Temptations and Trespasses (Matthew 18:6–9; Mark 9:42–48)
1 AKJV Then said he to the disciples, It is impossible but that offenses will come: but woe to him, through whom they come! BSB BSB: Jesus said to His disciples, “It is inevitable that stumbling blocks will come, but woe to the one through whom they come!
2 AKJV 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. BSB BSB: It would be better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea than to cause one of these little ones to stumble.
3 AKJV Take heed to yourselves: If your brother trespass against you, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. BSB BSB: Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.
4 AKJV And if he trespass against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to you, saying, I repent; you shall forgive him. BSB BSB: Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to say, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”
The Power of Faith (Matthew 17:19–20)
5 AKJV And the apostles said to the Lord, Increase our faith. BSB BSB: The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”
6 AKJV And the Lord said, If you had faith as a grain of mustard seed, you might say to this sycamine tree, Be you plucked up by the root, and be you planted in the sea; and it should obey you. BSB BSB: And the Lord answered, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.
7 AKJV But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say to him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat? BSB BSB: Which of you whose servant comes in from plowing or shepherding in the field will say to him, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’?
8 AKJV And will not rather say to him, Make ready with which I may sup, and gird yourself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward you shall eat and drink? BSB BSB: Instead, won’t he tell him, ‘Prepare my meal and dress yourself to serve me while I eat and drink, and afterward you may eat and drink’?
9 AKJV Does he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I trow not. BSB BSB: Does he thank the servant because he did what he was told?
10 AKJV So likewise you, when you 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. BSB BSB: So you also, when you have done everything commanded of you, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’”
The Ten Lepers (2 Kings 5:1–14)
11 AKJV And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the middle of Samaria and Galilee. BSB BSB: While Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem, He was passing between Samaria and Galilee.
12 AKJV And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off: BSB BSB: As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance
13 AKJV And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. BSB BSB: and raised their voices, shouting, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”
14 AKJV And when he saw them, he said to them, Go show yourselves to the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed. BSB BSB: When Jesus saw them, He said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were on their way, they were cleansed.
15 AKJV And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, BSB BSB: When one of them saw that he was healed, he came back, praising God in a loud voice.
16 AKJV And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan. BSB BSB: He fell facedown at Jesus’ feet in thanksgiving to Him—and he was a Samaritan.
17 AKJV And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine? BSB BSB: “Were not all ten cleansed?” Jesus asked. “Where then are the other nine?
18 AKJV There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger. BSB BSB: Was no one found except this foreigner to return and give glory to God?”
19 AKJV And he said to him, Arise, go your way: your faith has made you whole. BSB BSB: Then Jesus said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well!”
The Coming of the Kingdom (Genesis 19:24–29)
20 AKJV And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God comes not with observation: BSB BSB: When asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The kingdom of God will not come with observable signs.
21 AKJV Neither shall they say, See here! or, see there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you. BSB BSB: Nor will people say, ‘Look, here it is,’ or ‘There it is.’ For you see, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”
22 AKJV And he said to the disciples, The days will come, when you shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and you shall not see it. BSB BSB: Then He said to the disciples, “The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it.
23 AKJV And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them. BSB BSB: People will tell you, ‘Look, there He is!’ or ‘Look, here He is!’ Do not go out or chase after them.
24 AKJV For as the lightning, that lightens out of the one part under heaven, shines to the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day. BSB BSB: For just as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so will be the Son of Man in His day.
25 AKJV But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation. BSB BSB: But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.
26 AKJV And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. BSB BSB: Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man:
27 AKJV 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. BSB BSB: People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.
28 AKJV Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; BSB BSB: It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.
29 AKJV But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. BSB BSB: But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.
30 AKJV Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed. BSB BSB: It will be just like that on the day the Son of Man is revealed.
31 AKJV In that day, he which shall be on 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. BSB BSB: On that day, let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve his possessions. Likewise, let no one in the field return for anything he has left behind.
32 AKJV Remember Lot’s wife. BSB BSB: Remember Lot’s wife!
33 AKJV Whoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whoever shall lose his life shall preserve it. BSB BSB: Whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.
34 AKJV 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. BSB BSB: I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed: one will be taken and the other left.
35 AKJV Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left. BSB BSB: Two women will be grinding grain together: one will be taken and the other left.”
36 AKJV Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. BSB BSB: Not in the BSB
37 AKJV And they answered and said to him, Where, Lord? And he said to them, Wherever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together. BSB BSB: “Where, Lord?” they asked. Jesus answered, “Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.”