Temptations and Trespasses (Matthew 18:6–9; Mark 9:42–48)
1 DBY And he said to his disciples, It cannot be but that offences come, but woe to him by 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 DBY It would be more profitable for him if a millstone were hanged about his neck and he cast into the sea, than that he should be a snare to 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 DBY Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother should sin, rebuke him; and if he should repent, forgive him. BSB BSB: Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.
4 DBY And if he should sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times should return to thee, saying, I repent, thou shalt 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 DBY And the apostles said to the Lord, Give more faith to us. BSB BSB: The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”
6 DBY But the Lord said, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed , ye had said to this sycamine tree, Be thou rooted up, and be thou planted in the sea, and it would have obeyed 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 DBY But which of you is there who, having a bondman ploughing or shepherding, when he comes in out of the field, will say, Come and lie down immediately to table? 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 DBY But will he not say to him, Prepare what I shall sup on, and gird thyself and serve me that I may eat and drink; and after that thou shalt 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 DBY Is he thankful to the bondman because he has done what was ordered? I judge not. BSB BSB: Does he thank the servant because he did what he was told?
10 DBY Thus ye also, when ye shall have done all things that have been ordered you, say, We are unprofitable bondmen; we have done what it 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 DBY And it came to pass as he was going up to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. BSB BSB: While Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem, He was passing between Samaria and Galilee.
12 DBY And as he entered into a certain village ten leprous men met him, who stood afar off. BSB BSB: As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance
13 DBY And they lifted up their voice saying, Jesus, Master, have compassion on us. BSB BSB: and raised their voices, shouting, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”
14 DBY And seeing them he said to them, Go, shew yourselves to the priests. And it came to pass as they were going 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 DBY And one of them, seeing that he was cured, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice, BSB BSB: When one of them saw that he was healed, he came back, praising God in a loud voice.
16 DBY and fell 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 DBY And Jesus answering said, Were not the ten cleansed? but the nine, where are they ? BSB BSB: “Were not all ten cleansed?” Jesus asked. “Where then are the other nine?
18 DBY There have not been found to return and give glory to God save this stranger. BSB BSB: Was no one found except this foreigner to return and give glory to God?”
19 DBY And he said to him, Rise up and go thy way: thy faith has made thee well. 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 DBY And having been asked by the Pharisees, When is the kingdom of God coming? he answered them and said, The kingdom of God does not come 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 DBY nor shall they say, Lo here, or, Lo there; for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of 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 DBY And he said to the disciples, Days are coming, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and 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 DBY And they will say to you, Lo here, or Lo there; go not, 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 DBY For as the lightning shines which lightens from one end under heaven to the other end under heaven, thus shall 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 DBY But first he must 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 DBY And as it took place in the days of Noe, thus also shall it be 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 DBY they ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed all of them ; 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 DBY and in like manner as took place in the days of Lot: they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; BSB BSB: It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.
29 DBY but on the day that Lot went out from Sodom, it rained fire and sulphur from heaven, and destroyed all of them : BSB BSB: But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.
30 DBY after this manner shall it be in the day that the Son of man is revealed. BSB BSB: It will be just like that on the day the Son of Man is revealed.
31 DBY In that day, he who shall be on the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not go 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 DBY Remember the wife of Lot. BSB BSB: Remember Lot’s wife!
33 DBY Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it, and whosoever shall lose it shall preserve it. BSB BSB: Whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.
34 DBY I say to you, In that night there shall be two men upon one bed; one shall be seized and the other shall be let go. BSB BSB: I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed: one will be taken and the other left.
35 DBY Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be seized and the other shall be let go. BSB BSB: Two women will be grinding grain together: one will be taken and the other left.”
36 DBY Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be seized and the other let go. BSB BSB: Not in the BSB
37 DBY And answering they say to him, Where, Lord? And he said to them, Where the body is , there the eagles will be gathered together. BSB BSB: “Where, Lord?” they asked. Jesus answered, “Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.”
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