^(G5627), If^G1487 ye had^G2192^(G5707) faith^G4102 as^G5613 a grain^G2848 of mustard seed^G4615, ye might^G302 say^G3004^(G5707) unto this^G5026 sycamine^G4807 tree, Be thou plucked up by the root^G1610^(G5682), and^G2532 be thou planted^G5452^(G5682) in^G1722 the sea^G2281; and^G2532 it should^G302 obey^G5219^(G5656) you^G5213.

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?

KJVBut^G1161 which^G5101 of^G1537 you^G5216, having^G2192^(G5723) a servant^G1401 plowing^G722^(G5723) or^G2228 feeding cattle^G4165^(G5723), will say^G2046^(G5692) unto him^G3739 by and by^G2112, when he is come^G1525^(G5631) from^G1537 the field^G68, Go^G3928^(G5631) and sit down to meat^G377^(G5669)?

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?

KJVAnd^G235 will not^G3780 rather say^G2046^(G5692) unto him^G846, Make ready^G2090^(G5657) wherewith^G5101 I may sup^G1172^(G5661), and^G2532 gird thyself^G4024^(G5671), and serve^G1247^(G5720) me^G3427, till^G2193 I have eaten^G5315^(G5632) and^G2532 drunken^G4095^(G5632); and^G2532 afterward^G3326^G5023 thou^G4771 shalt eat^G5315^(G5695) and^G2532 drink^G4095^(G5695)?

⁹ Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I trow not.

KJV^G3361 Doth he^G2192^(G5719) thank^G5485 that^G1565 servant^G1401 because^G3754 he did^G4160^(G5656) the things that were commanded^G1299^(G5685) him^G846? I trow^G1380^(G5719) not^G3756.

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.

KJVSo^G3779 likewise^G2532 ye^G5210, when^G3752 ye shall have done^G4160^(G5661) all^G3956 those things which are commanded^G1299^(G5685) you^G5213, say^G3004^(G5720),^G3754 We are^G2070^(G5748) unprofitable^G888 servants^G1401:^G3754 we have done^G4160^(G5658) that which^G3739 was our duty^G3784^(G5707) to do^G4160^(G5758).

¹¹ And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.

KJVAnd^G2532 it came to pass^G1096^(G5633), as^G1722 he^G846 went^G4198^(G5738) to^G1519 Jerusalem^G2419, that^G2532 he^G846 passed^G1330^(G5711) through^G1223 the midst^G3319 of Samaria^G4540 and^G2532 Galilee^G1056.

¹² And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:

KJVAnd^G2532 as he^G846 entered^G1525^(G5740) into^G1519 a certain^G5100 village^G2968, there met^G528^(G5656) him^G846 ten^G1176 men^G435 that were lepers^G3015, which^G3739 stood^G2476^(G5627) afar off^G4207:

¹³ And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.

KJVAnd^G2532 they^G846 lifted up^G142^(G5656) their voices^G5456, and said^G3004^(G5723), Jesus^G2424, Master^G1988, have mercy^G1653^(G5657) on us^G2248.

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.

KJVAnd^G2532 when he saw^G1492^(G5631) them, he said^G2036^(G5627) unto them^G846, Go^G4198^(G5679) shew^G1925^(G5657) yourselves^G1438 unto the priests^G2409. And^G2532 it came to pass^G1096^(G5633), that, as they^G846 went^G5217^(G5721)^G1722, they were cleansed^G2511^(G5681).

¹⁵ And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,

KJVAnd^G1161 one^G1520 of^G1537 them^G846, when he saw^G1492^(G5631) that^G3754 he was healed^G2390^(G5681), turned back^G5290^(G5656), and with^G3326 a loud^G3173 voice^G5456 glorified^G1392^(G5723) God^G2316,

¹⁶ And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.

KJVAnd^G2532 fell down^G4098^(G5627) on^G1909 his face^G4383 at^G3844 his^G846 feet^G4228, giving^G2168 him^G846 thanks^G2168^(G5723): and^G2532 he^G846 was^G2258^(G5713) a Samaritan^G4541.

¹⁷ And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?

KJVAnd^G1161 Jesus^G2424 answering^G611^(G5679) said^G2036^(G5627), Were there^G2511 not^G3780 ten^G1176 cleansed^G2511^(G5681)? but^G1161 where^G4226 are the nine^G1767?

¹⁸ There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.

KJVThere are^G2147 not^G3756 found^G2147^(G5681) that returned^G5290^(G5660) to give^G1325^(G5629) glory^G1391 to God^G2316, save^G1508 this^G3778 stranger^G241.

¹⁹ And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.

KJVAnd^G2532 he said^G2036^(G5627) unto him^G846, Arise^G450^(G5631), go thy way^G4198^(G5737): thy^G4675 faith^G4102 hath made^G4982 thee^G4571 whole^G4982^(G5758).

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:

KJVAnd^G1161 when he was demanded^G1905^(G5685) of^G5259 the Pharisees^G5330, when^G4219 the kingdom^G932 of God^G2316 should come^G2064^(G5736), he answered^G611^(G5662) them^G846 and^G2532 said^G2036^(G5627), The kingdom^G932 of God^G2316 cometh^G2064^(G5736) not^G3756 with^G3326 observation^G3907:

²¹ Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

KJVNeither^G3761 shall they say^G2046^(G5692), Lo^G2400^(G5628) here^G5602! or^G2228, lo^G2400^(G5628) there^G1563! for^G1063, behold^G2400^(G5628), the kingdom^G932 of God^G2316 is^G2076^(G5748) within^G1787 you^G5216.

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.

KJVAnd^G1161 he said^G2036^(G5627) unto^G4314 the disciples^G3101, The days^G2250 will come^G2064^(G5695), when^G3753 ye shall desire^G1937^(G5692) to see^G1492^(G5629) one^G3391 of the days^G2250 of the Son^G5207 of man^G444, and^G2532 ye shall^G3700 not^G3756 see^G3700^(G5695) it.

²³ And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them.

KJVAnd^G2532 they shall say^G2046^(G5692) to you^G5213, See^G2400^(G5628) here^G5602; or^G2228, see^G2400^(G5628) there^G1563: go^G565 not^G3361 after^G565^(G5632) them, nor^G3366 follow^G1377^(G5661) 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.

KJVFor^G1063 as^G5618 the lightning^G796, that lighteneth^G797^(G5723) out of^G1537 the one part under^G5259 heaven^G3772, shineth^G2989^(G5719) unto^G1519 the other part under^G5259 heaven^G3772; so^G3779 shall also^G2532 the Son^G5207 of man^G444 be^G2071^(G5704) in^G1722 his^G846 day^G2250.

²⁵ But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation.

KJVBut^G1161 first^G4412 must^G1163^(G5748) he^G846 suffer^G3958^(G5629) many things^G4183, and^G2532 be rejected^G593^(G5683) of^G575 this^G5026 generation^G1074.

²⁶ And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.

KJVAnd^G2532 as^G2531 it was^G1096^(G5633) in^G1722 the days^G2250 of Noe^G3575, so^G3779 shall it be^G2071^(G5704) also^G2532 in^G1722 the days^G2250 of the Son^G5207 of man^G444.

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.

KJVThey did eat^G2068^(G5707), they drank^G4095^(G5707), they married wives^G1060^(G5707), they were given in marriage^G1547^(G5712), until^G891 the day^G2250 that^G3739 Noe^G3575 entered^G1525^(G5627) into^G1519 the ark^G2787, and^G2532 the flood^G2627 came^G2064^(G5627), and^G2532 destroyed^G622^(G5656) them all^G537.

²⁸ Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;

KJVLikewise^G3668 also^G2532 as^G5613 it was^G1096^(G5633) in^G1722 the days^G2250 of Lot^G3091; they did eat^G2068^(G5707), they drank^G4095^(G5707), they bought^G59^(G5707), they sold^G4453^(G5707), they planted^G5452^(G5707), they builded^G3618^(G5707);

²⁹ But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.

KJVBut^G3739^G1161 the same day^G2250 that Lot^G3091 went^G1831^(G5627) out of^G575 Sodom^G4670 it rained^G1026^(G5656) fire^G4442 and^G2532 brimstone^G2303 from^G575 heaven^G3772, and^G2532 destroyed^G622^(G5656) them all^G537.

³⁰ Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.

KJVEven^G2596 thus^G5024 shall it be^G2071^(G5704) in the day^G3739^G2250 when the Son^G5207 of man^G444 is revealed^G601^(G5743).

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.

KJVIn^G1722 that^G1565 day^G2250, he which^G3739 shall be^G2071^(G5704) upon^G1909 the housetop^G1430, and^G2532 his^G846 stuff^G4632 in^G1722 the house^G3614, let^G2597 him not^G3361 come down^G2597^(G5628) to take^G142 it^G846 away^G142^(G5658): and^G2532 he that is in^G1722 the field^G68, let him^G1994 likewise^G3668 not^G3361 return^G1994^(G5657) back^G1519^G3694.

³² Remember Lot's wife.

KJVRemember^G3421^(G5720) Lot's^G3091 wife^G1135.

³³ Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.

KJVWhosoever^G3739^G1437 shall seek^G2212^(G5661) to save^G4982^(G5658) his^G846 life^G5590 shall lose^G622^(G5692) it^G846; and^G2532 whosoever^G3739^G1437 shall lose^G622^(G5661) his^G846 life shall preserve^G2225^(G5692) it^G846.

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.

KJVI tell^G3004^(G5719) you^G5213, in that^G5026 night^G3571 there shall be^G2071^(G5704) two^G1417 men in^G1909 one^G3391 bed^G2825; the one^G1520 shall be taken^G3880^(G5701), and^G2532 the other^G2087 shall be left^G863^(G5701).

³⁵ Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

KJVTwo^G1417 women shall be^G2071^(G5704) grinding^G229^(G5723) together^G846^G1909; the one^G3391 shall be taken^G3880^(G5701), and^G2532 the other^G2087 left^G863^(G5701).

³⁶ Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

KJVTwo^G1417 men shall be^G2071^(G5704) in^G1722 the field^G68; the one^G1520 shall be taken^G3880^(G5701), and^G2532 the other^G2087 left^G863^(G5701).

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.

KJVAnd^G2532 they answered^G611^(G5679) and said^G3004^(G5719) unto him^G846, Where^G4226, Lord^G2962? And^G1161 he said^G2036^(G5627) unto them^G846, Wheresoever^G3699 the body^G4983 is, thither^G1563 will^G4863 the eagles^G105 be gathered together^G4863^(G5701).

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