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Learn about the sources and coverage →Jesus said to His disciples, “It is impossible that stumbling blocks will not come, but woe to the one through whom they come!
Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!
Εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς τοὺς μαθητάς, Ἀνένδεκτόν ἐστιν τοῦ μὴ ἐλθεῖν τὰ σκάνδαλα∙ οὐαὶ δὲ δι’ οὗ ἔρχεται.
Eipen de pros tous mathētas, Anendekton estin tou mē elthein ta skandala; ouai de di’ hou erchetai.
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 stumble.
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.
Λυσιτελεῖ αὐτῷ εἰ μύλος ὀνικὸς περίκειται περὶ τὸν τράχηλον αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἔρριπται εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν, ἢ ἵνα σκανδαλίσῃ ἕνα τῶν μικρῶν τούτων.
Lysitelei autō ei mylos onikos perikeitai peri ton trachēlon autou, kai erriptai eis tēn thalassan, ē hina skandalisē hena tōn mikrōn toutōn.
Watch yourselves. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.
¶ Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
Προσέχετε ἑαυτοῖς. Ἐὰν δὲ ἁμάρτῃ εἰς σὲ ὁ ἀδελφός σου, ἐπιτίμησον αὐτῷ∙ καὶ ἐὰν μετανοήσῃ, ἄφες αὐτῷ.
Prosechete heautois. Ean de hamartē eis se ho adelphos sou, epitimēson autō; kai ean metanoēsē, aphes autō.
Even if he sins against you seven times in a day and returns to you seven times saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”
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.
Καὶ ἐὰν ἑπτάκις τῆς ἡμέρας ἁμάρτῃ εἰς σέ, καὶ ἑπτάκις τῆς ἡμέρας ἐπιστρέψῃ, λέγων, Μετανοῶ, ἀφήσεις αὐτῷ.
Kai ean heptakis tēs hēmeras hamartē eis se, kai heptakis tēs hēmeras epistrepsē, legōn, Metanoō, aphēseis autō.
The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”
And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.
Καὶ εἶπον οἱ ἀπόστολοι τῷ κυρίῳ, Πρόσθες ἡμῖν πίστιν.
Kai eipon hoi apostoloi tō kyriō, Prosthes hēmin pistin.
The Lord said, “If you had faith like a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.
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.
Εἶπεν δὲ ὁ κύριος, Εἰ ἔχετε πίστιν ὡς κόκκον σινάπεως, ἐλέγετε ἂν τῇ συκαμίνῳ ταύτῃ, Ἐκριζώθητι, καὶ φυτεύθητι ἐν τῇ θαλάσσῃ∙ καὶ ὑπήκουσεν ἂν ὑμῖν.
Eipen de ho kyrios, Ei echete pistin hōs kokkon sinapeōs, elegete an tē sykaminō tautē, Ekrizōthēti, kai phyteuthēti en tē thalassē; kai hypēkousen an hymin.
Which of you who has a servant plowing or tending sheep will say to him when he comes in from the field, ‘Come immediately and recline at the table’?
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?
Τίς δὲ ἐξ ὑμῶν δοῦλον ἔχων ἀροτριῶντα ἢ ποιμαίνοντα, ὃς εἰσελθόντι ἐκ τοῦ ἀγροῦ ἐρεῖ εὐθέως, Παρελθὼν ἀνάπεσε∙
Tis de ex hymōn doulon echōn arotriōnta ē poimainonta, hos eiselthonti ek tou agrou erei eutheōs, Parelthōn anapese;
Will he not instead say, ‘Prepare something for my supper, get yourself ready, and serve me while I eat and drink. Afterward you may eat and drink’?
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?
ἀλλ’ οὐχὶ ἐρεῖ αὐτῷ, Ἑτοίμασον τί δειπνήσω, καὶ περιζωσάμενος διακόνει μοι, ἕως φάγω καὶ πίω∙ καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα φάγεσαι καὶ πίεσαι σύ;
all’ ouchi erei autō, Hetoimason ti deipnēsō, kai perizōsamenos diakonei moi, heōs phagō kai piō; kai meta tauta phagesai kai piesai sy?
Does he thank that servant because he did what was commanded? I think not.
Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I trow not.
Μὴ χάριν ἔχει τῷ δούλῳ ἐκείνῳ ὅτι ἐποίησεν τὰ διαταχθέντα; Οὐ δοκῶ.
Mē charin echei tō doulō ekeinō hoti epoiēsen ta diatachthenta? Ou dokō.
In the same way, when you have done everything commanded you, say, ‘We are unworthy servants. We have only done what we were obligated to do.’”
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.
Οὕτως καὶ ὑμεῖς, ὅταν ποιήσητε πάντα τὰ διαταχθέντα ὑμῖν, λέγετε ὅτι Δοῦλοι ἀχρεῖοί ἐσμεν∙ ὅτι ὃ ὀφείλομεν ποιῆσαι πεποιήκαμεν.
Houtōs kai hymeis, hotan poiēsēte panta ta diatachthenta hymin, legete hoti Douloi achreioi esmen; hoti ho opheilomen poiēsai pepoiēkamen.
As Jesus traveled toward Jerusalem, He passed between Samaria and Galilee.
¶ And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.
Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ πορεύεσθαι αὐτὸν εἰς Ἱερουσαλήμ, καὶ αὐτὸς διήρχετο διὰ μέσου Σαμαρείας καὶ Γαλιλαίας.
Kai egeneto en tō poreuesthai auton eis Hierousalēm, kai autos diērcheto dia mesou Samareias kai Galilaias.
As He entered a certain village, ten men with leprosy met Him. They stood at a distance
And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:
Καὶ εἰσερχομένου αὐτοῦ εἴς τινα κώμην, ἀπήντησαν αὐτῷ δέκα λεπροὶ ἄνδρες, οἳ ἔστησαν πόρρωθεν∙
Kai eiserchomenou autou eis tina kōmēn, apēntēsan autō deka leproi andres, hoi estēsan porrōthen;
and raised their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”
And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.
καὶ αὐτοὶ ἦραν φωνήν, λέγοντες, Ἰησοῦ, ἐπιστάτα, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς.
kai autoi ēran phōnēn, legontes, Iēsou, epistata, eleēson hēmas.
When He saw them, He said, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” As they went, they were cleansed.
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.
Καὶ ἰδὼν εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Πορευθέντες ἐπιδείξατε ἑαυτοὺς τοῖς ἱερεῦσιν. Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ ὑπάγειν αὐτούς, ἐκαθαρίσθησαν.
Kai idōn eipen autois, Poreuthentes epideixate heautous tois hiereusin. Kai egeneto en tō hypagein autous, ekatharisthēsan.
One of them, when he saw that he had been healed, returned, glorifying God with a loud voice.
And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,
Εἷς δὲ ἐξ αὐτῶν, ἰδὼν ὅτι ἰάθη, ὑπέστρεψεν, μετὰ φωνῆς μεγάλης δοξάζων τὸν θεόν∙
Heis de ex autōn, idōn hoti iathē, hypestrepsen, meta phōnēs megalēs doxazōn ton theon;
He fell facedown at Jesus’ feet and thanked Him. He was a Samaritan.
And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.
καὶ ἔπεσεν ἐπὶ πρόσωπον παρὰ τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ, εὐχαριστῶν αὐτῷ∙ καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν Σαμαρείτης.
kai epesen epi prosōpon para tous podas autou, eucharistōn autō; kai autos ēn Samareitēs.
Jesus answered, “Were not ten cleansed? Where are the other nine?
And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?
Ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν, Οὐχὶ οἱ δέκα ἐκαθαρίσθησαν; Οἱ δὲ ἐννέα ποῦ;
Apokritheis de ho Iēsous eipen, Ouchi hoi deka ekatharisthēsan? Hoi de ennea pou?
Was no one found to return and give glory to God except this foreigner?”
There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.
Οὐχ εὑρέθησαν ὑποστρέψαντες δοῦναι δόξαν τῷ θεῷ, εἰ μὴ ὁ ἀλλογενὴς οὗτος;
Ouch heurethēsan hypostrepsantes dounai doxan tō theō, ei mē ho allogenēs houtos?
Then He said to him, “Get up and go. Your faith has made you whole.”
And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.
Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Ἀναστὰς πορεύου∙ ἡ πίστις σου σέσωκέν σε.
Kai eipen autō, Anastas poreuou; hē pistis sou sesōken se.
When the Pharisees asked when the kingdom of God would come, He answered them, “The kingdom of God does not come with observable signs.
¶ 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:
Ἐπερωτηθεὶς δὲ ὑπὸ τῶν Φαρισαίων, πότε ἔρχεται ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ, ἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς καὶ εἶπεν, Οὐκ ἔρχεται ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ μετὰ παρατηρήσεως∙
Eperōtētheis de hypo tōn Pharisaiōn, pote erchetai hē basileia tou theou, apekrithē autois kai eipen, Ouk erchetai hē basileia tou theou meta paratērēseōs;
Nor will people say, ‘Look, here!’ or, ‘Look, there!’ For look, the Kingdom of God is here now in your midst.”
Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.
οὐδὲ ἐροῦσιν, Ἰδοὺ ὧδε, ἤ, Ἰδοὺ ἐκεῖ. Ἰδοὺ γάρ, ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ ἐντὸς ὑμῶν ἐστίν.
oude erousin, Idou hōde, ē, Idou ekei. Idou gar, hē basileia tou theou entos hymōn estin.
Then He said to the disciples, “Days will come when you will desire to see even one of these days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it.
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.
Εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς τοὺς μαθητάς, Ἐλεύσονται ἡμέραι ὅτε ἐπιθυμήσετε μίαν τῶν ἡμερῶν τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἰδεῖν, καὶ οὐκ ὄψεσθε.
Eipen de pros tous mathētas, Eleusontai hēmerai hote epithymēsete mian tōn hēmerōn tou huiou tou anthrōpou idein, kai ouk opsesthe.
They will say to you, ‘Look here!’ or, ‘Look there!’ Do not go after them or follow them.
And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them.
Καὶ ἐροῦσιν ὑμῖν, Ἰδοὺ ὧδε, ἤ, Ἰδοὺ ἐκεῖ∙ μὴ ἀπέλθητε, μηδὲ διώξητε.
Kai erousin hymin, Idou hōde, ē, Idou ekei; mē apelthēte, mēde diōxēte.
For just as lightning flashes from one part of the sky and shines to the other, so the Son of Man will be in His day.
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.
Ὥσπερ γὰρ ἡ ἀστραπὴ ἡ ἀστράπτουσα ἐκ τῆς ὑπ’ οὐρανὸν εἰς τὴν ὑπ’ οὐρανὸν λάμπει, οὕτως ἔσται ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ αὐτοῦ.
Hōsper gar hē astrapē hē astraptousa ek tēs hyp’ ouranon eis tēn hyp’ ouranon lampei, houtōs estai ho huios tou anthrōpou en tē hēmera autou.
But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.
But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation.
Πρῶτον δὲ δεῖ αὐτὸν πολλὰ παθεῖν καὶ ἀποδοκιμασθῆναι ἀπὸ τῆς γενεᾶς ταύτης.
Prōton de dei auton polla pathein kai apodokimasthēnai apo tēs geneas tautēs.
Just as it was in the days of Noah, so it will also be in the days of the Son of Man.
And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.
Καὶ καθὼς ἐγένετο ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις Νῶε, οὕτως ἔσται καὶ ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου.
Kai kathōs egeneto en tais hēmerais Nōe, houtōs estai kai en tais hēmerais tou huiou tou anthrōpou.
People were eating, drinking, marrying, and being given in marriage until the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.
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.
Ἤσθιον, ἔπινον, ἐγάμουν, ἐξεγαμίζοντο, ἄχρι ἧς ἡμέρας εἰσῆλθεν Νῶε εἰς τὴν κιβωτόν, καὶ ἦλθεν ὁ κατακλυσμός, καὶ ἀπώλεσεν ἅπαντας.
Ēsthion, epinon, egamoun, exegamizonto, achri hēs hēmeras eisēlthen Nōe eis tēn kibōton, kai ēlthen ho kataklysmos, kai apōlesen hapantas.
Likewise, as it was in the days of Lot: they were eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, and building.
Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;
Ὁμοίως καὶ ὡς ἐγένετο ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις Λώτ∙ ἤσθιον, ἔπινον, ἠγόραζον, ἐπώλουν, ἐφύτευον, ᾠκοδόμουν∙
Homoiōs kai hōs egeneto en tais hēmerais Lōt; ēsthion, epinon, ēgorazon, epōloun, ephyteuon, ōkodomoun;
But on the day Lot went out from Sodom, fire and sulfur rained from heaven and destroyed them all.
But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.
ᾗ δὲ ἡμέρᾳ ἐξῆλθεν Λὼτ ἀπὸ Σοδόμων, ἔβρεξεν πῦρ καὶ θεῖον ἀπ’ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ ἀπώλεσεν ἅπαντας∙
hē de hēmera exēlthen Lōt apo Sodomōn, ebrexen pyr kai theion ap’ ouranou, kai apōlesen hapantas;
It will be the same on the day the Son of Man is revealed.
Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.
κατὰ ταῦτα ἔσται ᾗ ἡμέρᾳ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἀποκαλύπτεται.
kata tauta estai hē hēmera ho huios tou anthrōpou apokalyptetai.
On that day, whoever is on the housetop with his possessions in the house must not come down to get them. Likewise, whoever is in the field must not turn back.
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.
Ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ, ὃς ἔσται ἐπὶ τοῦ δώματος, καὶ τὰ σκεύη αὐτοῦ ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ, μὴ καταβάτω ἆραι αὐτά∙ καὶ ὁ ἐν τῷ ἀγρῷ ὁμοίως μὴ ἐπιστρεψάτω εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω.
En ekeinē tē hēmera, hos estai epi tou dōmatos, kai ta skeuē autou en tē oikia, mē katabatō arai auta; kai ho en tō agrō homoiōs mē epistrepsatō eis ta opisō.
Remember Lot’s wife.
Remember Lot’s wife.
Μνημονεύετε τῆς γυναικὸς Λώτ.
Mnēmoneuete tēs gynaikos Lōt.
Whoever seeks to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.
Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.
Ὃς ἐὰν ζητήσῃ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ σῶσαι ἀπολέσει αὐτήν∙ καὶ ὃς ἐὰν ἀπολέσῃ αὐτὴν ζῳογονήσει αὐτήν.
Hos ean zētēsē tēn psychēn autou sōsai apolesei autēn; kai hos ean apolesē autēn zōogonēsei autēn.
I tell you, on that night two will be in one bed. One will be taken and the other left.
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.
Λέγω ὑμῖν, ταύτῃ τῇ νυκτὶ ἔσονται δύο ἐπὶ κλίνης μιᾶς∙ εἷς παραληφθήσεται, καὶ ὁ ἕτερος ἀφεθήσεται.
Legō hymin, tautē tē nykti esontai dyo epi klinēs mias; heis paralēphthēsetai, kai ho heteros aphethēsetai.
Two women will be grinding together. One will be taken and the other left.
Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Δύο ἔσονται ἀλήθουσαι ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτό∙ μία παραληφθήσεται, καὶ ἡ ἑτέρα ἀφεθήσεται.
Dyo esontai alēthousai epi to auto; mia paralēphthēsetai, kai hē hetera aphethēsetai.
Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Textual note — Luke 17:36: The KJV follows a different textual tradition, the Textus Receptus, which includes this verse. The main text of our chosen Byzantine edition (Guardian Press, representing Robinson–Pierpont 2026) omits it. We retain the KJV here for comparison only; no TWMC paraphrase, Greek text, or Romanized Greek is supplied.
They answered Him, “Where, Lord?” He said to them, “Where the body is, there the eagles will gather.”
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.
Καὶ ἀποκριθέντες λέγουσιν αὐτῷ, Ποῦ, κύριε; Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Ὅπου τὸ σῶμα, ἐκεῖ συναχθήσονται οἱ ἀετοί.
Kai apokrithentes legousin autō, Pou, kyrie? Ho de eipen autois, Hopou to sōma, ekei synachthēsontai hoi aetoi.