[1] He said to the disciples, "It is impossible that occasions of stumbling
should not come, but woe to him through whom they come! [2] It would be
better 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. [3] Be careful. If your brother sins against you, rebuke
him. If he repents, forgive him. [4] If he sins against you seven times in
the day, and seven times turns again, saying, `I repent,` you shall forgive
him." [5] The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith." [6] The Lord
said, "If you had faith as a grain of mustard seed, you would tell this
sycamore tree, `Be uprooted, and be planted in the sea,` and it would obey
you. [7] But who is there of you, having a servant plowing or keeping
sheep, that will say, when he comes in from the field, `Come immediately
and sit down at the table,` [8] and will not rather tell him, `Prepare my
supper, clothe yourself properly, and serve me, while I eat and drink.
Afterward you will eat and drink?` [9] Does he thank that servant because
he did the things that were commanded? I think not. [10] Even so you also,
when you have done all the things that are commanded you, say, `We are
unworthy servants. We have done our duty.`" [11] It happened, as he was on
his way to Jerusalem, that he was passing along the borders of Samaria and
Galilee. [12] As he entered into a certain village, ten men who were lepers
met him, who stood far away. [13] They lifted up their voices, saying,
"Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!" [14] When he saw them, he said to them,
"Go and show yourselves to the priests." It happened, as they went, they
were cleansed. [15] One of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned
back, glorifying God with a loud voice. [16] He fell on his face at his
feet, giving him thanks. He was a Samaritan. [17] Jesus answered, "Weren`t
the ten cleansed? But where are the nine? [18] Were there none found who
returned to give glory to God, except this stranger?" [19] He said to him,
"Get up, and go your way. Your faith has healed you." [20] Being asked by
the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them, "The
kingdom of God doesn`t come with observation; [21] neither will they say,
`Look, here!` or, `Look, there!` for behold, the kingdom of God is within
you." [22] He said to the disciples, "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.
[23] They will tell you, `Look, here!` or `Look, there!` Don`t go away, nor
follow after them, [24] for as the lightning, when it flashes out of the
one part under the sky, shines to the other part under the sky; so will the
Son of Man be in his day. [25] But first, he must suffer many things and be
rejected by this generation. [26] As it happened in the days of Noah, even
so will it be also 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. [28]
Likewise, even as it happened in the days of Lot: they ate, they drank,
they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; [29] but in the day that
Lot went out from Sodom, it rained fire and sulfur from the sky, and
destroyed them all. [30] It will be the same way in the day that the Son of
Man is revealed. [31] In that day, he who will be on the housetop, and his
goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away. Let him who is
in the field likewise not turn back. [32] Remember Lot`s wife! [33] Whoever
seeks to gain his life loses it, but whoever loses his life preserves it.
[34] I tell you, in that night there will be two people in one bed. The one
will be taken, and the other will be left. [35] There will be two women
grinding together. The one will be taken, and the other will be left." [36]
dummy verses inserted by amos [37] They answering, asked him, "Where,
Lord?" He said to them, "Where the body is, there will the vultures
also be gathered together."
