Luke 17:1-37 CEV

[1] Jesus said to his disciples: There will always be something that causes people to sin. But anyone who causes them to sin is in for trouble. A person who causes even one of my little followers to sin [2] would be better off thrown into the ocean with a heavy stone tied around their neck. [3] So be careful what you do. Correct any followers of mine who sin, and forgive the ones who say they are sorry. [4] Even if one of them mistreats you seven times in one day and says, "I am sorry," you should still forgive that person. [5] The apostles said to the Lord, "Make our faith stronger!" [6] Jesus replied: If you had faith no bigger than a tiny mustard seed, you could tell this mulberry tree to pull itself up, roots and all, and to plant itself in the ocean. And it would! [7] If your servant comes in from plowing or from taking care of the sheep, would you say, "Welcome! Come on in and have something to eat"? [8] No, you wouldn't say that. You would say, "Fix me something to eat. Get ready to serve me, so I can have my meal. Then later on you can eat and drink." [9] Servants don't deserve special thanks for doing what they are supposed to do. [10] And that's how it should be with you. When you've done all you should, then say, "We are merely servants, and we have simply done our duty." [11] On his way to Jerusalem, Jesus went along the border between Samaria and Galilee. [12] As he was going into a village, ten men with leprosy came toward him. They stood at a distance [13] and shouted, "Jesus, Master, have pity on us!" [14] Jesus looked at them and said, "Go show yourselves to the priests." On their way they were healed. [15] When one of them discovered that he was healed, he came back, shouting praises to God. [16] He bowed down at the feet of Jesus and thanked him. The man was from the country of Samaria. [17] Jesus asked, "Weren't ten men healed? Where are the other nine? [18] Why was this foreigner the only one who came back to thank God?" [19] Then Jesus told the man, "You may get up and go. Your faith has made you well." [20] Some Pharisees asked Jesus when God's kingdom would come. He answered, "God's kingdom isn't something you can see. [21] There is no use saying, 'Look! Here it is' or 'Look! There it is.' God's kingdom is here with you." [22] Jesus said to his disciples: The time will come when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not. [23] When people say to you, "Look there," or "Look here," don't go looking for him. [24] The day of the Son of Man will be like lightning flashing across the sky. [25] But first he must suffer terribly and be rejected by the people of today. [26] When the Son of Man comes, things will be just as they were when Noah lived. [27] People were eating, drinking, and getting married right up to the day when Noah went into the big boat. Then the flood came and drowned everyone on earth. [28] When Lot lived, people were also eating and drinking. They were buying, selling, planting, and building. [29] But on the very day Lot left Sodom, fiery flames poured down from the sky and killed everyone. [30] The same will happen on the day when the Son of Man appears. [31] At that time no one on a rooftop should go down into the house to get anything. No one in a field should go back to the house for anything. [32] Remember what happened to Lot's wife. [33] People who try to save their lives will lose them, and those who lose their lives will save them. [34] On that night two people will be sleeping in the same bed, but only one will be taken. The other will be left. [35] Two women will be together grinding wheat, but only one will be taken. The other will be left. [37] Then Jesus' disciples spoke up, "But where will this happen, Lord?" Jesus said, "Where there is a corpse, there will always be buzzards."