Luke 17–19

Christ Teaches on Offenses

17Then He said to the disciples, ^a“It is impossible that no ¹offenses should come, but ^bwoe to him through whom they do come! ²It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, than that he should ²offend one of these little ones. ³Take heed to yourselves. ^cIf your brother sins ³against you, ^drebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. ⁴And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day returns ⁴to you, saying, ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him.”

⁵And the apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”

^6eSo the Lord said, “If you have faith as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be pulled up by the roots and be planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you. ⁷And which of you, having a servant plowing or tending sheep, will say to him when he has come in from the field, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’? ⁸But will he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare something for my supper, and gird yourself ^fand serve me till I have eaten and drunk, and afterward you will eat and drink’? ⁹Does he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded ⁵him? I think not. ¹⁰So likewise you, when you have done all those things which you are commanded, say, ‘We are ^gunprofitable servants. We have done what was our duty to do.’ ”

Christ Cleanses Ten Lepers

¹¹Now it happened ^has He went to Jerusalem that He passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. ¹²Then as He entered a certain village, there met Him ten men who were lepers, ⁱwho stood afar off. ¹³And they lifted up their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”

¹⁴So when He saw them, He said to them, ^j“Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And so it was that as they went, they were cleansed.

¹⁵And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and with a loud voice ^kglorified God, ¹⁶and fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks. And he was a ^lSamaritan.

¹⁷So Jesus answered and said, “Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine? ¹⁸Were there not any found who returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?” ^19mAnd He said to him, “Arise, go your way. Your faith has made you well.”

Christ Teaches on the Second Coming

²⁰Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said, “The kingdom of God does not come with observation; ²¹ⁿnor will they say, ⁶‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’ For indeed, ^othe kingdom of God is ⁷within you.”

²²Then He said to the disciples, ^p“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. ^23qAnd they will say to you, ⁸‘Look here!’ or ‘Look there!’ Do not go after them or follow them. ^24rFor as the lightning that flashes out of one part under heaven shines to the other part under heaven, so also the Son of Man will be in His day. ^25sBut first He must suffer many things and be ^trejected by this generation. ^26uAnd as it ^vwas in the ^wdays of ^xNoah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man: ²⁷They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the ^yday that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and ^zdestroyed them all. ^28aLikewise as it was also in the days of Lot: They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; ²⁹but on ^bthe day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. ³⁰Even so will it be in the day when the Son of Man ^cis revealed.

³¹“In that day, he ^dwho is on the housetop, and his ⁹goods are in the house, let him not come down to take them away. And likewise the one who is in the field, let him not turn back. ^32eRemember Lot’s wife. ^33fWhoever seeks to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it. ^34gI tell you, in that night there will be two ¹men in one bed: the one will be taken and the other will be left. ^35hTwo women will be grinding together: the one will be taken and the other left. ³⁶²Two men will be in the field: the one will be taken and the other left.”

³⁷And they answered and said to Him, ⁱ“Where, Lord?”

So He said to them, “Wherever the body is, there the eagles will be gathered together.”

Parable of the Woman and the Judge

18Then He spoke a parable to them, that men ^aalways ought to pray and not lose heart, ²saying: “There was in a certain city a judge who did not fear God nor ¹regard man. ³Now there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying, ²‘Get justice for me from my adversary.’ ⁴And he would not for a while; but afterward he said within himself, ‘Though I do not fear God nor regard man, ^5byet because this widow troubles me I will ³avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.’ ”

⁶Then the Lord said, “Hear what the unjust judge said. ⁷And ^cshall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them? ⁸I tell you ^dthat He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?”

Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector

⁹Also He spoke this parable to some ^ewho trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: ¹⁰“Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. ¹¹The Pharisee ^fstood and prayed thus with himself, ^g‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. ¹²I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.’ ¹³And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner!’ ¹⁴I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; ^hfor everyone who exalts himself will be ⁴humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Christ Blesses the Children

Matt. 19:13–15; Mark 10:13–16

¹⁵ⁱThen they also brought infants to Him that He might touch them; but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. ¹⁶But Jesus called them to Him and said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for ^jof such is the kingdom of God. ^17kAssuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it.”

Rich Young Ruler

Matt. 19:16–26; Mark 10:17–27

^18lNow a certain ruler asked Him, saying, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”

¹⁹So Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but ^mOne, that is, God. ²⁰You know the commandments: ⁿ‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not bear false witness,’ ^o‘Honor your father and your mother.’ ”

²¹And he said, “All ^pthese things I have kept from my youth.”

²²So when Jesus heard these things, He said to him, “You still lack one thing. ^qSell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”

²³But when he heard this, he became very sorrowful, for he was very rich.

²⁴And when Jesus saw that he became very sorrowful, He said, ^r“How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God! ²⁵For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”

²⁶And those who heard it said, “Who then can be saved?”

²⁷But He said, ^s“The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.”

Christ Will Reward Sacrifice

Matt. 19:27–29; Mark 10:28–30

^28tThen Peter said, “See, we have left ⁵all and followed You.”

²⁹So He said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you, ^uthere is no one who has left house or parents or brothers or wife or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, ^30vwho shall not receive many times more in this present time, and in the age to come eternal life.”

Christ Foretells His Death and Resurrection

Matt. 20:17–19; Mark 10:32–34

^31wThen He took the twelve aside and said to them, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all things ^xthat are written by the prophets concerning the Son of Man will be ⁶accomplished. ³²For ^yHe will be delivered to the Gentiles and will be mocked and insulted and spit upon. ³³They will scourge Him and kill Him. And the third day He will rise again.”

^34zBut they understood none of these things; this saying was hidden from them, and they did not know the things which were spoken.

Christ Heals Bartimaeus

Matt. 20:29–34; Mark 10:46–52

^35aThen it happened, as He was coming near Jericho, that a certain blind man sat by the road begging. ³⁶And hearing a multitude passing by, he asked what it meant. ³⁷So they told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by. ³⁸And he cried out, saying, “Jesus, ^bSon of David, have mercy on me!”

³⁹Then those who went before warned him that he should be quiet; but he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

⁴⁰So Jesus stood still and commanded him to be brought to Him. And when he had come near, He asked him, ⁴¹saying, “What do you want Me to do for you?”

He said, “Lord, that I may receive my sight.”

⁴²Then Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; ^cyour faith has made you well.” ⁴³And immediately he received his sight, and followed Him, ^dglorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.

Christ Abides with Zacchaeus

19Then Jesus entered and passed through ^aJericho. ²Now behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich. ³And he sought to ^bsee who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was of short stature. ⁴So he ran ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see Him, for He was going to pass that way. ⁵And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up ¹and saw him, and said to him, “Zacchaeus, ²make haste and come down, for today I must stay at your house.” ⁶So he ³made haste and came down, and received Him joyfully. ⁷But when they saw it, they all ⁴complained, saying, ^c“He has gone to be a guest with a man who is a sinner.”

⁸Then Zacchaeus stood and said to the…