Luke 17–19

Then said he unto the disciples, ^aIt is ^bimpossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come. ^2cIt ^dwere better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should ^aoffend one of these little ones. ^3eTake heed to yourselves: ^fIf thy brother trespass against thee, ^grebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. ⁴And if he trespass against thee ^hseven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.

⁵And ⁱthe apostles said unto the Lord, ^kIncrease our faith. ⁶And the Lord said, ^lIf ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this ^msycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you. ⁷But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him ⁿby and by, when he is come from the field, ^oGo and sit down to meat? ⁸And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and ^ogird thyself, and ^oserve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink? ⁹Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I trow not. ¹⁰So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are ^punprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.

¹¹And it came to pass, ^qas he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of ^rSamaria and ^sGalilee. ¹²And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, ^twhich stood afar off: ¹³and they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, ^uMaster, have mercy on us. ¹⁴And when he saw them, he said unto them, ^xGo shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass that, as they went, they were cleansed. ¹⁵And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice ^yglorified God, ¹⁶and ^zfell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a ^aSamaritan. ¹⁷And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine? ¹⁸There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this ^bstranger. ¹⁹And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: ^cthy faith ^dhath made thee whole.

²⁰And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, ^ewhen the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with ^fobservation: ²¹Neither ^gshall they say, Lo here: or, lo there: for behold, the kingdom of God is within you. ²²And he said unto the disciples, ^hThe days will come, when ye shall desire ⁱto see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it. ^23kAnd ^gthey shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them. ^24lFor 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 ^mhis day. ²⁵But first ⁿmust he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation. ²⁶And ^oas it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. ²⁷They 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. ²⁸Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; ²⁹but ^pthe same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. ³⁰Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man ^qis revealed. ³¹In that day, ^rhe which shall be upon the housetop, and his ^sstuff 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. ^32tRemember Lot’s wife. ^33uWhosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall ^xpreserve it. ³⁴I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. ^35yTwo women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left. ^36zTwo men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. ³⁷And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, ^aWheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.

XVIII.And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought ^aalways to pray, and not ^bto faint; ²saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither ^cregarded man: ³and there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. ⁴And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor ^cregard man; ^d5yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she ^eweary me. ⁶And the Lord said, Hear what ^fthe unjust judge saith. ⁷And ^gshall not God ^havenge his own ⁱelect, which cry day and night unto him, though ^khe bear long with them? ⁸I tell you that he will ^havenge them ^lspeedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?

⁹And he spake this parable unto certain ^mwhich trusted ⁿin themselves that they were righteous, and despised other: ¹⁰Two men ^owent up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a ^ppublican. ¹¹The Pharisee ^qstood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, ^rextortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. ¹²I ^sfast twice in the week, I ^tgive tithes of all that I ^upossess. ¹³And the publican, ^qstanding afar off, ^xwould not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but ^ysmote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. ¹⁴I tell you, this man ^zwent down to his house ^ajustified rather than the other: for ^bevery one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

^15cAnd they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them. ¹⁶But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. ¹⁷Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall ^din no wise enter therein.

^18eAnd a certain ^eeruler asked him, saying, Good ^fMaster, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? ¹⁹And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God. ²⁰Thou knowest the commandments, ^gDo not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother. ²¹And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up. ²²Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet ^hlackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. ²³And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich. ²⁴And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! ²⁵For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. ²⁶And they that heard it said, Who then can be saved? ²⁷And he said, The things which are unpossible with men are possible with God.

²⁸Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee. ²⁹And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God’s sake, ³⁰who shall not receive ⁱmanifold more ^jin this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.

^31kThen he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written ^lby the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished. ³²For he shall be ^mdelivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and ^mmspitefully entreated, and ⁿspitted on: ³³and they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again. ³⁴And they ^ounderstood none of these things: ^pand this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.

³⁵And it came to pass, that ^qas he was ^rcome nigh unto Jericho, a ^scertain blind man sat by the way side begging: ³⁶and hearing the multitude pass by, he ^tasked what it meant. ³⁷And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. ³⁸And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me. ³⁹And they which went before ^urebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me. ⁴⁰And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him, ⁴¹saying, What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight. ⁴²And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath ^xsaved thee. ⁴³And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, ^yglorifying God: and ^zall the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God.

XIX.And Jesus ^aentered and passed through Jericho. ²And behold, there was a man named ^bZaccheus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich. ³And he sought ^cto see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of ^dstature. ⁴And he ran before, and climbed up into a ^esycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way. ⁵And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zaccheus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must ^fabide at thy house. ⁶And he made haste, and came down, and ^greceived him joyfully. ⁷And when they saw it, they all ^hmurmured, saying, ^hThat he was gone ⁱto be guest with a man that is a sinner. ⁸And Zaccheus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have ^ktaken any thing from any man ^kby false accusation, I restore him ^lfourfold. ⁹And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, ^mforsomuch as ⁿhe also is ^oa son…