Sin, Forgiveness, Faith, And Service

1 And he said unto his disciples, It is impossible but that occasions of stumbling should come; but woe unto him, through whom they come!

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

1 He said to His disciples, (A)It is inevitable that (a)stumbling blocks come, but woe to him through whom they come!

1 He(A) said to His disciples, “Offenses(a) will certainly come,(b) but woe(B) to the one they come(C) through!

1 Jesus told his disciples, "It is inevitable that temptations to sin will come, but how terrible it will be for the person through whom they come!

2 It were well for him if a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, rather than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble.

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.

2 (B)It (b)would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea, than that he would cause one of these little ones to stumble.

2 It would be better for him if a millstone(c) were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea than for him to cause one of these little ones to stumble.(D)

2 It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin.

3 Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

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

3 (c)Be on your guard! (C)If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.

3 Be(E) on your guard. If your brother sins,(d) rebuke(F) him, and if he repents, forgive(G) him.

3 "Watch yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him.

4 And if he sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt 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.

4 And if he sins against you (D)seven times a day, and returns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ (d)forgive him.”

4 And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and comes back to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”

4 Even if he sins against you seven times in a day and comes back to you seven times and says, "I repent,' you must forgive him."

Faith And Duty

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

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

5 (E)The apostles said to (F)the Lord, “Increase our faith!”

5 The(H) apostles(I) said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”(J)

5 Then the apostles told the Lord, "Give us more faith!"

6 And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye would say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou rooted up, and be thou planted in the sea; and it would obey you.

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.

6 And (G)the Lord said, “If you (e)had faith like (H)a mustard seed, you would say to this (I)mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and be planted in the sea’; and it would (f)obey you.

6 “If you have faith the size of(e) a mustard seed,”(K) the Lord said, “you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.

6 The Lord replied, "If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, "Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you!

Unworthy Servants

7 But who is there of you, having a servant plowing or keeping sheep, that will say unto him, when he is come in from the field, Come straightway and sit down to meat;

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?

7 “Which of you, having a slave plowing or tending sheep, will say to him when he has come in from the field, ‘Come immediately and (g)sit down to eat’?

7 “Which one of you having a slave tending sheep or plowing will say to him when he comes in from the field, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’?

7 "Suppose a man among you has a servant plowing or watching sheep. Would he say to him when he comes in from the field, "Come at once and have something to eat'?

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?

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?

8 But will he not say to him, ‘(J)Prepare something for me to eat, and properly (h)clothe yourself and serve me while I eat and drink; and (i)afterward you (j)may eat and drink’?

8 Instead, will he not tell him, ‘Prepare something for me to eat, get ready,(f) and serve me while I eat and drink; later you can eat and drink’?(L)

8 Of course not. Instead, he would say to him, "Get dinner ready for me, and put on your apron and wait on me until I eat and drink. Then you can eat and drink.'

9 Doth he thank the servant because he did the things that were commanded?

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

9 He does not thank the slave because he did the things which were commanded, does he?

9 Does he thank that slave because he did what was commanded?(g)

9 He doesn't praise the servant for doing what was commanded, does he?

10 Even so ye also, when ye shall have done all the things that are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants; we have done that which it was our duty to do.

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.

10 So you too, when you do all the things which are commanded you, say, ‘We are unworthy slaves; we have done only that which we ought to have done.’”

10 In the same way, when you have done all that you were commanded, you should say, ‘We are good-for-nothing(M) slaves; we’ve only done our duty.’”

10 That's the way it is with you. When you have done everything you were ordered to do, say, "We are worthless servants. We have done only what we ought to have done.'"

Ten Lepers Cleansed

11 And it came to pass, as they were on their way to Jerusalem, that he was passing along the borders of Samaria and Galilee.

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

11 While He was (K)on the way to Jerusalem, (L)He was passing (k)between Samaria and Galilee.

11 While traveling to Jerusalem,(N) He passed between(h) Samaria and Galilee.(O)

11 One day, Jesus was traveling along the border between Samaria and Galilee on the way to Jerusalem.

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

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

12 As He entered a village, ten leprous men who (M)stood at a distance met Him;

12 As He entered a village, 10 men with serious skin diseases(P) met Him. They stood at a distance

12 As he was going into a village, ten lepers met him. They stood at a distance

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

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

13 and they raised their voices, saying, “Jesus, (N)Master, have mercy on us!”

13 and raised their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master,(Q) have mercy on us!”

13 and shouted, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!"

14 And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go and show yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, as they went, they were cleansed.

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.

14 When He saw them, He said to them, (O)Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were going, they were cleansed.

14 When He saw them, He told them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.”(R) And while they were going, they were healed.(i)

14 When Jesus saw them, he told them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." While they were going, they were made clean.

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

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

15 Now one of them, when he saw that he had been healed, turned back, (P)glorifying God with a loud voice,

15 But one of them, seeing that he was healed, returned and, with a loud voice, gave glory to God.(S)

15 But one of them, when he saw that he had been healed, came back and praised God with a loud voice.

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

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

16 and he fell on his face at His feet, giving thanks to Him. And he was a (Q)Samaritan.

16 He fell facedown(T) at His feet, thanking Him. And he was a Samaritan.(U)

16 He fell on his face at Jesus' feet and thanked him. Now that man was a Samaritan.

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

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

17 Then Jesus answered and said, “Were there not ten cleansed? But the nine—where are they?

17 Then Jesus said, “Were not 10 cleansed? Where are the nine?

17 Jesus asked, "Ten men were made clean, weren't they? Where are the other nine?

18 Were there none found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger?

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

18 (l)Was no one found who returned to (R)give glory to God, except this foreigner?”

18 Didn’t any return(j) to give glory to God except this foreigner?”

18 Except for this foreigner, were any of them found to return and give praise to God?"

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

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

19 And He said to him, “Stand up and go; (S)your faith (m)has made you well.”

19 And He told him, “Get up and go on your way. Your faith has made you well.”(k)(V)

19 Then he told the man, "Get up, and go home! Your faith has made you well."

The Coming Of The Kingdom Of God

20 And being asked by the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God cometh, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:

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:

20 Now having been questioned by the Pharisees (T)as to when the kingdom of God was coming, He answered them and said, “The kingdom of God is not coming with (n)(U)signs to be observed;

20 Being(W) asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God will come,(X) He answered them, “The kingdom of God is not coming with something observable;

20 Once Jesus was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come. He answered them, "The kingdom of God is not coming with a visible display.

21 neither shall they say, Lo, here! or, There! for lo, the kingdom of God is within you.

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

21 nor will (V)they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or, ‘There it is!’ For behold, the kingdom of God is (o)in your midst.”

21 no one will say,(l) ‘Look here!’ or ‘There!’ For you see, the kingdom of God is among you.”

21 People won't be saying, "Look! Here it is!' or "There it is!' because now the kingdom of God is among you."

The Coming Of The Son Of Man

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.

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.

22 And He said to the disciples, (W)The days will come when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.

22 Then He told the disciples: “The days are coming(Y) when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you won’t see it.(Z)

22 Then Jesus told the disciples, "The time will come during which you will long to see one of these days when the Son of Man is with you, but you will not see it.

23 And they shall say to you, Lo, there! Lo, here! go not away, nor follow after them :

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

23 (X)They will say to you, ‘Look there! Look here!’ Do not go away, and do not run after them.

23 They will say to you,(AA) ‘Look there!’ or ‘Look here!’ Don’t follow or run after them.(AB)

23 People will say to you, "Look! There he is!' or "Look! Here he is!' But don't go and chase after him.

When Jesus Comes Again

24 for as the lightning, when it lighteneth out of the one part under the heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall the Son of man be in his day.

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.

24 (Y)For just like the lightning, when it flashes out of one part (p)of the sky, shines to the other part (q)of the sky, so will the Son of Man be in His day.

24 For as the lightning flashes from horizon to horizon and lights up the sky, so the Son of Man will be in His day.(AC)

24 Because just as lightning flashes and shines from one end of the sky to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his time.

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

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

25 (Z)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.(AD)

25 But first he must suffer a great deal and be rejected by those living today.

26 And as it came to pass in the days of Noah, even so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.

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

26 (AA)And just as it happened (AB)in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man:

26 “Just as it was in the days of Noah,(AE) so it will be in the days of the Son of Man:

26 "Just as it was in Noah's time, so it will be in the days of the Son of Man.

27 They ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.

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.

27 they were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were being given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.

27 People went on eating, drinking, marrying and giving in marriage(AF) until the day Noah boarded the ark,(AG) and the flood came and destroyed them all.

27 People were eating, drinking, marrying, and being given in marriage right up to the day when Noah went into the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed all of them.

28 Likewise even as it came to pass in the days of Lot; they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;

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

28 (r)It was the same as happened in (AC)the days of Lot: they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building;

28 It will be the same as it was in the days of Lot:(AH) People went on eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, building.

28 So it was in the days of Lot. People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.

29 but in the day that Lot went out from Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all:

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

29 but on the day that Lot went out from Sodom it rained fire and (s)brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all.

29 But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained from heaven and destroyed(AI) them all.

29 But on the day when Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed all of them.

30 after the same manner shall it be in the day that the Son of man is revealed.

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

30 It will be (t)just the same on the day that the Son of Man (AD)is revealed.

30 It(AJ) will be like that on the day the Son of Man is revealed.(AK)

30 The day when the Son of Man is revealed will be like that.

31 In that day, he that shall be on the housetop, and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away: and let him that is in the field likewise not return back.

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.

31 On that day, the one who is (AE)on the housetop and whose goods are in the house must not go down to take them out; and likewise the one who is in the field must not turn back.

31 On that day, a man on the housetop, whose belongings are in the house, must not come down to get them. Likewise the man who is in the field must not turn back.

31 "The person who is on the housetop that day must not come down to get his belongings out of his house. The person in the field, too, must not turn back to what's left behind.

32 Remember Lot's wife.

32 Remember Lot's wife.

32 (AF)Remember Lot’s wife.

32 Remember Lot’s wife!(AL)

32 Remember Lot's wife!

33 Whosoever shall seek to gain his life shall lose it: but whosoever shall lose his life'shall preserve it.

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

33 (AG)Whoever seeks to keep his (u)life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.

33 Whoever tries to make his life secure(m)(n) will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.(AM)

33 Whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.

34 I say unto you, In that night there shall be two men on one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.

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.

34 I tell you, on that night there will be two in one bed; one will be taken and the other will be left.

34 I tell you, on that night(AN) two will be in one bed: One will be taken and the other will be left.

34 I tell you, two will be seated on the same couch that night. The one will be taken, and the other will be left behind.

35 There shall be two women grinding together; 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.

35 (AH)There will be two women grinding at the same place; one will be taken and the other will be left.

35 Two women will be grinding grain together: One will be taken and the other left.

35 Two women will be grinding grain together. The one will be taken, and the other will be left behind."

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

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

36 [(v)(AI)Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other will be left.”]

36 [Two will be in a field: One will be taken, and the other will be left.]”(o)

36 Then they asked him, "Where, Lord, will this take place?" He told them, "Wherever there's a corpse, there the vultures will gather."

37 And they answering say unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Where the body is , thither will the eagles also be gathered together.

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.

37 And answering they *said to Him, “Where, Lord?” And He said to them, (AJ)Where the body is, there also the (w)vultures will be gathered.”

37 “Where, Lord?”(AO) they asked Him.He said to them, “Where the corpse is, there also the vultures(AP) will be gathered.”

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